We went out with Steve at In the Zone Fishing Charters on August 30, 2025, sailing from Hammond,…read moreOregon, and had an incredible trip! Steve had us out on the water early in the morning and was the perfect guide--knowledgeable, patient, and fun to spend the day with. A few of us were new to fishing, and he made sure everyone felt comfortable and confident. Thanks to his expertise, we quickly caught our limit of both Coho and Chinook! If you're looking for a professional, patient, and skilled fishing guide who knows the waters inside and out, Steve is your guy. We'll definitely be booking with him again. Highly recommend!

Had a fun time fishing on the Columbia in early July. The trip started off slow with no salmon or…read moresteelhead bites, but for the last couple hours we switched it up to walleye fishing, and my 13 year old son caught a couple decent walleye. Very nice scenery on the fishing trip also. We saw a bald eagle and blue herring, waterfalls, and a lot of other things I don't get to see back home in Los Angeles.

Hands down this was the best fishing trip I have ever been on!…read more I recently visited Portland with my wife. She was in town for a convention. I was left with nothing to do while she was at the convention so I decided to see if I could book a last minute guide trip to go fishing. Page's NorthWest Guide Services answered the phone on Sunday and let me fill a spot the next day! Most guide services will charge you extra for a booking like that. The price was AMAZING!!!! Once we hit the water we were into fish. We pulled in our first sturgeon before Larry even had time to put the second pole in the water! We were catching fish and getting bites all day. Bites and missed fish aside we pulled more than 25 fish in the boat. I had never been sturgeon fishing but let me tell you I have most definitely caught the bug! I will be coming back and when I do the only guide I will call is Page's NorthWest Guide Services. Why book with a guide to go fishing when you can choose a guide that truly knows the area and will take you catching!

After another outstanding Salmon fishing trip on the Columbia River here in Oregon, I must rave…read moreeven further about Larry Page and his guiding service! Larry is The Total Package... There are 100s of fishing guides in Oregon, but there is only 1 Larry Page. And there is only 1 fishing guide, I want to put me on the fish when I come to Oregon for Salmon. From start to finish, I have an incredible time fishing with Larry Page. This guy is a master fishing guide with a lifetime of boat, fishing, and outdoor experience. Listen-- anyone can go buy a boat, gear, and pretend to be a fishing guide... Not just anyone can truly demonstrate time after time, season after season, and in all the given fisheries throughout Oregon, just how to get on the bite and deliver the customer to the greatest possible catch. Larry Page is my guy and I know every time I come to fish Salmon or Sturgeon in Oregon his trusted guide service will be an incredibly memorable experience. If you're looking for a one of kind, totally professional and highly knowledgable fishing guide to put you on the fish, book with Larry!! Listen to his instructions, follow his directions, and you'll bag the fish!! There's just nothing like fishing with Larry Page and I can't wait to be back soon for more Salmon. I am taking about 25 lbs of fresh Chinook home to Denver...

Amazing trip with Marvin! He is a great guide, tons of knowledge, and fun to be around. My son and…read moreI came up for an oversized sturgeon trip and Marvin got me the biggest sturgeon I've ever seen. Fishing died off, but he went to another spot and stayed later than planned to get my son a fish too. We couldn't be happier and it was worth every penny. Looking forward to booking my next trip with him.

Had a great time out with Marvin a week ago limited out he showed professionalism in the way he ran…read morehis boat to how knowledgeable he was this was my 2nd time fishing with him and I'm already planning my next trip out with him

I went on a 1/2 day rafting trip and had a blast!! Our…read moreguide was knowledgeable and friendly. I like the fact that several photos are taken and then shared. I highly recommend this business.

Our guide, Max made our first whitewater rafting experience fun with just the right balance between…read morefun and exciting. We did the half day trip. The 7 mile stretch of the Clackamas River was beautiful. Highly recommend this family run guiding company!

We did not have a good experience with this company. We spent $1500 for a fishing trip outside of…read morePortland. The service was misrepresented. Not only did we not catch fish, the set up made it impossible to do so--80 boats in a narrow industrial canal!! I doubt there were even many fish in there. I thought we would be on a river and it was during the run. And I didn't appreciate the bogus and aggressive upselling for a "private boat" -- the boat accommodated 4 guests, which was the size of our party -- so there was no need for a 'private boat'. At least I didn't spend additional money for that. We would never use this company again and do NOT recommend it.

I got the pleasure of spending the day on his boat yesterday. The weather was beautiful and it was…read morethe best day I've had in a long time. I didn't catch anything,but there was one brought on board. Very experienced guide I will be back

This is a long, meandering river offering you a ton of recreationally minded activities. Much to…read moresee, much you can do and enjoy - worth your time to top in at one of the points you have access to stop in at along the river. The water is typically a perfect temp in the summer and the current is ideal for tubing - especially in the Clackamas area. Safe enough for the family, pretty enough you want to go alone and soak it in....

The Confession: I'm a masochist. Despite being clumsy and lacking any visual depth perception…read more(seriously, it's clinically proven), I can't really use those excuses when it comes to my persistent ability to get injured. If you see me, chances are I have band-aids on. So, I'm pretty sure it's just that I actually LIKE getting hurt. This is a case in point: The Prelude: Since I was about 3 years old, I have enjoyed exploring the depths of the woods, especially near some giant, rushing body of water that drowns out all the mundane commotion in my head. I like being surrounded by towering trees, waist-high ferns, and little, precious wildflowers. I've run into grizzly bears while huckleberry picking, yet never, ever have I been afraid in the woods. Not even at night when I have to go pee. I actually want to get lost and find my way home. This is my idea of fun, especially if I have a cold beer in hand. Problem is, I usually get hurt while I'm out there. In fact, I judge my excursions as such: the more I get hurt, the more fun I had. The Rub: This is where the Clackamas River is GOD to me. Yeah, I love to come here to swim, hike, camp, float down the river, picnic, etc. But I always leave with excessive scrapes, bruises, scratches, and bloodied body parts. Could be I just play hard. But I think it's more than that. It's as though the river gives me so much pleasure, it demands a little sacrifice from me. Not all rivers have this affect on me, mind you. Yesterday, it took a few pieces of skin from my arm when I fell down a hill, clambering to get to the water on a hot day. Last weekend, it took a chunk out of my leg when I foolishly attempted to mount a log in the river. Painful, yes. But these are battle scars of love, people. This is my idea of heaven. No other river has loved me this much and, I must say, vice versa. The 411: If you want to kayak, raft, camp, hike, lay on the rocks, float in an inner tube, or whatever...check out the Clackamas. Drive straight through Estacada and follow Hwy 224. Or take the fork at the Ranger Station and head down Forest Road 46. There are tons of campsites, both official and just off the road. The water is cold, but refreshing on a hot day. Or, you can head south on 46 to it up Bagby Hot Springs. But please be careful out there, kiddos. People do die on this river every year (in fact, a young woman just drowned 2 weeks ago), so treat it with respect and be aware of the dangers. And if you like getting (safely) beat up by nature, like me, take your neosporin and head out. You're going to get your ass kicked and you'll keep coming back for more.

Ken Bear Cole is an amazing local fishing guide. I've gone out fishing with him several times and…read morethis last time we caught 45 fish.

So far as I know this is the only public casting pond in the entire city. It's the perfect place…read morefor practicing casting your fly fishing rod. There are no fish to catch, and you do NOT want to Use this for swimming or boating. It's for casting only. It's drained in the winter, so only used in spring/summer/fall.

I enjoyed the park. I had a good time walking around the park. After my walk I took my r/c replica…read moreof the USS Missouri battleship sailing out on the casting pond. I got lots of compliments and lots of kids gathered to see her sail by. Spent about an hour sailing her til the batteries went dead. And the she sat in the middle of the pond with no motors to speak of and no breeze to blow her ashore for about 30 minutes til this young man came to the shoreline where I stood and said sir I just happened to have an r/c speedboat at home. I live just across the street. I said please go get it and I will make it worth your efforts. Lol my ship cost me 100 bucks...this kid comes back with a 600 dollar Sonic Wake super catamaran speedboat capable of doing over 120 mph on the water. I just about had a cow. So he let me putt his speedboat out and gently nudge my ship to the dock. I said thanx and he said go ahead take mine for a spin. That cleared from 1 side of the pond to the other in less than 15 seconds!! It woulda took my ship about 15 minutes to sail it. What a fun day. I offered the boy 10 bucks and he said naw it was worth to see me giggle like a little kid as I drove his boat passed 3 girls spraying them with the rooster tail his boat makes.