Oregon Fishing Guides
With an abundance of steelhead, salmon and trout fishing, Oregon fishing guides offer some of the most diverse fishing found anywhere, with spectacular scenery to boot. We understand how fishing conditions change throughout the season and we give you advice based on peak fishing times. When it comes to fly fishing, we have high standards, and do our best to set realistic expectations. Call us to discover how easy it is to book your dream trip with Outdoors International.
Fishing Hotspots in Oregon
- Deschutes River – The Deschutes River has some Blue Ribbon trout and wild steelhead fishing. The Lower Deschutes River is designated as Wild and Scenic.
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Deschutes River Steelhead
The Deschutes River is best known for the strong, late July run of steelhead that enter from the Columbia each summer.
Hot summer afternoons and late nights are perfect times to enjoy steelhead fishing, and the beauty of the Deschutes River canyon. The rest of the time we’ll be on the water, covering miles of river, on the searching for summer steelhead. Two handed spey rods cover great steelhead water well, and beginners will easily get started with the spey rod after a casting lesson.
Late Summer brings excellent fly fishing for wild steelhead.
From early August through the middle of October, we offer fly fishing on the Deschutes River for summer steelhead. These summer steelhead fight great, and provide an experience that should be on every steelhead angler’s list. A day trip is a great way to fish the Deschutes if your time is limited, but the ultimate steelhead adventure is a multiple day camp.
You’ll be fly fishing for fresh steelhead close to the ocean.
- Day trips, or multi-day “camping” trips are available.
- Use jetboats to maximize your time.
- The steelhead are wild, fresh from the ocean, and hard fighting.
- Swing flies with the Spey rods, or use a single-hand rod with an indicator.
- No experience necessary for fly fishing on the Deschutes River. With a few lessons, you’ll be casting for fish.
- Bring your own gear, or the outfitter can provide it.
We fish and camp on the lower 23 miles of the Deschutes River, and we travel this remote section of the river in a jet boat. The jet boat provides access to premium water at dawn and last light. The jet boat means more time spent fishing great runs, and less time spent traveling between pieces of perfect fly water.
We can provide you the right fly rods for the conditions, and everyone is welcome on the Deschutes. Every year, we help people catch their first steelhead on a fly rod. Experienced spey anglers with enjoy the access the jet boat and camp provide.
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Blue Ribbon Trout Fishing on the Lower Deschutes River
The Lower Deschutes River is known for its genetically pure strain of native Redband rainbow trout.
The Lower Deschutes River is known for its genetically pure strain of native Redband rainbow trout.
Have you ever seen stoneflies as long as your little finger?! This river has them, and from mid-May to early June, the dry fly fishing is some of the best anywhere. The rest of the summer, you’ll still experience Blue Ribbon fly fishing drifting nymphs in the riffles, casting caddis and PMDs to feeding trout from the banks, or swinging big sculpins.
You’ll travel the remote 23 miles of the Lower Deschutes River, in search of premium water at dawn and last light. The jet boat means more time spent fishing great runs, and less time spent traveling between pieces of perfect fly water. We can provide you the right fly rods for the conditions, and everyone is welcome on the Deschutes.
In late spring, the Deschutes has a legendary Salmon Fly hatch.
- Dry-line fly fishing on the Deschutes River for native Redside rainbow trout.
- Day trips, or multi-day “camping” trips are available.
- Use jetboats to maximize your time.
- The Deschutes is known for its legendary Salmon Fly hatch.
- No experience necessary for fly fishing on the Deschutes River. With a few lessons, you’ll be casting for fish.
- Bring your own gear, or the outfitter can provide it.
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We were recently part of an expedition to explore the amazing Bolivian jungle chasing large Golden Dorado and would like to send special thanks to Patrick and the hardworking local guides for providing an exciting but comfortable journey into their paradise. The trip exceeded our expectations and where able to catch large Dorado in a beautiful surrounding jungle environment, we are eagerly looking forward to heading back on our next adventure back to Bolivia.
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The experience of sight fishing the unbelievable numbers of huge rainbows is beyond compare. I’ll be back to Strobel Lake!
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This is hardcore streamer fishing. If you like throwing big flies at aggressive fish, Golden Dorado fishing in Argentina is as good as it gets!
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The Argentina fishing trip was fantastic! First time fishing for Golden Dorado and I will definitely go again. Staying on the boat was very cool, great staff, great food and great guides.
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Just getting back on the grid…chasing large trout on Limay, Collon Cura and related rivers in Patagonia! This was the trip of a lifetime. I caught 25+, 20″ trout for 2 days on the Limay River all on DRIES including a 29.5″ brownie. Totally absurd. Jessica crushed them as well. A+ trip. We’re working on the dates for another February trip.
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Thank you for putting together a great trip for my group. Everyone had a great time and mentioned numerous times that they would love a return trip. Your team of guides, transfer drivers and chefs was fantastic. The logistical planning that goes into making a great trip in Argentina looks near impossible and you show that it not only can be done, but done exceptionally well! The down side to that is that it makes me realize how pathetically easy we have it here in Montana!
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I have known Ron for many years. Ron is the consummate professional and someone I look up to and aspire to emulate. I have worked for him and had him work for me and he is a great guy and guide. He has been guiding for almost 30 years and has never lost his passion for guiding clients from all walks of life and I believe is one of the finest individuals I know. He builds custom trips for his clients based on their wants, needs and budget. The thing that impressed me the most about Ron’s operation is the network he has developed over twenty years of guiding Patagonia and the private access he has. Logistics are one of the toughest things to negotiate down there with limited public access and Ron has it all dialed. His guide staff is excellent as well. They are all well versed in English and there are not any communication problems.
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Whatever expectations one might have before making the trip to the Parana River Delta for a week aboard the Parana Gypsy, the reality is even better. It truly is that good as a fishing destination. Superb accommodation, great food and wine, a wonderful team of helpful, experienced people… …and the fishing, well, it is just terrific, simply superb. Feisty Golden Dorado slashing at streamers and poppers… …airborne for a good part of the battle… …a magnificent fly fishing experience. Plenty of other species too. I will be back; that’s for certain. It’s one of the very best trips I’ve undertaken in 50 years of fly fishing.
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Dear whoever is thinking about fishing with this team of great people. I have tarpon, redfish, billfished, salmon fished and have the pictures to prove that I have been in the the top 5 percent for those trips. These guys gave me the holy grail of fishing. One cannot believe that people can create a situation where humans and nature mate and we can love that day so in our dreams we can smile about it every night. Can’t wait to make it back. I had such a great time, as close to heaven as I have ever been.
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I’ve been on the steelhead trip 2 years in a row and I plan on going back this year. The steelhead fishing is incredible! I’ve never been anywhere that you could consistently catch several steelhead every day. I’ve never been skunked on any day there which is typical for steelhead fishing. The staff are top notch. The guides are fun and experienced and the lodging staff cater to your every need. The meals are fantastic and the lodging is so much better than your typical fish camp. I can’t say enough about this trip, it’s quite affordable and I plan on going back for many years.
