Wild Rivers Fishing Service

From trophy salmon and steelhead on the Chetco River to giant halibut in Glacier Bay, Andy Martin is one of the most sought-after fishing guides in Southern Oregon and Southeast Alaska. A full-time, year-round river guide and saltwater charter boat captain, Andy has been passionate about fishing his entire life. Long before he was old enough to have a driver’s license, Andy had his own drift boat while in school, and spent the summers growing up in Brookings, Oregon, fishing the Chetco, Smith, Rogue, Elk and Sixes rivers every chance he had, as well as the ocean waters near his home.  Coast Guard-licensed captain, Andy is one of the few Brookings guides who can also legally operate up to 200 miles offshore. While he primarily runs trips from his drift boat and jet boat on the Chetco, Rogue, Smith, Klamath, Elk, Sixes and Coquille rivers, Andy also guides in the ocean out of Brookings. He is one of just a few guides licensed to take customers onto the ocean during the famed “Chetco Bubble Season,” a fishery in October where anglers target trophy salmon off of the mouth of the Chetco River. Andy is also one of a very limited number of guides with a special Forest Service permit for the “Wild and Scenic” section of the Upper Chetco, one of the most productive sections of the river with much less pressure than the lower river because of its limited-entry access for guides. Andy is one of just a few Chetco River guides who actually grew up in Brookings. His local ties and life-long experience fishing the river has contributed to his success as a guide.