Ironhead Guide Service

A guide owned and operated company based in Happy Camp, a small Siskiyou County town, and it sells rafting as seriously as it sells fishing. The published range spans five rivers in two states: the Klamath and the Smith in California, and the Chetco, Umpqua and Rogue across the Oregon line, which lets the outfit follow water conditions through the season instead of depending on one drainage. Mario Gomez is the owner and a career professional guide, and the company has been established for over fifteen years. Equipment is a point of emphasis, with the site naming dealer relationships with Willie Boats, Simms, Shimano, G.Loomis, Sage, Orvis and NRS, and tackle supplied to guests on conventional trips. There is no retail shop or lodging attached; bookings are handled directly.