Wiseguides Fishing 100% Pacific Northwest Guided Steelhead Fly Fishing.
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Steelhead Fishing

If you want to chase Steelhead then Vancouver Washington continues to be one of your best choices in the Pacific North West for it. Here at Wiseguides: All we do is Steelhead. Within 45 minutes we can fish six different local rivers and in an hour and a half we have access to fisheries. Forks Washington on the Olympic Peninsula is 4 hours away. Because of the large number of rivers we have access to there is always a run happening somewhere.

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Our Fishing Boats

You will be fishing from either an 14′ Odyssey fishing raft or 16′ Hyde drift boat. The craft we choose depends on the river we are going to fish that day. Both are very comfortable. Drift boats can feel a bit roomier and offer a hard floor to stand on. Both the raft and drift boat have thigh braces. I like to use the raft when fishing for Steelhead on rockier rivers. The raft is exceptionally quiet and makes a stealthy approach much easier.

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Coast Guard-Certified

Captain James Wise is a Coast Guard-certified Captain with an OUPV license and First Aid & CPR certifications. Since 2016, Captain Wise has been a year-round full-time fishing guide. In the Fall and Winter he freelances with The Evening Hatch. June through the end of September are spent guiding near Bristol Bay at Tikchik Narrows Lodge in Southwest Alaska.

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Your Safety Is Important

Your safety is our top concern. Our guides have decades of experience navigating whitewater and are current on their First Aid and CPR certifications. Each angler will be provided with a Personal Flotation Device and signal whistle. Each water craft has a throw bag, First Aid kit and the all important “Fall in Bag.” This bag has full change of clothes and other essentials so if someone does get wet they will be able to fish comfortably for the remainder of the day.

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Safety Information

Safety is Our #1 Concern

Your safety is our top concern. Our guides have decades of experience navigating whitewater and have First Aid and CPR certifications. Each angler will be provided with a Personal Flotation Device and signal whistle. Each water craft has a throw bag, first aid kit and “Fall in Bag.”

Equipment Information

Quality Rods & Reels

The rods we use are made by Echo, Orvis, Redington and Sage . They are 7wt and 8wt single hand or two hand rods. Rod lengths vary from 9′ to 13′. We use Hatch, Lamson, Ross and Sage reels.

Pacific Northwest Fishing

Hello, my name is James Wise and I’m the owner of Wiseguides. I’m from Vancouver Washington and have been fishing and running white water in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska my entire life.
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Best experience ever. We were new to fishing and had no idea what we were doing. Our guide, James Wise, taught us everything we needed to know and we were yanking Steelhead out of the water in no time.

Mark Buff

Reviewed Summer 2022

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I’ve been on numerous trips with the Wiseguides outfit. Their ability to pick apart a river and get me on fish is unprecedented. Not to mention there are always a few great laughs along the way between runs.

Benjamin Halay, Troutdale, OR

Reviewed Summer 2022

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Had a blast with my family of 4. Can’t wait until we go back again did the full day trip and everyone had a great time. Our guide was very knowledgeable and we caught tons of Steelhead.

Charles S.

Reviewed Winter 2022

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Spent the day fishing the Klickitat River with wiseguides. James was an outstanding guide who put
me on the fish by showing me where the fish were most likely to be holding. I was able to land two
nice steelhead.
James is a very thoughtful and friendly guide. As an older client he was very helpful in making my
experience the best. His equipment is top notch and his knowledge of the river was outstanding.
Wonderful day fishing, would definitely recommend wiseguides and look forward to another
successful trip.

John W.

Reviewed Summer 2022