Captain
Caleb Runyan

Member since May 2016 Portland, United States
Background
I started fishing When I was a young kid. The first thing I learned to do was fly fish then as I grew older I learned more and more techniques. Now I use my knowledge to teach others how to have a great time on the water. I love to help people catch there first Salmon or steelhead. Nothing is more rewarding than that. The opportunity of catching the fish of a lifetime every time a new fish is on the line has me coming back for more and always will.
Techniques
I love to fish for salmon and steelhead with whatever they will bite. Fishing gear bait or fly fishing are the main ways I fish. It just depends on when where and what is working best.

Hey, I'm Captain Caleb Runyan

Portland, United States
Background
I started fishing When I was a young kid. The first thing I learned to do was fly fish then as I grew older I learned more and more techniques. Now I use my knowledge to teach others how to have a great time on the water. I love to help people catch there first Salmon or steelhead. Nothing is more rewarding than that. The opportunity of catching the fish of a lifetime every time a new fish is on the line has me coming back for more and always will.
Techniques
I love to fish for salmon and steelhead with whatever they will bite. Fishing gear bait or fly fishing are the main ways I fish. It just depends on when where and what is working best.
Anglers Choice
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Reviews
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Caleb’s Guide Service - Portland

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(40 reviews)
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Portland
 3 bookings in the past week.
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Caleb's Guide Service - Astoria

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(19 reviews)
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Astoria
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Caleb's Guide Service - Tillamook

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(3 reviews)
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Tillamook
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Caleb's Guide Service - Depoe Bay

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(1 review)
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Depoe Bay
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Caleb's Guide Service Nehalem

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(8 reviews)
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Wheeler
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Caleb's Guide Service – Columbia River Gorge

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Hood River
 Last booking: 4 days ago
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Fishing Reports

Sturgeon fishing fun
Sturgeon fishing fun
Jun 5, 2025 Portland
Come join in on some catch and release fun for some of creations oldest fish! Sturgeon are amazing fish and they give us such a good fight.
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Spring kings!
Spring kings!
Apr 23, 2025 Portland
Spring salmon are here and the weather is beautiful.
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Spring chinook are here
Spring chinook are here
Apr 6, 2025 Portland
Want a chance at the best tasting salmon on the planet? The season has started out a bit slow but is starting to pick up abd should only get better through the apring and early summer months. Now is your chance to catch dinner.
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Spring fishing fun. Many opportunities o
Spring fishing fun. Many opportunities o
Mar 13, 2025 Portland
Lots of fun left to be had winter steelhead fishing. With rain in the forecast we should see a fresh push of fish. We also have some spring chinook starting to show up in our rivers. So be sure to get out this spring for some of the best tasting salmon on the planet.
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Winter steelhead fun
Winter steelhead fun
Feb 4, 2025 Portland
Have had some good steelhead fishing recently. Weather has been cold but the fish are still biting. The season is really just starting out we should see the best fishing in febuary and March. Most of the fishing we do is bobber fishing and it's very active and fun for just about anyone who enjoys a good day on the water.
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2025 chrome
2025 chrome
Jan 3, 2025 Portland
New year and the steelhead are still beautiful and fresh. Rivers are full of water after a lot of rainfall in the NW the last few weeks. This should make for hopefully some decent fishing in the start to 2025 in January.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 71 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (103)
Best river fishing experience anywhere!
Best river fishing experience anywhere!
Great guide. Very friendly and helpful
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
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William K.
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Highly recommend Caleb

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on June 10, 2024
Ocean conditions were very poor when we booked our trip, so we ended up fishing the Nestucca River instead. Caleb is very knowledgeable,...
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Mark H.
Excellent
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Caleb is an amazing fishing guide!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on August 30, 2024
My family and I couldn’t ask for a better fishing trip with Caleb. His knowledge and experience getting us on fish can not...
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Rolando Y.
Excellent
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Best river fishing experience anywhere!

VERIFIED   Afternoon trip on April 5, 2025
Caleb is great! Very professional and knowledgable. Highly recommend! Will be back!
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John K.
Excellent
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What a catch

VERIFIED   Afternoon trip on July 24, 2024
few other folks were catching that day, Caleb put us on an above average King! Since I fell while landing it (rogue wave, poor...
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John B.
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Great Day on the Water

VERIFIED   Afternoon trip on August 2, 2024
Caleb went above and beyond to make sure we had a great day on the water. He worked hard to find the fish and was successful....
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