At Ethan Nickel Outfitters, we take pride in providing you with the best guided fly fishing trip possible. Over 18 years of experience, enthusiasm for the sport, as well as a patient, professional, and focused attitude distinguish the service we provide. From the most inexperienced angler to the seasoned veteran, we look forward to helping you improve your skills with expert instruction and to putting you on fish. We are fly fishing guides because we love what we do, and look forward to sharing it with you!

Based in Eugene, OR, at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, we fish many of Oregon's finest trout and steelhead streams including the McKenzie, Willamette, and Umpqua Rivers. We also offer trips seasonally for smallmouth bass and fall chinook salmon on the fly.

We offer trips from one to five days in duration, and can accommodate nearly any size party, from a single angler to large corporate groups. Each boat can fish up to two anglers, for larger groups I work in conjunction with a number of other fishing guides who are all exceedingly competent, seasoned professionals.

We operate the majority of trips out of McKenzie-style drift boats. This safe, stable, and maneuverable craft, expertly rowed by your boatman, offers a comfortable ride and is the perfect platform from which to fish the area's rivers. Additionally, we recently added a jet boat to the fleet and offer jet boat steelhead trips on the Willamette River throughout the summer and fall, as well as the Umpqua River for the winter steelhead run.

Western Oregon is arguably the best place in the country to be a fishing guide. We offer world class flyfishing opportunities year round for an exciting array of species. Come experience what fly fishing in Oregon has to offer!