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During the late summer and early fall months, pro guide Andy Martin targets the trophy kings in the Rogue and Chetco estuaries by trolling anchovies, herring or spinners in the tidewater of the two rivers, while also venture into the ocean just outside of the mouth of the Chetco. He also fishes the tidewater of the Smith, as well as the upper section of the Klamath River.

Once the first fall rains arrive, Andy puts the power boat away and begins running drift boat trips, floating through some of the most scenic areas on the planet, helping his clients catch large salmon on eggs or plugs. When anglers aren’t reeling in chrome-bright salmon, they are enjoying the views of towering redwood trees, tree-covered hillsides, waterfalls and distant mountains.

Salmon season runs to about Thanksgiving, when the first winter steelhead arrive. Andy is a light-tackle steelhead specialist, using ultra-light spinning gear to side-drift for steelhead that sometimes top 20 pounds. Multiple-fish days are common on the Smith, Chetco and Rogue rivers.
Steelhead season runs through March. If the local rivers are unfishable because of high water, Andy will travel to the Umpqua or even the Tillamook-area rivers to get his clients into fish.

During the summer, Andy captains a charter boat in Seward, Alaska, but also spends some time fishing the famous Kenai, Kasilof and Russian rivers.

In March and April, if fishing is slow on the Chetco and Rogue, Andy spends time on the lower Willamette River, chasing hard-fighting sturgeon, or in the Tillamook area, drifting the Wilson, Trask, Nehalem and Nestucca rivers.

For more on Andy's favorite fisheries, visit these links: Chetco River Salmon and Steelhead, Rogue River Salmon and Steelhead, Klamath River Salmon, Brookings Trophy Salmon.