Clearwater River Outfitters

Clearwater River Outfitters is a Lewiston, Idaho guide service that describes itself as one of only eight operations licensed to guide the Clearwater River under Idaho’s Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board. Its six-guide roster includes Jim McCarthy, an Orofino local with 30 years of guiding experience who joined the company in 2003, and Whitney Gould, an FFI-certified casting instructor and eight-time Spey-O-Rama World Casting Champion who previously guided in Montana and Alaska. Other guides on staff focus on spey techniques for B-run steelhead and on smallmouth bass fishing. The business books trips with a 50 percent deposit and requires 60 days’ notice for a cancellation refund.