I think we can probably all relate to your feeling of disappointment, I know I sure can. Darn near every time I allow my expectations to swell too much I end up with that let down feeling. It sounds like your expectations were unrealistic due to the reports of the fishing being "on fire". That's one of the many problems with reports; you are basically looking backwards at what was. There is clearly no way to know if/when our next good tug will come, but we all know that the only way the next electric jolt comes is by continuing to make another cast, and spend another day (or week) on the river giving it our best.
Fishing is always a gamble, and catching is variable to put it favorably. Guides still have to pay the bills either way, so I don't think it's fair or realistic to expect a sliding scale depending on how many fish you catch. Of course I have no idea who your guide was, or what level of knowledge/expertise they had, or what level of professionalism or service they provided. That's a whole other issue, but I would hope that you got more out of your day than just a ride down the river while waving a fly rod around? The times I've spent with guides (including some skunk days), I have always come away feeling I learned some things. I try to put things into a bigger picture when it comes to the action or "success" of my fishing. If I let a skunk or two get me down too much I would have sold all my flyfishing stuff long ago.
May your next grab come to you in the next run... or maybe the one after that...?
Tight lines,
JB
"Lord help me to be the person my dog thinks I am"
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