Tarn for fishing charters & guides

Online booking for fishing guides and charters.

Anglers book and pay a deposit online, or from a link you text them after a call. You see every trip, boat, and balance on one screen.

Whether a guest books on your website or calls you between trips, every booking lands on the same calendar. Tarn sends the confirmation, the waiver, and a reminder with where to meet.

This week
890 CFS
Thu · Full-Day Float
2 anglers · returning clients
Balance $250
Fri · Walk & Wade AM
2 anglers
Paid in full
Sat · Full-Day Float
1 of 2 seats booked
1 seat open
Deposits hold the date.
What Tarn handles

Price by the boat or by the angler

Charge one price for the boat, or price per angler with a break for bigger groups.

Deposits that hold the date

Take a percentage or a set amount up front. Inside a cutoff you choose, like a week out, guests pay in full instead.

Flow and weather on your dashboard

Point a trip at its USGS gauge, and the current flow and the forecast at your launch show up next to today's trips.

Know your regulars

Open a guest's contact to see every trip they've booked with you and what they've spent.

Example setups

Half-day walk & wade

Two anglers and one guide, with a morning and an afternoon trip

  • Two seats per trip, so it closes online once it's full
  • Half down when they book, and the rest before the trip

Full-day float

Your premium trip, priced per boat

  • One trip a day, capped at the seats in your boat
  • One price for the boat, whether one angler comes or two

Multi-boat group day

A bachelor party that needs three boats

  • One booking for the whole group
  • The organizer shares a link, and everyone pays their own share
  • All three guides assigned to the trip from the Schedule page
Common questions

I book most trips by phone. Does Tarn still help?

Yes. Enter the booking while you're on the call, then text or email the guest a link to pay. Their deposit confirms the trip.

Can I keep using my own website?

Yes. The booking page goes on the site you already have, and payments run through your own Stripe account and pay out to your bank.

What does it cost in the off-season?

Nothing. There's no monthly fee, and Tarn only takes its fee when a guest pays, so a month with no trips costs $0.

Try Tarn for free.

No card required · No monthly fee