NW HawgHunters 

my 17 year old son has been begging me to go fishing, but to go fishing to where we hire a guide that can not only help us , but teach us as we go. We had no expectations in being instructed what so ever but just knew we'd be corrected and to take that with grace and really try to learn. Bill did great. We ended up tagging two big fish and I got to see my sun on top of the world for the day. I treated this as not only a way for him to learn and for me to get a crash refresh course on my end, but a way to see if buying rods would go to use - or be a waste.. Looks like I am buyin rods, Thanks Bill

I'm a very spoiled man, and lucky to,my wife enjoys fishing . In the past we used other guides and wasn't happy to many people on the boat ,they weren't producing fish, captain was rude just wasn't happy I contacted a guide who referred me to Bill about 8 years ago and we've been so happy. We go out about 10 times a year with Bill .Everyone that I refer to him says the same thing Bill catches fish time after time he is so picky about the little things that adds up to catching fish time after time and he's a hell of a captain once you fish with Bill you'll be back.

Had an outstanding day fishing the Columbia River with Bill! From start to finish, everything was top-notch. The fishing was excellent, and Bill worked hard to keep us on fish all day. Everyone in our group landed their Chinook salmon, and we even picked up a couple of bonus Coho, which made an already great trip even better. Bill is knowledgeable, professional, and knows exactly where to put you for success. If you're looking for a fun, productive day on the water and want to catch fish, I highly recommend booking a trip with Bill. We'll definitely be back!

the three of us had never caught sturgeon. the bite was a little slow but we had five sturgeon on the line. i have fished all my years (72) and caught the biggest fish of my life, estimated to be 8 1/2- 9 feet long and over 200 pounds.

We flew from Texas to catch chinook, and Captain William got us on the salmon! Other boats weren’t hitting, so definitely go with NW Hawghunters! Great experience.

My two sons and I met Captain Bill last week for a ½ day guided trip on the Columbia river. The entire trip was a blast! In total, we caught 6 sturgeon and we had the best time celebrating my son’s 20th birthday. Bill was knowledgeable and super fun!! Can’t wait to go salmon fishing next!!

It was our first salmon fishing experience, and Captain Bill made it perfect, lots of positive emotions and a huge salmon!

Bill made us feel welcome from the time we got on the boat. We were able to catch a salmon on a day the salmon weren’t really biting, and the grass was terrible. It was great. I booked this trip for my son for his 16th birthday. It was definitely something I would do again.

Bill was great, after the other people on my original trip cancelled he helped get me set up and find an alternative plan. Really can not recommend sturgeon enough, truly an amazing experience to have the chance at a 9+ft fish.

captain bill was excellent. didnt catch fish right off the batbut Bill worked hard to make sure we caught some Sturgeon.