What we offer

Guided Winter Steelhead fishing

A full-service Steelhead guide service featuring the amazing Redwood Coast Rivers of Northern California. Enjoy a full day on the water on an 18’ X 60” Willies Drift Boat.

The Boat comes furnished with a heater, pizza oven, coast guard-approved life vests, and 3 padded Fisherman seats. All rods, reels, and bait are included on your trip. We cover techniques such as side drifting bait, bobber fishing, beads, works, jigs, as well as plugging rods.

Fish On!

Fall Salmon fishing

A full-service Salmon Guide Service featuring the Smith River, and Southern California Rivers.

I create a call list for anyone interested in chasing King Salmon on the Northern California and Southern Oregon Coast out of a drift boat. This season is dependent on the rainfall in the fall and can be a short notice notification when the fish arrive. Techniques, pulling plugs, bobber fishing, back bouncing bait, and side drifting.


Pricing

Drift Boat

  • $250.00 per seat for a full day (minimum of 2 Persons)

  • $350.00 single person full day

  • Firefighters ask about our IAFF Discount

The Details

Deposit

Josh Smith Guide Services requires a 50% deposit to reserve your desired date.

  • The deposit is refundable if canceled no less that 30 days in advance

  • Refunds/Re-Scheduling is available due to un-fishable conditions

  • Prices subject to change

What is provided

  • We provide you with all the “quality” fishing gear you will need for your trip.

  • We provide “USCG Approved” Auto/Manual Inflatable Life Jackets

Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.
     I am haunted by waters
.”

Norman Maclean