Fishing guides on the Deschutes River.

The Deschutes River is fished by 11 guides in the Driftline directory, across Oregon and Washington. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

11 guides · Oregon and Washington

The Deschutes River is fished by 11 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Maupin, OR, Lebanon, OR, and Sandy, OR, plus 6 other towns. Trips run as drift boat, jet boat, walk and wade, and stillwater for redside rainbow trout, steelhead, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, and chinook salmon. 5 of the 11 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example May to August and summer steelhead August through November, winter steelhead November through April). You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

On the Deschutes River, photographed by Deschutes Fishing GuidesDeschutes, OR
On the Deschutes River
11 guides on the Deschutes River
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Which guides fish the Deschutes River?

Belozer's Whitewater Fishing, Deschutes Fishing Guides, Harris Anglers, Little Creek Outfitters, Osprey Guide Adventures, and R's Outdoors, and 5 more listed below. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Deschutes River?

Guides here run trips for redside rainbow trout, steelhead, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, chinook salmon, coho salmon, walleye, and sturgeon. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.

What kind of trips run on the Deschutes River?

drift boat, jet boat, walk and wade, and stillwater trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

When can you fish the Deschutes River with a guide?

5 of the 11 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example May to August and summer steelhead August through November, winter steelhead November through April).

Where is the Deschutes River fished from?

The guides listed here work out of Maupin, OR, Lebanon, OR, Sandy, OR, Tigard, OR, Yakima, WA, and Hood River, OR, plus 3 other towns.

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes, and it is the licence of the state you fish, not the guide's. Buy your own from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Each guide's page links the agency for their state.

How do you book a guide on the Deschutes River?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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