Marty Sheppard
Professional Fly Fishing Guide



Born on the banks of a steelhead river and taught the secrets of putting fish to the beach by his father helped me to land my first steelhead by age 7. Truly having this life long obsession has molded me into a top steelhead guide. The ingredients to success are very simple, first there must be a fair number of steelhead in the river. Next you must intimately know a certain stretch of river very  well.  Know it in all its personalities and water flows. Know exactly where each taker lives. Then lose the seriousness of it all when you get out there. It's just fishing and should be approached with the care free, exploratory attitude of a 7 year old. This age group has there priorities in order. Having fun is number one!  

Guiding since 1998 in Oregon on the Sandy, Grande Ronde, John Day, Deschutes, and Clackamas Rivers keeps me busy throughout the year as a full time guide and outfitter. My falls, winters and springs are all steelhead oriented and summers are focused on smallmouth bass guiding. Bass on the John Day are as much fun as a person could possibly have with a fly rod! It's like summer vacation!


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