Captain
Doug McArthur

Member since March 2017 Rio Vista, United States
Background
I have been fishing a variety of lakes and rivers in Northern California since i was a kid in the 1970's. I have built my fishing team from a group of family and friends starting in 2001 to fish in local derbies and tournaments. We started out by donating our time to local groups to get kids fishing as well as veterans on the water also. in 2011 I started the guide service to officially be able to take guests out fishing on the lakes. In 2013, the addition of being licensed as a Captain with OUPV (6 pack) credentials for tidal waters was obtained. After a couple of years, I was able to take and pass the Near Coastal credentials for running passengers up to 100 miles offshore as well. My personal and career background includes being licensed as a Paramedic. Having worked both Fire and Ambulance for many years, allows me to be comfortable in handling any unforseen circumstances that may arise also. I pride myself on providing a safe, and fun, family-friendly environment on the boat for a day. Please contact me for a fun filled adventure and let's go fishing!
Techniques
Striper, Salmon, Trout, Catfish, Kokanee, Crappie, Sturgeon.

Hey, I'm Captain Doug McArthur

Rio Vista, United States
Background
I have been fishing a variety of lakes and rivers in Northern California since i was a kid in the 1970's. I have built my fishing team from a group of family and friends starting in 2001 to fish in local derbies and tournaments. We started out by donating our time to local groups to get kids fishing as well as veterans on the water also. in 2011 I started the guide service to officially be able to take guests out fishing on the lakes. In 2013, the addition of being licensed as a Captain with OUPV (6 pack) credentials for tidal waters was obtained. After a couple of years, I was able to take and pass the Near Coastal credentials for running passengers up to 100 miles offshore as well. My personal and career background includes being licensed as a Paramedic. Having worked both Fire and Ambulance for many years, allows me to be comfortable in handling any unforseen circumstances that may arise also. I pride myself on providing a safe, and fun, family-friendly environment on the boat for a day. Please contact me for a fun filled adventure and let's go fishing!
Techniques
Striper, Salmon, Trout, Catfish, Kokanee, Crappie, Sturgeon.
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My Charter Listings

Team Mc Fishing Guide Service โ€“ Delta

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(9 reviews)
Rio Vista
 Last booking: 5 days ago
Trips from US $225

Team Mc Fishing Guide Service โ€“ Lakes

La Grange
Trips from US $150

Fishing Reports

Tough day in the early summer like heat
Tough day in the early summer like heat
Mar 19, 2026 Rio Vista
Started out the morning checking on some of the places we most recently caught lots of fish. The temperatures came up to a high of 89ยฐ for the day. Water temps that were nid 50s just a couple of weeks ago were between 63-67ยฐ in our regular spots. We marked allot of scattered fish throughout both sides of the rivers. We started on the San Joaquin side and after a couple hours of working a couple of spots, we moved to the Sacramento river side. We used everything from cut sardines, to trolling the normal stick baits from snagum n Bagum custom tackle. In between we ran A rigs from snagum and even threw glide baits they just custom painted for this trip. After working several spots and using a variety of techniques, we called it for the day with the first skunk in many months. We did get some reliable Intel from other boats on the river that were way upriver from us and found cooler water and a handful of fish. We will be back on the water for a charter next Monday and will update our findings after that trip as well. We are always thankful to our favorite photographer, Delta Demi for getting photos from her bridge for us.
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Spring Striper Run, In January!
Spring Striper Run, In January!
Jan 31, 2026 Rio Vista
Started off the morning heading to one of our spots above the Antioch bridge. 51ยฐ water temps and fish on the screen holding off into deeper water. We fished right off the edge of shallow shoals of about 8 feet and dropped bait into 30 feet of water. We were waiting for the end of the incoming tide and picked up fish before the third rod hit the water. Several fish caught up to 18 inches using cut sardines. Once the tide slowed enough to make a move to the next location, we pulled anchor and headed upriver. We dropped into our second spot that was loaded with marks on the screen. While everyone is waiting for the Spring Striper run we have been finding Winter fish on every trip the past couple of months. We fished this second spot for a couple of hours once the outgoing tide picked up. We caught over 40 fish for the day, and even though allot of fish were just a few inches short of 18 inches, our guests for the day were happy to catch and release everything that we caught. By the time we literally were running low on bait, they ended up keeping 3 of the fish that didn't make it during the fight. Biggest fish went just a couple of ounces under 7 pounds and will make great meals none the less. We will be running live bait drifting trips this spring and are currently updating the calendar with dates as other bookings become unavailable here. For anyone interested in getting your kids on a fun, safe, family friendly boat, look no further. Family specials for getting the kids out are available upon request.
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Fog or no fog?
Fog or no fog?
Jan 24, 2026 La Grange
The morning drive up to the lake was foggy, and the lake was clear until afternoon when half the lake was foggy. We started out with lines in the water about 9 am and had well over a dozen releases on the downrigger and strikes with the 5th Trout in the box by 12:10pm. We fished for the second limit for a couple more hours with more strikes that didn't stick. Water temps in Don Pedro was 56ยฐ surface temp and the lake is nearly full after the recent rains. We had nearly every strike on the Macks lures uv fishscale Cripplure on 3 of the 4 lines out. We did get a couple of strikes on a small Rapala floating minnow trolled on the surface with a 1 ounce drift weight inline. Trolling speed at 2.2 mph up towards the back of the lake near the power lines. The fish are not marking on the screen because they are shallow. We only marked a handful of fish down deep to 60 feet. Our downriggers were set at 7 and 11 feet early and dropped to 20 to 25 feet as the sun came up and broke the fog. Our solo client went home with his 5 Trout and was happy to score fish on his 5th outing in a row with us. Anyone interested in fishing on board, send me a message and let's get you booked.
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Stripers are still biting in Winter!
Stripers are still biting in Winter!
Jan 18, 2026 Rio Vista
Today's trip was very foggy, cold morning about 39ยฐ air temps with water temps at 51ยฐ. We started out looking for some schools of fish and only cruising about 3 to 4 knots with radar and line of sight along the shore as our guide. We fished 3 spots this trip and caught 3 catfish that were pan sized and 3 Stripers with only 1 keeper. 2 of the Stripers were just under legal size of 18" minimum. We drifted some live bait, but all fish today came on cut sardines in about 25 feet of water. We headed out about 0830 from the docks and headed back on by 4pm. The fog cleared shortly before 3pm, and by the time we were headed home, it was coming back in thick. There was still quite a bit of hyacinth and debris from recent storms in the water. But we were able to fish without fighting weeds on our lines hardly at all. All in all for a limited day of movement and visibility, I think our guests had a great time and got to catch some fish and see a part of the local waters they never have before. We are gearing up for a full on live bait party this spring on board as we have secured a reliable source. Check out the calendar and get on board for a day chasing big California Delta Stripers!
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Another beautiful Delta day!
Another beautiful Delta day!
Jan 10, 2026 Rio Vista
Beautiful day on the river with another regular guest aboard. We fished 3 different spots in about 5 hours for 9 Stripers to the boat up to 20 inches. We have had water temps in the low 50's and some areas have more clean water than others. Lots of hyacinth and weeds in some locations and none in others as well. We will be running Striper and Sturgeon trips through the Spring. Join us for live bait Striper fishing as the water temps warm up and the fishing only gets better every week!
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Water temps are still good!
Water temps are still good!
Dec 29, 2025 Rio Vista
Water temps are holding about 54ยฐ on both sides of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers we fish on. We started out the morning from Rio Vista and went down to check the west bank. Dropped some jumbo minnows and cut sardines on top of some decent marks on the sonar. We didn't get many takers so we moved down to the San Joaquin side near Antioch. The water coming through 3 mile slough was muddy, but both sides of the river were fairly clean after the large storms we just had the week before. Once we settled into our first spot, the tide was just hitting high tide. We started with some cut sardines and caught a small catfish. Only a short time on anchor and the tide turned and started going out. We dropped live bait and cut sardines and couldn't hardly get the rods in the water before the first few fish took them. After the tide and current picked up speed from the outgoing, there started to be some weeds in the water clogging up our lines. We moved down to our next spot, closer to the Antioch bridge. Again, dropping live bait and cut sardines, and the fish were biting good. 12 fish to the boat, biggest striper was 5.46 pounds and several just short of being legal. We kept 3 fish for our guests that day and safely released the others to grow. The guests of the day were great to fish with and the young ladies on board wanted to catch their first Delta Stripers. We accomplished that and I'm sure they will be talking about this adventure in the days to come.
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I Am Me B
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Full day trip with my kids

Full Day โ€“ Delta Stripers (Private) on November 27, 2025
Had an awesome experience with Team Mc Fishing. From start to finish the trip was professional, well-organized, and a blast....
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Trout trip

VERIFIED   Full Day โ€“ Trout (Private) on December 27, 2025
Captain Doug was a good man to be out on the water with all day. Any questions I had he was able to answer for me happily,...
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Derek S.
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Perfect day

Full Day โ€“ Delta Stripers (Shared) on January 29, 2026
I went fishing today with captain Doug and he put us on the fish within 20 minutes of leaving the dock. We had about 40 fish...
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John H.
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Great striper trip

VERIFIED   Special 8 hour trip for John Hilsinger on December 28, 2025
Highly recommended. Capt. Doug and his deck hand Matt did a great job, very enjoyable, and kid friendly. Also, we caught fish,...
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Fishing with Doug

VERIFIED   Full Day โ€“ Delta Stripers (Private) on January 17, 2026
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