Fishing guides on the Mad River.

The Mad River is fished by 4 guides in the Driftline directory, across California and Ohio. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

4 guides · California and Ohio

The Mad River is fished by 4 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Eureka, CA, Columbus, OH, and Dayton, OH, plus 1 other towns. Trips run as drift boat, walk and wade, nearshore, and jet boat for steelhead, salmon, trout, sea-run cutthroat, and brown trout. The guided season on the Mad River runs year round. You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

On the Mad River, photographed by Lost Coast Sport FishingLost Coast Sport, CA
On the Mad River
4 guides on the Mad River
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Which guides fish the Mad River?

Lost Coast Sport Fishing, Ohio Fly Fishing Guides, River Jet Outfitters, and Wild Cat Guide Service. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Mad River?

Guides here run trips for steelhead, salmon, trout, sea-run cutthroat, brown trout, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, and northern pike. 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 Mad River?

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

When can you fish the Mad River with a guide?

The guided season on the Mad River runs year round.

Where is the Mad River fished from?

The guides listed here work out of Eureka, CA, Columbus, OH, Dayton, OH, and Southwest Ohio, OH.

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 California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. Each guide's page links the agency for their state.

How do you book a guide on the Mad 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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