22 Years Of Guiding Experience
Expert Tips and Advice
If you ever wanted to know the methods and tactics that river guides use to get their clients into more fish, this is where you will find it.
This is where you can learn from professional river guides about fishing for trout, steelhead, and salmon.
Learn From Guides And You’ll Learn The Right Way
My name is Graham and I am the lead author and owner of this website.
I have been in the fishing industry as a fishing guide and owner of a hunting and fishing store in the Great Lakes region for over 20 years.
For this website, I work with a group of great river guides to ensure that all the information on this website is coming from an expert who has tested and proven these methods to be the most effective.
Our team of guides and I contribute to this website every week. We also answer your questions about river fishing in the comments sections below each article.
The expert tips and advice that we provide will work on any river in North America.
Categories
Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing is a popular and productive way to river fish but it can be frustrating to do it on your own. Don’t rely on advice from anyone other than an expert.
Centerpin / Float Fishing
Centerpin fishing has taken off in the great lakes and west coast because it is so effective. I have 30 years of experience with Centerpin fishing.
Trout Tips
River guides do things a certain way to catch more trout for their clients. Learn about trout fishing and the methods these guides use.
Steelhead Tips
There are thousands of steelhead rivers and creeks around the great lakes region and on the west coast. We cover everything you need to catch more.
Salmon Tips
The great lakes region has a few different species of Salmon. Get your tips and advice from salmon guides to help you catch more salmon.
Gear Reviews
Guides know what you need to succeed on the river. Get honest advice and recommendations on the best products and fishing gear.
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7 Best Centerpin Rods Of 2025
A Centerpin Rod is an very long rod between 11 and 15 feet and is designed to fish for steelhead and salmon with a Centerpin Reel. Guide Graham provides his insights and advice on what the best centerpin rods are.
5 Best Centerpin Reels Of 2025
It’s December 2, 2024, and I just bought two more brand-new Raven Matrix Fully Ported Centerpin reels. Why? In this article, I will explain why a guide like…
11 Best Steelhead Baits: Guide Favorites
In this article, I’ll reveal the most effective baits that river guides like myself use to catch more steelhead than 90% of anglers. I’ll also discuss which baits…