Direct booking

Find the right day, then talk to Reese.

A no-payment booking assistant for Columbia River trips. It checks imported calendars, asks how Reese should reach you, then confirms the request while he follows up personally.

Request a Trip See Sync Plan

Contact-first The request includes the best way and time for Reese to reach out.

Auto reply Customers get a confirmation without pretending the trip is final.

Synced dates Availability should be managed where Reese already works.

Request a trip

Pick a trip style and date, then tell Reese how to contact you.

Demo sync live

1 Choose Pick the trip and date that look right.

2 Share Tell Reese who's coming and how to reach you.

3 Confirm Reese follows up before anything is final.

Trip type Seeded from FishingBooker baseline

Preferred date Imported busy dates are blocked

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August 2026

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Open Selected Imported busy or held

Free cancellation or changes up to 3 days before the trip (before Jul 31, 2026) No online payment collected

Included Rods, reels, tackle, ice box, and catch cleaning/filleting to confirm by trip.

Bring Fishing license, layers, rain gear, snacks, drinks, sunglasses, and sunscreen.

Payment Work out payment directly with Reese. No website deposit is collected.

FishingBooker iCal Demo Ical source · synced 1 hour ago

Direct requests New inquiries create a short hold until Reese follows up.

First name

Last name

Additional confirmation email

Mobile number

Preferred contact

Adults

Children

Best time

Date flexibility

Share details with Reese

I understand this sends a trip request to Reese. The trip is not final until Reese contacts me and confirms the details.

Review request 4 Hour Trip - Crabbing, Aug 3, 4 hour trip, Shared tour: 2 people

Trip 4 Hour Trip - Crabbing

Date Aug 3, 2026

Time 8:00 AM

Group 2 adults / 0 children

$250 shown price Payment arranged directly with Reese

Next step You'll get an automatic confirmation, and Reese will personally follow up.

More than a contact form.

The site should qualify the lead before Reese ever picks up the phone, then make it obvious that his personal follow-up is part of booking.

Salmon caught during a guided Columbia River fishing trip

Trip-aware inquiries

Customers pick the kind of day they want instead of sending a vague message through a buried form.

Large sturgeon caught on a guided Lower Columbia River trip

Availability confidence

Busy dates come from imported calendars and active direct inquiries.

Reese Johnson guiding anglers on a Columbia River fishing trip

Reese still owns the sale

No checkout and no deposit flow. The app confirms the request, then tees up a real conversation.

Provider-agnostic by design

Any calendar can plug into the same availability engine.

1Connect FishingBooker, iCal, Google Calendar, or a future API as a calendar source.
2Normalize imported events into internal busy windows with source ids and hashes.
3Check trip rules, duration, capacity, direct holds, and conflicts before showing dates.
4Send Reese an inquiry and send the customer an automatic confirmation with the next step.

Admin preview

No inquiries yetSubmitted requests will appear here and in the admin inbox.

READY

Calendar guardImported busy events and direct holds block open dates.

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Next actionCall or text customer, then confirm or decline.

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Customer confirmationAutomatic email is logged after request submission.

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