Corona Virus and Your 2020 River Trip We are weathering this storm, waiting for good news along with all of you. We have come to count so many of you as close friends over the years. We are looking forward to new friendships with those of you we’re hoping to meet this summer. Your safety, and that of our crew and family, […]
We recently took our two young boys on an 8-day Caribbean cruise. I could just leave it at that. Maybe I’m biased, or spoiled because I work in the travel industry, but this recent vacation was one I’ll never forget. And not in a good way. Let’s just say I learned a TON and I’m […]
Need a day (or 4) out? Check out our women’s 4-day Main Salmon lodge retreat! Our incredibly popular Women’s Main Salmon River trip is back, and it’s better than ever! 2022 is your year to join our women’s all-inclusive Main Salmon River adventure. This year we are featuring TWO spirited professionals to add to our […]
Our incredibly popular Women’s Main Salmon River trip is back, and it’s better than ever! Steph and Lexi created this experience during one of Lexi’s Zumba classes; it’s evolved and grown over the past decade. 2022 is YOUR year to join our women’s all-inclusive Main Salmon River adventure. This summer we are featuring TWO spirited […]
2021 Main Salmon Lodge-to-Lodge Trips The Ultimate Combination of Adventure & Rustic Luxury! Are you thrilled about the idea of spending five days on a wilderness whitewater adventure, but not so thrilled about the idea of having to camp each night in order to experience that? You won’t want to miss this unique Main Salmon […]
We are now offering 30% off stand-by rates on trips with space available 21 days in advance of launch date! We know it can be hard to plan a trip months in advance. Sometimes you don’t know when your vacation days will be, you might not know the kids’ sports schedules, you might just be […]
Salmon River steelhead fishing has been in a slump the last two or three years. Local fisheries biologists put a lot of blame on changing ocean conditions. Ocean temperature cycles affect steelhead and salmon. We apparently have been in an unfavorable cycle for several years, though I’m told the cycle seems to be in an […]
It’s beginning to look pretty Christmas-y around here…the river is slushy, soon it’ll be just a gurgle underneath the ice. That got us thinking about how we could extend a little holiday cheer from the Salmon River to you and your loved ones. What could be better in the depths of winter than knowing you’ve […]
Summer is coming! Are you still wondering how you’re going to spend your vacation days this year? The Middle Fork of the Salmon River is THE place to spend time with your friends and family. Why, you may ask? Easy. Six days, 100 miles of wild and scenic river, sunny days and starry night skies, […]
River trips are WAAAYYY more than just whitewater… Have you been thinking about taking a whitewater rafting trip, but are concerned it will be just tons of scary whitewater every day? Or maybe you’ve never even thought about taking a river trip at all…but here’s why you SHOULD! River trips are about so much more […]
A trip through Idaho’s Middle Fork of the Salmon River is, for many, the trip of a lifetime. Experience a bit of that here: The Middle Fork of the Salmon is often considered the best of Idaho river rafting trips, through the heart of the River of No Return Wilderness Area. Challenging whitewater, isolated wilderness […]
Salmon River snowpack above average in early December: This morning the snowpack in the Salmon River drainage is 110% of average. Earlier it was nearly 200%, after some early storms, but, though diminishing between storms, is still strong. However, it is very early to mean a great deal. Last year at this point our snowpack […]
Ice is flowing down Salmon River in the Salmon area. First ice of the season was last Wednesday, much later than usual. I usually regard ice-free river beyond the 10th of November as bonus time. I have seen ice by the 1st of November on occasion–though the early ice usually doesn’t last long. There are […]
The best vacations are all-inclusive. Our river trips on Idaho’s Salmon and Middle Fork Salmon Rivers have it all. As you can see, river trips have something for everyone. There is so much more to enjoy than just floating down the river. You’ll enjoy plenty of “camp time” which includes fishing, games, hikes, delicious, […]
Steelhead fishing is improving in the Salmon area, in spite of the time of year. In many years slush ice is flowing, at least some days, by this time, but yesterday the river was 42 degrees and clear. The volume of the Salmon River at Salmon is about 20% greater than average. Over the years, […]
A catch-and-keep steelhead harvest has been allowed in the Salmon River, beginning on 15 October. The limit will be two hatchery fish per day, one less than recent limits. Apparently increasing numbers of steelhead in the system led Idaho Fish and Game Department to modify the earlier catch-and-release-only regulation. River temperature yesterday at mid-day was […]
Middle Fork Salmon dates for 2018 were available this morning for the post-control season. Aggipah River Trips received the 5th and 16th of September. Dates during the control season, during June, July, and August, are permanently assigned. In that period, we have June 2, 11, and 20, July 2, 11, 20, 29, and August 7 […]
Catch and release fishing for steelhead will be the rule on the Salmon River this fall, according to Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Apparently we are still seeing the effects of the hot spell the end of June of 2015. River volume was low for that time of year, and temperatures were unseasonably hot. […]
The Salmon River snowpack is significantly above average the end of March. Reporting stations in the headwaters of the Middle Fork indicate about 150% of average snowpack for this date. This would suggest that there will be higher than average river flows this summer. Not a guarantee–a warm, dry spring could still change things. The […]
Steelhead fishing is a good news/bad news story in the Salmon Idaho area. Good news is that the Deadwater ice jam has broken out, apparently yesterday, so the steelhead fishing should resume. BLM and IDFG have just finished knocking ice out of all the ramps upstream and including North Fork, except for Bobcat. (The Forest […]
