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Welcome to Jody Smith's Guide Service, a premier hunting and fishing guide in Southern Oregon. In operation for over 15 years in Oregon, we offer guided fishing trips in Oregon, with Umpqua River fishing for salmon, smallmouth bass, shad, and steelhead, as well as various hunting adventures throughout the state of Oregon for elk, turkey, black bear, blacktail deer, and mule deer.
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Umpqua River Fishing
When it comes to fishing, the Umpqua River in Oregon is arguably the top stream in the entire West. Here, Smith's family property borders the river, and he has direct access to some of the best fishing holes. Noted as a premier river for spring and fall Chinook, Smith is dialed in to these prizefighting, delectable eating fish. Capable of tipping the scales to 40 pounds or more, Umpqua River salmon attract anglers from around the globe.
In addition to spring run Chinook, the American shad start making their way into the mainstem Umpqua River, making for some of the best shad and salmon fishing in Oregon. From May through June, it's not uncommon to hook over 50 shad a day on the Umpqua River, and once you discover how hard they fight, you'll understand why they are refered to as the "poor man's tarpon." With runs of over 750,000 shad making their way into the Umpqua River to spawn, this is one of the most exciting, most overlooked game fish in the West.
During the summer months, the Umpqua River is home to some of the best smallmouth bass fishing on the planet. Here, 100 fish per day, per angler are attainable, with a chances of catching that trophy five pounder being quite real.
The Umpqua River is also a premier steelhead fishery, for both winter and summer runs. This breathtaking river offers one of the best chances along the entire Pacific Coast to latch into a coveted 20-plus pound winter steelhead. The Umpqua River is made for side-drifting, but lends itself to an array of other proven techniques.
As if that's not enough, the mouth of the Umpqua River offers some of the best Dungeness crabbing in the state of Oregon. If traveling to Oregon to crab is not in your game plan, combine it with a fall chinook or sturgeon fishing trip. Both green and white sturgeon make their way into the Umpqua River, yielding yet another unique opportunity for anglers.
Hunting, Fishing, and Outdoor Television
Our hunting and fishing adventures have been featured on the following hunting, fishing, and outdoor television programs:

Limbsaver's Outdoor America (The Outdoor Channel)
This show featured Jody Smith guiding hunters on a Roosevelt elk hunt.

Classic Outdoor Stories (The Men's Channel)
This show also featured Jody Smith guiding hunters on a Roosevelt elk hunt.

This show highlights Jody Smith's status as a premier fishing guide for the Umpqua River in Oregon as they fish for shad.

This show featured Jody Smith setting up on several turkeys.

Limbsaver's Outdoor America (The Men's Channel)

Salmon, Trout & Steelheader (The Outdoor Channel 2HD)

BowTech's Western Adventures (Men's Channel)
Western Oregon Rio Grande Turkey Hunt

Bowtech's Western Adventures
Roosevelt Elk archery hunt in Western Oregon

Hunting and Fishing Magazines
Our hunting and fishing adventures have also been featured in numerous hunting, fishing, and outdoor magazines across the country.