Whitewater Rafting, Fishing and Hiking on the Middle
Fork
of the Salmon River in Idaho
A
rafting trip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho offers some of the
best scenic wilderness white water rafting in the country and much more.
Fishing, hiking and kayaking can also be memorable experinces to enhance your
adventure. Between activities be sure to stop and enjoy the scenery!
The
Middle Fork is a fisherman's paradise, a blue ribbon fishery and all fish are
natives - Cutthroat Trout, Rainbows and Dolly Varden. Special fishing
regulations protect the Middle Fork and help restore the fish population -
(catch-and-release, no live bait, single barbless hooks.) The Middle Fork is
the premier fishing experience. An Idaho State fishing license is required and
may be purchased in Stanley, Idaho before the trip. Fishing is
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Boats & Rapids
Middle
Fork rapids are rated 1 to 4 on a scale of 1 to 6. You'll run these rapids with
the aid of experienced, professional, licensed guides. In our state-of-the-art
whitewater rafts, you'll run Velvet Falls, Pistol Creek, Haystack, Redside and
Rubber rapids. Most guests ride in our oar powered Maravia 17 foot self
bailers. For the more adventurous we run a paddle boat, no experience required
as your boatman steers at the stern while you and your new-found friends
paddle. And when water levels permit (most of the time) you can try out our
single inflatable kayaks. We also use a large baggage boat that runs ahead of
our group to start putting up camp.
Kayak Support & Clinics
We
provide raft support for hard-shell kayaks and canoes. We take all the gear and
do all the camp work and you have abundant time to wring the most fun out of
each day. We also do kayak teaching clinics in partnership with Tarkio Kayak
Adventures for at least one trip early in the season, usually the end of
June.
Hiking & Hot Springs
There is
plenty of time and numerous opportunities to hike and visit hot springs during
your trip. There are six hot springs to visit in the river corridor and we try
to camp at or near at least one during our trip. Time and logistics permitting
we hike to waterfalls, scenic grottos, Indian paintings and old miner's cabins
in a given day.
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