Our top of the line equipment, excellent fisheries and years of experience will give you a fishing trip you will not soon forget.
Jody Smith Guide Service
Fishing and Hunting Guide
Elk, Bear, Deer, Wild Turkey
Big Game Hunting
We hunt Roosevelt Elk, Blacktail and Mule Deer with both rifle and archery. Bear hunts are in the spring and fall.
Turkey Hunting
Turkey hunting runs from April 15 through May. We harvest around sixty toms per year, all on private property.
About Jody Smith
Jody Smith was born and raised in Elkton Oregon hunting and fishing along the banks of the Umpqua River. His lifetime of experience in the outdoors has helped him become one of the most recognizable outdoor guides in the industry.
We catch…
Sturgeon
We fish for sturgeon out of Astoria during the month of June. We can accommodate 6 people in our 25' Riverwild.
Fall Chinook
We troll the bays of the Umpqua, Coos and Siuslaw rivers with spinners and herring in June - September.
Spring Chinook
We fish the Umpqua River near Elkton with top back trolling plugs or anchor fishing with anchovies, plugs or spinners from March to June.
Shad
Want to try fighting an American Shad? We fish these mini tarpon on the Umpqua between April and May.
Steelhead
You'll find us on the Umpqua River catching Steelhead every winter side drifting, bobber dogging and back trolling Mag-lips.
Smallmouth Bass
We catch and release Smallmouth Bass all day on the Umpqua River near Elkton out of our 18' Riverwolf driftboat or 18' North River sled.
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