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Northern California and Southern Oregon

Guided fishing in Northern California and Southern Oregon.

Call or text 530-635-3719. Now booking salmon at Gold Beach for July and August, and on the Sacramento and Feather Rivers from August through December.

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Ryan Tripp, Guide

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Ryan Tripp

Guide

Ryan grew up in Northern California, became a full-time guide at 18, and holds a U.S. Coast Guard captain's license. He guides for king salmon, striped bass, winter steelhead, and American shad in California, Oregon, and Alaska.

More about the guide
Smith RiverUmpqua RiverElk and Sixes RiversUpper Rogue RiverRogue River at Gold BeachSacramento RiverFeather RiverChetco River

Why fish with us

What you get on the boat

Gear provided

Fishing gear, tackle, and bait are provided.

Fish cleaned

Ryan cleans and packages the fish at the end of the day.

Two boats

Trips run from a 24-foot Willie jet boat or a 17-foot Willie drift boat.

King salmon, striped bass, winter steelhead, and American shad.

The trips

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All trips and rates

Winter Steelhead

  • January-March

Species

Steelhead

Winter steelhead from a 17-foot Willie drift boat with a built-in heater. Rivers named for this trip: Chetco, Elk, Sixes, Smith, Umpqua, and Rogue. The page says the river depends on where the fish are, not one fixed launch. Bring a license with steelhead tags for Oregon and California, plus rain gear and layers.

Sacramento River Striped Bass

  • March-June
  • Half-day to full-day
  • Up to 6

Species

Striped bass

Striped bass on the Sacramento River, out of Colusa and Butte City. The page lists day, evening, and night trips, and both fly fishing and bait fishing. Two-boat and three-boat trips are offered for large parties.

Upper Rogue King Salmon

  • June-July

Species

King salmon

Early summer Chinook on the Upper Rogue River, from a 17-foot Willie drift boat.

Gold Beach King Salmon

  • July-October

Species

King salmon

King salmon at Gold Beach, where the Rogue River meets the Pacific Ocean, from a jet boat.

Chetco Fall Salmon

  • October-December

Species

King salmon and coho

King salmon and coho on the Chetco River. The fall salmon page says the trip runs from a 17-foot Willie drift boat or a 25-foot Willie jet boat, including tidewater.

Sacramento and Feather River Salmon

  • July-December

Species

King salmon

King salmon on the Sacramento River from Red Bluff to Butte City, and the Feather River from Oroville to Gridley, from a Willie jet boat. Techniques named on the page: back-bouncing roe, plug fishing with Kwikfish or FlatFish, and drift fishing.

On the water

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Before you book

Questions before you book?

Reach out to Ryan about conditions, season openers, or what gear to bring.

Usually replies the same day. He's on the water most mornings, so a text gets through faster than a call.

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