Licensed Oregon Fishing Guide | Marvin’s Guide Service
Call or text 503-314-5087 to book a guided fishing trip.
If you are looking for a fishing guide in Oregon or Washington, it is important to make sure your guide is legally licensed and registered to carry passengers for hire.
Marvin Henkel of Marvin’s Guide Service has been a licensed Oregon fishing guide for over 25 years and has spent decades guiding salmon, sturgeon, walleye, bottom fishing, and salmon charter trips on the Columbia River, Willamette River, Buoy 10, Astoria, and the Pacific Ocean.
Before booking a fishing charter or guided trip, it is always smart to make sure your guide is legal, insured, and properly licensed.
Why Hiring a Licensed Fishing Guide Matters
When you hire a fishing guide on the Columbia River or Pacific Ocean, you are trusting someone with your safety, your family, and your fishing trip. That is why it is important to choose a guide who is properly licensed, insured, and trained.
Professional fishing guides operating legally in Oregon are required to meet Oregon State Marine Board requirements. Depending on where they operate and the type of boat they run, many guides are also required to hold a United States Coast Guard captain’s license.
Legal fishing guides are also required to maintain first aid and CPR certification and carry insurance coverage to help protect clients while on the water.
At Marvin’s Guide Service, safety has always been taken seriously. Marvin has been guiding Oregon and Columbia River fisheries for over 25 years and works hard to provide safe, professional, family-friendly fishing trips.
You can verify Oregon fishing guide licenses directly through the Oregon State Marine Board here:
Oregon licensed fishing guide verification.
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What Is Required To Be a Legal Oregon Fishing Guide?
Anyone accepting payment to take clients fishing in Oregon is required by law to be properly registered and licensed as a guide.
Legal Oregon fishing guides are also required to:
- Carry proper insurance coverage
- Maintain first aid and CPR certification
- Meet Oregon State Marine Board requirements
- Display official guide decals showing passenger capacity
- Follow Oregon boating safety regulations
The Oregon State Marine Board only issues guide decals and registration to guides who meet all state requirements.
If you are unsure whether a guide is legal, do not be afraid to ask to see their guide registration card or Marine Board decals.
You can also learn more about Oregon guide and charter requirements here:
Oregon State Marine Board Guide Program.
The Oregon State Police also maintain a hotline for reporting suspected illegal guiding activity:
1-800-452-7888.
Licensed Oregon Fishing Guide for Salmon, Sturgeon & Walleye
Marvin Henkel of Marvin’s Guide Service has been licensed and registered as an Oregon fishing guide for more than 25 years.
Trips include:
- Columbia River salmon fishing trips
- Sturgeon fishing trips
- Walleye fishing trips
- Pacific Ocean salmon charters
- Bottom fishing and rockfish trips
- Astoria Oregon fishing charters
- Buoy 10 salmon fishing trips
- Guided fishing trips in Oregon
Whether you are fishing near Astoria, Portland, the Columbia River Gorge, Buoy 10, or the Oregon Coast, Marvin’s Guide Service works hard to provide safe, professional, and productive fishing trips.
All trips are run from safe, fully equipped guide boats with quality electronics, rods, reels, and safety gear.
Call or text 503-314-5087 to reserve your fishing trip.
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Fishing Licenses & Trip Information
Before your guided fishing trip, make sure you have the proper fishing license and tags if required.
- Buy an Oregon fishing license
- Oregon fishing trip meeting locations
- Request trip information
- Astoria fishing information
If you have questions about licenses, tags, regulations, meeting locations, or what to bring on your fishing trip, feel free to call or text before your trip date.
Follow Marvin’s Guide Service Fishing Reports
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for regular fishing reports, Columbia River updates, salmon reports, sturgeon reports, and current fishing conditions around Oregon and Washington.
You can also read our latest reports and articles here:
- Buoy 10 fishing reports
- Astoria Oregon fishing reports
- Columbia River salmon fishing
- Oregon fishing guide homepage
Why Fish With Marvin’s Guide Service?
- Licensed Oregon fishing guide for over 25 years
- Fully insured with CPR and first aid certification
- Experienced Columbia River and Pacific Ocean fishing guide
- Safe and comfortable guide boats
- Family-friendly guided fishing trips
- Local knowledge built from decades on the water
- Experienced fishing Astoria, Buoy 10, and the Columbia River
Whether you want salmon, sturgeon, walleye, crab, or bottom fish, Marvin’s Guide Service works hard to help clients have a safe, fun, and productive day on the water.
Questions? Call or text 503-314-5087.
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Marvin Henkel is a licensed Oregon fishing guide with over 25 years of guiding experience.
