Fly Fish the Middle Fork of the Salmon, Idaho
August 20 - August 25, 2012

Join Wilderness Voyageurs and Dale Kotowski on a trout safari to the legendary waters of Idaho with Echo River Trips.

August 20, 2012  Middle Fork of the Salmon, ID. Spend  6 days winding through the pristine Idaho wildernes fly fishing!

Luxury + wilderness + incredible fishing is what you will find when you spend a week floating the Middle Fork of the Salmon. You will travel 75 miles through the heart of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area.

Relax in riverside hot springs, encounter Big Horn Sheep, take in breathtaking scenery, rich Native American history and partake in world-class trout fishing.  The luxurious nature of a wilderness rafting trip makes this an ideal vacation for non fishing partners.

You'll experience everything that makes a river trip a unique, adventurous journey.

The Middle Fork begins as a small, quick stream close to 6000 feet above sea level and increases more than five-fold in volume over its 100 mile course. The upper river flows through a tight canyon covered with

Douglas fir and lodgepole pine. As your journey continues, the canyon opens and features ponderosa pine, sagebrush and mountain mahogany, which are more typical of the high desert.

The last two days, you'll float on through the impressive Impassable Canyon, with almost vertical rock walls. 

As the trip nears an end, you enter the Main Salmon and encounter Cramer, which is a relatively new rapid caused by a landslide in 2003. It provides the perfect end to the trip just above take-out at Cache Bar.

Fishing from Camp

Sunset and a rainbow over the Impassable Canyon