We fish the lower John Day River, in the thick of it all. We launch our boat 4 miles east of Rufus Oregon. Don’t worry about the cold, Marvin’s Guide Service has a covered and heated boat for your comfort – and you’ll want the heat this time of year.

We fish a few different ways around the John Day. One way is to troll Wiggle Warts. I like to use bright colors when tolling warts. Another great way to fish Steelhead on the John Day is with a bobber and eggs, or even sand shrimp.

Here is a Little information about the river. The John Day River is a tributary of the Columbia River. It is approximately 281 miles long, making it the third longest free-flowing river in the contiguous United States. There is extensive use of its waters for irrigation. John Day’s free-flowing course furnishes habitat for diverse species, including wild steelhead runs.

Besides Great fishing, you’ll have beautiful scenery to look at all day long.
Steelhead fishing on the lower John Day River goes into the end of November.

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John Day River Steelhead 2011 is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...

I have found they bite very soft in the winter, That is why when I fish for them I use a lighter fishing pole.

Fist of all make sure you have a nice sharp hook. This will be most helpful. Once you get a bite, pick up your fishing pole slowly don’t rip it out of the rod holder, hold your fishing pole down low to the water, as you feel the fish bite 3 or 4 times in a row give your fishing rod a good yank straight back, after you do that wait a second or two and see if you feel the Sturgeon on, If not drop your line back down to the bottom, Because most of the time fish will come back and bite the hook again.

I hope these tips, will help you all have a sucessful day of Sturgeon fishing!!!

How to set the Hook on Winter Sturgeon on the Columbia River is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...

Sturgeon fishing on the Willamette River is starting to pick up. As the weather gets colder on the Columbia River, the fishing on the Willamette River should pick up.

Don’t be afraid to move around a bit to find the Sturgeon.

The best bate has been squid at least for me.
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Portland Oregon Fishing Report 11-30-09 is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...

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Winter Sturgeon fishing in Oregon is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...

The Columbia River is very low now so watch out. I am having trouble putting my boat in the water at the fishery, If you have a big boat you might think about putting in a Chinook landing in Troutdale and run up the Columbia River.

Sturgeon fishing is good, but catch and release only.

Tillamook Bay opened up on the first should be a great season down there.

Fish with Marvin’s fishing guide Service and we will not only fish for Chinook salmon, we will also have crab pots in the Bay.

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Fishing Report 9-5 Columbia River is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...

In my next few blogs we will talk a little bit about each one of these fish.

But since i am gearing up for Sturgeon now lets start with them.

May and June are my favorite times of year to fish. There is lots of action from Sturgeon being 20 inches up to 12 foot long.

I do most of my Sturgeon fishing right below Bonneville damn. It is Pretty cool catching a 500 pound fish only a half hour away from Portland.

Although You cannot keep these giant fish it is a thrill that you will never ever forget.

In my 11 years of being a fishing guide I still get excited and getting a thrill out of these MONSTERS!!

Although if you prefer to keep a sturgeon, You need to fish on Thursday Friday Or Saturday.

I believe Sturgeon is one of the best tasting fish around.

Now look for my next blog and we will talk a little about Steelhead.

-Marvin

What to Fish for on the Columbia River in Portland Oregon is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...

I headed up the Columbia river to the rooster rock area.

We anchored the boat in about 65 ft of water.It was a little cool in the morning when we got there,But as the sun came up on the Columbia river it got nicer and nicer.

And Finally about 6-7 small sturgeon Brandon gets a Sturgeon on. We can tell it is wayyyy bigger than the other ones.

When we finally landed it it was a 52 inch keeper sturgeon.

As the day went on we kept catching small sturgeon.So I decided to go up the Columbia river a few miles.

We anchored the boat in about 40ft of water. On the first cast out mike got a 45 inch keeper sturgeon.

We fished about another hour just catching small ones.Then we decided to call it a day.

All and all it was a good day on the Columbia river for sturgeon fishing..

2 Buddies Catch Sturgeon on the Columbia River is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...

I have been a fishing fool all my life. I have been fishing all over Oregon. I started fishing for salmon, steelhead, On the John day river with my dad.

For the last 10 or 20 years I have spent much of my time Fishing for sturgeon, salmon and steel head. About 12-13 years ago I decided to start guiding full time.

Now days the excitement that used to come from catching the fish has changed to satisfaction coming from being able to bring new people into the sport and to be able to Consistently figure out the fish and help my customers catch them.

Fishing for me is still exciting from the thrill of the bite to the challenge of the hunt for the fish.

Fishing over 250 days a year I still love it everyday. But on my days off I love spending time on my boat with my family.

Marvin,

Meet Your Oregon Fishing Guide is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...

With your boat headed upstream above the are you wish to fish run your motor just fast enough to hold your boat even with the current.

While holding your boat steady as if it were anchored let your jet diver out and behind your boat.

When you stop letting line out the current will cause your lure to dive and wiggle.

Backtrolling is the process of allowing your boat and trailing lure to slowly slip downstream while resisting the current enought to cause your lure to dive near the bottom.

On the Columbia river I prefer to use k-14 and k-15 Kwickfish with a sardine rap on it.

In the heavy Columbia river current the pole has a nice boe to it.When the salmon slam it there is no doubt about it.

Id love to hear some of your backtrolling stories!.

Backtrolling for Salmon With Jet Divers is a post from the best Oregon fishing guide blog we could find, where Marvin writes about Salmon, sturgeon, and Walleye...