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# Aggipah River Trips - Salmon, Idaho

Whitewater Rafting and Fishing Idaho's Middle Fork and Salmon River.

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- [Blog](https://aggipah.com/?page_id=14) - whitewater rafting, fishing, and camping in Idaho's River of No Return Wilderness blog
- [Idaho Fly Fishing Trips](https://aggipah.com/idaho-fly-fishing-trips) - Idaho has some of the best-known trout streams in country--and some of the best but least known. Most Idaho fly fishing trips offer a few hours of fishing, but on the Middle Fork of the Salmon fishing time is measured in days. Most of our Middle Fork trips are six days.
- [Meals on the Salmon River – Dutch Oven Cooking!](https://aggipah.com/meals-on-the-salmon-river-dutch-oven-cooking) - You’re probably wondering what kind of meals you will eat while on the river. Perhaps you are remembering a family joke about Dad’s horribly-burnt “camp specialty.” That said, camp meals can be something to put up with, or they can be a high point of the trip, as they are with Aggipah River Trips. We
- [Day Trips on The Salmon, River of Idaho](https://aggipah.com/day-trips-on-the-salmon-river-of-idaho) - Aggipah River Trips offers one-day or half-day scenic float trips near Salmon, Idaho. On these non-whitewater river trips we float through ranch lands, with frequent views of the rocky peaks of the Continental Divide. As we float past sedimentary cliffs, we are likely to see deer, eagles, ospreys, peregrine falcons, herons, swallows, and other smaller
- [Salmon River "Relaunch your Relationship" Retreat 2024](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-relaunch-your-relationship-retreat-with-gottman-method) - Do you need a week with no distractions to rekindle that proverbial "spark"? The best place to do that is on the river, away from the frenzy of everyday life.
- [Women's All-Inclusive Main Salmon River Adventure 2024](https://aggipah.com/2024-womens-main-salmon-river-trip) - Ladies! Make 2024 YOUR year. Join us on Idaho's Salmon River for an all-inclusive women's river adventure you'll never forget.
- [Choose a River Trip Over a Cruise in 2020.](https://aggipah.com/choose-a-river-trip-over-a-cruise-in-2020) - 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
- [COVID-19 Update April 27, 2020](https://aggipah.com/covid-19) - COVID-19 and your Salmon River trip
- [Women's 4-Day Main Salmon Lodge Retreat](https://aggipah.com/womens-4-day-main-salmon-lodge-retreat) - Ladies! Are you ready for your next big adventure? Check out our women's 4-day Main Salmon lodge retreat! Join us for a special women’s-only Main Salmon lodge trip August 7-12, 2022.
- [2021 Main Salmon Lodge-to-Lodge River Trips](https://aggipah.com/2021-main-salmon-lodge-to-lodge-river-trip) - The ultimate combination of adventure & rustic luxury! Multiday whitewater trip through the heart of Idaho, stay indoors at night. Scenery, sun, sand, relaxing.
- [Aggipah's Dutch-Oven Cherry Crisp](https://aggipah.com/aggipahs-dutch-oven-cherry-crisp) - One of our favorite and most talked-about river desserts is cherry crisp. You may make this with any canned fruit. We've tried peaches, raspberries and blackberries(separately) and they are great, too. Our desserts have evolved over the decades, though many of our river recipes have been in use for over 35 years now. Back in the
- [Lunch being prepared on the Main Salmon.](https://aggipah.com/lunch-salmon)
- [Whitewater Rafting for the FIRST time!](https://aggipah.com/river-rafting-for-the-first-time) - Think river trips are too scary and too much work? Think again. A river trip can be one of the most rewarding, relaxing and exciting vacations you'll ever take. One of the best parts about a river trip is being immersed in breathtaking beauty and not having to do a thing except enjoy it. River trips can be tailored
- [Springtime on the Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/springtime-on-the-salmon-river) - I was going through my photos the other day and happened upon this one: I instantly caught Spring Fever. I was ready to pack my river bag for the upcoming season. Spring river trips can be some of the very best for many reasons. A highlight of these trips is the chance to view wildlife that
- [From the Sandhills to the Salmon](https://aggipah.com/from-the-sandhills-to-the-salmon) - A few weeks ago, Laura Zuckerman wrote a nice little piece in the Idaho Falls Post Register entitled, A River Runs Through Him. The article gave a synopsis of Bill Bernt, owner of Aggipah River Trips. Ilona McCarty, a local photographer, captured some great images of Bill. She also wrote a little about her afternoon with Bill. Zuckerman's subtitle
- [Steelhead Fishing](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing)
- [Adventures on the Middlefork](https://aggipah.com/adventures-on-the-middlefork)
- [Middlefork Whitewater Rafting](https://aggipah.com/middlefork-whitewater-rafting)
- [River of No Return](https://aggipah.com/river-of-no-return)
- [Early summer, and the river is up!](https://aggipah.com/early-summer-river) - It's late spring/early summer, and the river is muddy and rising. We've taken several jaunts down the river road toward Corn Creek and are getting EXCITED to get on the river soon! We took our 2 1/2 year old son down to watch some boats and kayaks navigate the Pine Creek Section of the Salmon
- [Aggipah River Trips' Namesake](https://aggipah.com/aggipah-river-trips-namesake) - Aggipah Mountain is the second highest peak in Idaho's Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness at just under 10,000 feet. It's a mass of boulders and its summit rests above treeline. The mountain is one of two parts that figured into the naming of Aggipah River Trips in 1977. The name literally translates into
- [Smallmouth bass on the Lower Salmon](https://aggipah.com/smallmouth-bass-lower-salmon) - In the second week of September we had a five-day trip on the Lower Salmon with smallmouth bass fishing the focus. Most fishermen come to this area for trout or steelhead, but these Ohioans were serious smallmouth fishermen. They caught fish up into the 16 inch range, reporting 25-40 fish per day per two-person boat.
- [Aggipah's Spey-Only Steelhead Guide](https://aggipah.com/aggipahs-spey-steelhead-guide) - We are proud to have Todd Lansing with us this fall. Todd is a Spey-only steelhead fishing guide. If you are looking for that coveted chance to swing for steelhead with the best in the field, come spend a day on the Salmon River with Todd. Todd spent the summer working with us on the
- [Steelhead fishing in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-salmon-area) - Today (Sunday 26th) was a good day to catch up on desk work--rainy, windy, generally unpleasant, new snow on the ridgetops. We have had unsettled weather the last few days, and fishing has been slower than expected for this time. The river was 50 degrees yesterday at end of afternoon, 52 the day before. It
- [steelhead fishing in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-salmon-area-2) - Steelhead fishing in the Salmon area was slow in the last half of last week, probably because of wet weather coming in. The river was a little off-color, but not enough to restrict fishing. River temperature was 52 degrees the end of Friday afternoon, 50 on Saturday. Level is slightly above average. We are in
- [steelhead fishing in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-salmon-area-3) - Steelhead fishing in the Salmon area continues, with water temperatures still in the mid-40s--warm for this time of year. Clarity is good. Success varies from day to day--hot one day, not so hot the next. Today, my boat landed four, lost another. The water temperature favors more fish moving into the area. Leaves are mostly
- [Kids on the Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/kids-salmon-river) - I recently took my two-and-a-half year old on a six-day river trip. Two trips, actually. Since I was also in full-time guide mode, I had to bring help. The first trip was a total trial, but worked out far better than I could have imagined. My amazing friend, Lexi, came along with her almost-four-year-old, who
- [Snowpack in Salmon River country](https://aggipah.com/snowpack-salmon-river-country) - This morning the snow pack report for the Salmon River drainage shows 120% of average for the date. The fall was warm and dry until mid-November, then winter arrived with an abrupt cold snap. Temperature in the morning was O for several days, and ice began to flow down the river and jam. Temperature moderated,
- [Another Day on the Middle Fork](https://aggipah.com/another-day-middle-fork) - I hope this picture tells you a thousand words: My son is quite a character. He's a VERY BUSY three-year-old, and great user of his mom's extra time. If I am sporadic in posting here, you now know why. But anyway, let's get back to the Middle Fork. I believe we were just finishing lunch
- [Tan water in Salmon](https://aggipah.com/tan-water-salmon) - Warm overnight temperatures have started snow melting off the valley floor in the Salmon valley, and the Salmon River has turned tan. Steelhead fishing had been very good through the winter, but until the river clears, fishing is a waste of time. Freezing nights will help, but until the low snow melts, the river is
- [Elk in the Pahsimeroi Valley](https://aggipah.com/elk-pahsimeroi-valley) - My son-in-law and I took a drive to the Pahsimeroi Valley last month, and spotted this herd of elk in a field. A rough count was 375, cows, calves, and a few spikes. Across the Pahsimeroi river was a small bull herd, about 15 animals, all bulls, from mature to spikes. Forty years ago, I
- [Salmon River steelhead contitions in Salmon](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-steelhead-contitions-salmon) - The Salmon River in the Salmon area is a little off-color, around 20 inches visibility. Nights with freezing temperature are helping the river clear a bit, after the mud and high flow of two weeks ago. River temperature has been reaching low 40s in the afternoon. The Red Bluff boat launch has been cleared of
- [Those Amazing Dutch Ovens](https://aggipah.com/those-amazing-dutch-ovens) - I was trying out a new recipe for our river trips earlier this morning, which made me think about a little article my dad, Bill Bernt, owner of Aggipah River Trips, wrote in the 80s about Dutch ovens. He had several articles published in a magazine called Northwest Living. He wrote all sorts of interesting pieces about
- [Freedom Alliance and Aggipah River Trips](https://aggipah.com/freedom-alliance-and-aggipah-river-trips) - We teamed up with Freedom Alliance this past September on the Lower Salmon. This was a special trip for us. For the full article about the trip: https://freedomalliance.org/highlights/scout-snipers-raft-idahos-salmon-river/
- [Salmon River Half-Day Float](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-half-day-float) - Salmon River half-day float trips near Salmon Idaho are available now. This is a scenic, non-whitewater section of the Salmon River.
- [Outdoor Idaho's "The Outfitters" Featuring Aggipah's Bill Bernt](https://aggipah.com/outdoor-idahos-outfitters-featuring-aggipahs-bill-bernt) - We were honored to spend a week on the Salmon River in August with Outdoor Idaho's executive producer Bruce Reichert and cameraman Peter Morrill. They were working on a show for Idaho Public Television called "The Outfitters," and you can see the finished product here. Be sure to watch the entire 26 minutes, it's an
- [40 Years' Worth of River Stories #1](https://aggipah.com/40-years-worth-river-stories-1) - 2017 marks Aggipah's 40th year guiding folks through Idaho's Salmon River country. Along the way, we've picked up a story or two. Here's today's-it's a shortie- by Bill Bernt. Going through the old photos the other day I came across this photo of a plane in the river at the bottom of Haystack Rapid on the
- [Salmon River snowpack above average](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-snowpack-2) - The Salmon River snowpack is 150% of average at the end of March, indicating higher river flow than usual next summer.
- [Steelhead fishing is improving in the Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-improving-salmon-area) - Steelhead fishing is improving in the Salmon area. The fish are finally arriving here, nearly 3 weeks behind their "normal" schedule.
- [River Trips are for EVERYONE!](https://aggipah.com/river-trips-everyone) - River trips are for everyone. All-inclusive vacations make planning and traveling easy. Our river trips on Idaho's Salmon River have something for everyone.
- [River Trips are WAAAYYY More Than Just Whitewater!](https://aggipah.com/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!
- [Salmon River Steelhead Fishing Update](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-steelhead-fishing-update) - 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
- [Dutch Oven Cooking on the River](https://aggipah.com/dutch-oven-cooking-on-the-river) - One of the most common things we hear on a river trips goes something like this: "You can make lasagna on the river?!" We sure can! And chocolate cake. And cherry crisp, cornbread, and 40-Mile Stew. We can make anything you'd enjoy at home just as easily along the river bank as you can make it
- [Mountain Lake Fishing and Whitewater Rafting](https://aggipah.com/mountain-lake-fishing-and-whitewater-rafting) - If you love to fish, but can't decide between fishing high mountain lakes or the fast water of a wilderness river, how about getting the best of both worlds? Aggipah River Trips has a unique opportunity to combine the two into a 6-day ultimate fishing trip. You'll begin your trip with a land-based outfitter who
- [Not too cold to fish!](https://aggipah.com/not-too-cold-to-fish) - You should have come with me! John tried to get us to go fishing, but we begged off, saying "It's too cold!" An hour later John called us with his big news. He had landed the first Steelhead of the season, and on a fly to boot. We hadn't had much faith in the fish
- [First Steelhead on a Fly](https://aggipah.com/first-steelhead-on-a-fly) - Sunday, February 24th was a good day for Logan. He "hit the crick" with John Bernt of Aggipah River Trips, and caught his first steelhead on a fly rod. This is BIG news for a guy who loves to fish as much as Logan does. The news gets better. Logan's steelhead measured 30 inches, an
- [Spring Steelhead Are Here!](https://aggipah.com/spring-steelhead-are-here) - Let's go fishing! The spring steelhead season is on. Yesterday afternoon was a perfect day for fishing. The weather was mild-in the 40s, and with the heater in the boat, the temperature didn't matter anyway. And better yet, we were into the fish! I checked the weather forecast, and the remainder of the week is
- [36 inch steelhead](https://aggipah.com/36-inch-steelhead) - Jerry Carter got this 17 lb steelhead in March 2011 near Salmon. This is an exceptional fish for the upper river.
- [15 March 2013](https://aggipah.com/15-march-2013) - A historical novel with a Middle Fork setting is again available. " Murder on the Middle Fork",2005, by Don Smith, can be ordered from his daughter, Heather Thomas, at hsmiththomas@centurytel.net. Some of you who are familiar with the lore of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River may have read of a murder just upstream
- [Steelhead on a fly rod--8 March 2013](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-on-a-fly-rod-8-march-2013) - 13 March 2013 Salmon River steelhead fishing conditions near Salmon Idaho: At mid-day the river was 44 degrees, somewhat off-color, about 20 inches of visibility, about on the edge of my interest in fishing. Last week fishing was OK, but slowed over the weekend. River conditions were adequate through the beginning of the week, but
- [17 March 2013](https://aggipah.com/17-march-2013) - The Salmon River in the Salmon area has been off-color lately, but has been warming. Water clarity is better upstream from Salmon, above the Lemhi River. Yesterday son John and friend fished for the afternoon above Salmon, in water that was off but fishable, had two on but lost. Below Salmon, visibility was about 10
- [20 March 2013--steelhead fishing in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/20-march-2013-steelhead-fishing-in-salmon-area) - Today in mid-afternoon the river just below Salmon was 44 degrees and clear. Recent cool weather has slowed snowmelt enough that the river clarity has improved. Warmer river temperatures have started some fish moving upstream. Son John was out this afternoon with friends, hooked several on plugs, but netting was less successful.
- [Steelhead fishing Salmon area 24 March 2013](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-salmon-area-24-march-2013) - Last week was cold, with wind, raw days on the river, but with colder weather, snowmelt decreased and the river cleared and cooled. River temperature is in upper 30s, with only a slight amount of color in the river. There are fish around. Yesterday my boat landed three, missed a couple. We probably have a
- [Mostly B-Run Steelhead](https://aggipah.com/mostly-b-run-steelhead) - 3-26-13 We've been told recently that most of the steelhead reaching the Pahsimeroi hatchery are B Run fish. This is an exciting bit of news for us, as Salmon River steelies are generally classified as the smaller A Run fish. We've been out on the river most days this past week, and the weather has
- [Steelhead fishing Salmon area 26 March 2013](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-salmon-area-26-march-2013) - The river on Tuesday was 38 degrees in the morning, 45 at the end of the day, a little color in the water but certainly fishable. Had two fly fishermen, landed six steelhead. Noticed a couple of redds being formed, saw one steelhead in a shallow redd area.
- [Salmon River steelhead fishing near Salmon, Idaho, 5 April 2013](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-steelhead-fishing-near-salmon-idaho-5-april-2013) - Today at mid-day at Salmon the river was 47 degrees, visibility about a foot, very little fishing activity. We usually can fish through the first week of April, but lost it this year. For several years there was a hot-spot under the bridge in Salmon at the beginning of April, presumably because smolts had been
- [8 April 2013 steelhead fishing in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/8-april-2013-steelhead-fishing-in-salmon-area) - Not much fishing activity in the Salmon area, but lots of fishermen upstream near the mouth of the Pahsimeroi.
- [4 June 2013 river conditions](https://aggipah.com/4-june-2013-river-conditions) - Mid-winter snowpack in the Salmon River basin was above average, but the rest of the winter and spring was dry. By late May the snowpack was less than 50%. The Middle Fork of the Salmon peaked about the 14th of May, at about 6 1/2 feet, and has been dropping continuously, now in the mid-threes.
- [Steelhead Coming--23 September 2013](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-coming-23-september-2013) - Steelhead usually arrive in the Salmon area in fishable numbers in the third week of October. Dam counts were low earlier, but now are a strong average. More important than numbers, in the Salmon area, is water temperature, which affects the migration. The river is cooling, which will stimulate fish to move upstream. We have
- [1 October 2013--Muddy water](https://aggipah.com/1-october-2013-muddy-water) - Recent rains have increased river levels dramatically with dirty water a result. Yesterday the river temperature near Salmon was 48 degrees, with the river too off-color to fish. It is still too early for best steelhead fishing in the Salmon area anyway, and hopefully the river will clear by the time fish arrive in a
- [8 October 2013 steelhead](https://aggipah.com/8-october-2013-steelhead) - Still early for steelhead, don't expect steelhead in the Salmon area until the third week of October. But they are on their way. River temperature at mid-day is 48 degrees, a little off-color, but fishable. Level is still above average after the rains last week, subsiding slowly. We have a five-day camping steelhead trip scheduled
- [12 October 13 steelhead fishing in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/12-october-13-steelhead-fishing-in-salmon-area) - This afternoon the Salmon River was 48 degrees, a little color but fishable, a little higher than average after the rains of a week ago. Not hearing of many fish caught here, though I don't expect much before the third week of October in the Salmon area. I'm off to the Lower Salmon for a
- [24 October 2013 steelhead fishing in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/24-october-2013-steelhead-fishing-in-salmon-area) - Fishing is picking up, though still slow for this time of year. I spent the week of the 14-18 on the Lower Salmon, on the very lowest end of the Salmon River. The river was a little higher than average for this time of year, but was reasonably clear after the high runoff from the
- [28 October 2013 steelhead fishing in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/28-october-2013-steelhead-fishing-in-salmon-area) - Steelhead fishing in the Salmon area remained slow over the weekend. Stephanie was out Sunday with a couple of fishermen for a short day, hooked three, which apparently was typical for the day. There was a rumor of a couple of guides doing very well downstream, though, so hopefully more fish are on the way.
- [1 November 2013 steelhead fishing in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/1-november-2013-steelhead-fishing-in-salmon-area) - Steelhead fishing in the Salmon area continues slow, with a few stories of boats with a decent catch. Yesterday Stephanie landed one, lost two, in her boat, and I did the same. Previous days were similar. Water clarity is good, level is strong average for this time of year, temperature in the low 40s. A
- [6 November 2013 steelhead fishing in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/6-november-2013-steelhead-fishing-in-salmon-area) - This morning the river was 34 degrees, 40 at the end of the day. I was surprised that the river warmed as much as it did, considering that there wasn't much sun. The river is very clear. We did pretty well today relative to recent fishing--my boat had a couple of hits, a fish lost
- [22 November 2013](https://aggipah.com/22-november-2013) - Cold this morning, about 13 degrees (though predicted to be 3). River was 32 degrees at the end of the day. I expect there will be ice tomorrow morning. After this cold snap, the river will probably warm a bit again, and provide some more fishing, but migration is surely over. Day before yesterday I
- [23 November 13](https://aggipah.com/23-november-13) - Heavy ice flowing this morning in the Salmon area.
- [Thanksgiving Day](https://aggipah.com/thanksgiving-day) - This morning the Salmon River near Salmon is running slush ice again. There has been ice for the last several mornings, but yesterday afternoon the river cleared. Ice is forming in the eddies at the ramps, complicating getting a boat out.
- [Salmon River Conditions 4 Jan 2014](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-conditions-4-jan-2014) - In the Salmon area, the Deadwater ice jam is pretty solid up to Tower Creek. Cold weather in early December brought the jam upstream to between Tower Creek and Morgan Bar, but recent warmer weather has cut it back down to around Tower Creek. The river has been clear of floating ice in several recent
- [Steelhead Fishing in Salmon Id area 18 Jan 14](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-in-salmon-id-area-18-jan-14) - Warmer weather in the past week chewed away at the upper end of the ice jam. By mid-week the upper end of the ice jam was at the Red Bluff ramp. The Tower Creek ramp was ice-blocked, even though the river was open. Cooler mornings the last day or two has slush running down the
- [Steelhead Fishing in Salmon area--13 February 2014](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-in-salmon-area-13-february-2014) - The Salmon River in the Salmon area is beginning to open up. Warmer weather last month began to chew away at the Deadwater ice jam, but the cold snap the first week of February brought ice again. Temperature dropped to 20 below last week, and ice jam increased back toward Salmon several miles. Warmer temperature
- [Steelhead Fishing in Salmon area--21 February 2014](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-in-salmon-area-21-february-2014) - There have been a few fishermen out for steelhead in the Salmon vicinity lately, but the ice has not let go yet. Warmer nights have meant little slush ice running, but the Deadwater ice jam still extends upstream to above 4th of July creek. The river is open past the Tower Creek and Red Bluff
- [Salmon River steelhead fishing  26 February 2014](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-steelhead-fishing-26-february-2014) - Yesterday BLM removed ice from the Tower Creek boat ramp north of Salmon. The Red Bluff ramp is F&G and hasn't been opened yet. Yesterday was in the 40s with a lot of snow slushing up, run-off on roads, etc, after a night that did not freeze. The river seemed very slightly off-color. Last night
- [Red Bluff boat launch open--1 March 2014](https://aggipah.com/red-bluff-boat-launch-open-1-march-2014) - The Fish and Game Department has cleared the ice from the Red Bluff boat ramp north of Salmon. The river was free of floating ice, which surprised me a little, as it was only 15 degrees in late afternoon, snowing all day. A boat was pulling off the river at Red Bluff when I checked
- [Ice Out of Boat Ramps in Salmon area--3 March 2014](https://aggipah.com/ice-out-of-boat-ramps-in-salmon-area-3-march-2014) - Ice has been removed from the Bobcat Gulch and North Fork ramp. The 4th July take-out is not a developed ramp, and does not get cleaned, but a person could drag a boat out there with a long rope and then load it. So--the river is ice-free and available down to North Fork. The ice
- [Deadwater ice jam out--5 March 2014](https://aggipah.com/deadwater-ice-jam-out-5-march-2014) - This morning the Deadwater ice jam downstream from North Fork went out. The river is 38 degrees at mid-day, visibility 10-12 inches max downstream from the Lemhi. Lots of low snow to melt yet.
- [Salmon River muddy--8 March 2014](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-muddy-8-march-2014) - The Salmon River near Salmon had about 6 inches visibility at mid-morning, river temperature about 37 degrees. Sky is clear, so by late afternoon river temperature will probably exceed 40 degrees. Air temperature this morning was mid-20s, so overnight runoff was stopped, but as the day warms, snowmelt will resume. The river would take a
- [Salmon River still brown, 9 March](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-still-brown-9-march) - This morning the Salmon River near Salmon was 40 degrees. A bright pop can disappeared at 9 inches of depth.
- [River Conditions Improving  11 March 2014](https://aggipah.com/river-conditions-improving-11-march-2014) - River conditions in the Salmon area are improving a little. Downstream of Salmon, below the Lemhi River, it still isn't good. I could just barely, sort of, make out a rock at 10 inches at mid-day today. Upstream of Salmon, visibility was 15 inches, looked like it was pretty close to fishable. Temperature was 42
- [Steelhead fishing near Salmon--12 March 2014](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-near-salmon-12-march-2014) - The Salmon River near Salmon is beginning to clear. At mid-day today visibility above Salmon , above the Lemhi River, was 18 or 20 inches. Downstream below the Lemhi it was about a foot. Temperature was 39 degrees. Morning air temperature was low 20s, so melt slowed. One of my steelhead guides was out this
- [Steelhead fishing picking up in Salmon area 13 March 2014](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-picking-up-in-salmon-area-13-march-2014) - Today a friend was out for most of the day with a fly rod, hooked four steelhead and landed two of them. Water clarity isn't perfect, but improving. Visibility was about 20 inches at the end of the day, when the valley melt had peaked. A ways upstream from Salmon, clarity is better. River temperature
- [Steelhead fishing, Salmon area, 17 March 2014](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-salmon-area-17-march-2014) - Over the weekend, the water conditions were good, and the river was busy. Good fishermen who knew the water did pretty well--others, not so much. There was rain and wind overnight and today, not a pleasant day to be out. The river is a little off below the Lemhi at mid-day, temperature 41 degrees.
- [Steelhead fishing picks up in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-picks-salmon-area) - Steelhead fishing in the Salmon area was much better today than recent days. Several guides reported good catches this evening, including at least one boat limiting out. 'Bout time.
- [Salmon River steelhead fishing](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-steelhead-fishing) - Today was a better steelhead fishing day in the Salmon area. River temperature was mid-40s, clear, mostly sunny day, leaves still yellow along the river. My boat had eight steelhead on, though we had trouble holding them--only landed two. Not many people on the river, as is common in mid-week. Weekends are pretty busy this
- [Salmon River chills steelhead fishing](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-chills-steelhead-fishing) - The current cold snap is chilling steelhead fishing in the Salmon area. This morning the river was 34 degrees. Overnight air temperature is predicted to reach O, so I expect to see ice in the river soon. This cold snap is supposed to last several days. After things warm up, we should get some more
- [Ice in Salmon River--steelhead fishing on hold](https://aggipah.com/ice-salmon-river-steelhead-fishing-hold) - Ice is flowing down the Salmon River near Salmon this morning, as expected. It's 0 degrees this morning. There likely will be some steelhead fishing opportunity after this cold snap passes, but it will be difficult to schedule.
- [Ice in the Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/ice-salmon-river) - Today we flew over the lower Middle Fork of the Salmon, and back up the Salmon River to Salmon. There were numerous ice jams on the Middle Fork. The Deadwater jam on the Salmon below North Fork had backed up nearly to North Fork. It is winter in Salmon River country. It will be around
- [Ice clearing in Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/ice-clearing-salmon-river) - Salmon River temperature increased in the last few days, after the O weather the previous week, and the river is clearing of slush ice. The Deadwater ice jam extends several miles upstream from North Fork, but there is open water in the Salmon area, and a few steelhead fishermen are out. We are getting snow,
- [September Middle Fork of the Salmon rafting trip](https://aggipah.com/september-middle-fork-salmon-rafting-trip) - Dates for whitewater rafting trips on the Middle Fork of the Salmon during the summer are fixed, but post-season dates, after 3 September, change each year. In 2015, we have a launch date on 17 September. By that time, passengers will fly in to begin the trip, at Indian Creek, or another air strip along
- [Ice conditions in Salmon River-7 Dec](https://aggipah.com/ice-conditions-salmon-river-7-dec) - With recent moderate weather, the Salmon River has not been carrying slush ice in the Salmon area in recent days. In general, if the overnight low is above 20 degrees, there won't be ice flowing. Based on that and the forecast, this week should be ice-free. Steelhead fishermen are picking up some fish. There aren't
- [Dates and rates for 2015](https://aggipah.com/dates-rates-2015) - Dates and rates for 2015 are updated on the web site. Dates on the Middle Fork and Main Salmon are the same, except in September, because dates are assigned to us by the Forest Service. On the Lower Salmon, we can control our dates, and I align them with days of the week. Some rates
- [Middle Fork Dreaming in December](https://aggipah.com/middle-fork-dreaming-december) - It's December. I'm sitting at my desk, looking out my office window which overlooks the Salmon River. It's snowing. I keep telling myself that this is a good thing: all those flakes are adding up to a few more drops of water for next summer's river season. This time of year, when all this snowing
- [Steelhead fishing conditions in the Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-conditions-salmon-river) - The Salmon River near Salmon remains ice-free, and steelhead fishermen are still on the river. Today the river temperature is in the upper 30s. Yesterday it was 40 degrees at mid-day. Clarity is off a bit. Right now I would consider it fishable, but if the river got much darker I probably wouldn't bother to
- [Snow pack in Salmon River basin above average at Christmas](https://aggipah.com/snow-pack-salmon-river-basin-average-christmas) - Snow fell all day on Christmas Eve. On Christmas morning, there was 4-5 inches of fresh snow at our house--a welcome Christmas bonus. Basin-wide per cent of average for the date is about 120%. The north side of the basin apparently has more snow than the south side. The upper Middle Fork drainage seems to
- [Back to the Middle Fork](https://aggipah.com/back-middle-fork) - Ok, I survived Christmas. A few days before the holiday, my wonderful aunt Mary sent me this picture showcasing her undying Christmas spirit. I laughed and laughed! I must admit I sometimes feel an awful lot like this, too. But, as I'm sure you were told many times growing up, we can use our imaginations
- [Salmon River near Salmon still open for steelhead fishing](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-near-salmon-still-open-steelhead-fishing) - The Salmon River near Salmon remains free of floating slush ice this week. The sub-zero temperatures of Christmas week produced a lot of ice, but warmer temperatures cleared the river. The 7-day forecast suggests that the river will remain clear. However there have been several days of overcast and fog recently, so steelhead fishing hasn't
- [winter steelhead fishing at Salmon](https://aggipah.com/winter-steelhead-fishing-salmon) - This has been an exceptional winter steelhead season in the Salmon area. The river has been ice-free most of the winter, outside of a couple of cold snaps. Most winters fishing is restricted by floating slush as well as long sections of the river completely frozen over. The river was open and fishable today
- [steelhead fishing access in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-access-salmon-area) - The Salmon River near Salmon was ice-free again today. The upper end of the Deadwater ice jam this year was several miles below the usual location--between Tower Creek and Red Bluff instead of between Carmen and Tower Creek. The Tower Creek launch ramp is open, as well as Carmen and the new, temporary, ramp
- [Graduation Family River Trips](https://aggipah.com/graduation-family-river-trips) - You know the saying, "Once you leave home, you can never come back again." I remember one of my high school teachers saying that to us in one of our senior English classes. I thought about it a lot-of course I could come home...couldn't I? What I didn't understand at the time is what many parents of 2015
- [Deadwater ice jam out](https://aggipah.com/deadwater-ice-jam) - The Deadwater ice jam just below North Fork has broken out. This annual event is a landmark, signals the beginning of the spring steelhead fishing season in the Salmon area. This year, though, not so much. Winter fishing was very good in the Salmon area, with little ice. The warm weather of the last
- [Salmon River clearing up](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-clearing) - The Salmon River near Salmon is clearing, after the heavy run-off last weekend. Visibility is about 10 inches--not what I would care to fish, but a favorable trend. River temperature at mid day was 44 degrees.
- [Early Steelhead Fishing Trips](https://aggipah.com/early-steelhead-fishing-trips) - The days have gotten long enough to get back on the Salmon River and fish for steelhead. Water conditions are much like the traditional spring season. We provide all tackle, lunch, in-boat heater(great this time of year!) transportation and guides. Give us a call to get on the river: 877-705-7370.
- [Cramer Rapid, Middle Fork Salmon](https://aggipah.com/cramer-rapid-middle-fork-salmon) - Here is a little story I wrote several years ago. I like to go back and read stuff like this on cold winter days. It makes the time between now and River Season seem not so long... Recollections of a Rapid The name Cramer never raised fear in a Middle Fork boatman’s heart before late
- [Spring Steelhead fishing in Salmon area starting early](https://aggipah.com/spring-steelhead-fishing-in-salmon-area-starting-early) - The spring steelhead fishing season in the Salmon area is off to an early start. This was a very unusual winter, with little ice in the river, and good steelhead fishing throughout the winter. In most years there is little fishing in the winter, and about this time, fishermen begin to get on the river
- [2015 Aggipah Shirts & Hats](https://aggipah.com/2015-aggipah-shirts-hats) - The new 2015 Aggipah t-shirts and hats are in. We have green and red tees, adult sizes S-XL. We can take special size orders for kids' and larger sizes. We don't currently have any of these additional sizes in stock. We have khaki and green hats. We are going to be ordering different colors of
- [Salmon River near Salmon is clear, no ice.](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-near-salmon-is-clear-no-ice) - The Salmon River near Salmon is clear, about 38 degrees at mid-day. The forecasted night temperature suggested that there might be ice flowing this morning, but there was none. I'm sure that issue is over now for the season. Steelhead fishermen are scattered along the river now, with catch rate pretty good. There is some
- [Steelhead are here NOW! Don't Wait!](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-are-here-now-dont-wait) - This has been such a crazy spring, none of us had any idea how to predict the fishing. We kept waiting for winter to slam down on us, freeze our river, cut the fishing off, but the river has been open most of the "winter." Now, with water temperatures warming up, the steelhead are on
- [Salmon River remains clear](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-remains-clear) - Steelhead fishing on the Salmon River is starting early this spring. Salmon River temperature and clarity has been favorable to steelhead fishing success.
- [VIDEO: The Middle Fork with Aggipah River Trips](https://aggipah.com/the-middle-fork-with-aggipah-river-trips) - We've been really focusing on getting more videos up on the site. As they say, "A picture is better than a thousand words." So, if this is true, a video must be better than a million words. Link to Video: Messing About in Boats on the Middle Fork In keeping with the "words" theme, this
- [Spring in the Salmon River country](https://aggipah.com/spring-in-the-salmon-river-country) - Steelhead fishing in the Salmon River is being affected by rising river and limited visibility due to recent warm nights.
- [Steelhead fishing improves](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-improves) - Steelhead fishing in the Salmon area was better today, with water conditions gradually improving, several fish hooked.
- [Lewis & Clark/Salmon River History](https://aggipah.com/lewis-clark-early-idaho-history) - Historian Mike Crosby will join our July 14-19, 2016 trip on the River of No Return (Main Salmon) for an in-depth study of the Lewis and Clark expedition and Salmon River history. Anyone interested in the history of central Idaho will appreciate this unique opportunity to visit around the campfire with Mike. This is an eye-opening trip
- [Steelhead fishing winding down](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-winding-down) - Steelhead fishing in the Salmon area is winding down, to resume in October
- [Early spring on Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/early-spring-on-salmon-river) - An early, warm spring has reduced the snowpack in the Salmon River basin, resulting in an earlier start to the whitewater rafting season.
- [Dutch Oven Baking: Part 2](https://aggipah.com/dutch-oven-baking-part-2) - Picking up where we left off a couple days ago on our Dutch oven discussion, we'll now cover the actual act of baking. Again, this is an excerpt from Bill Bernt's article in Northwest Living, entitled, "Those Amazing Dutch Ovens." Baking with a Dutch oven is just a matter of learning temperature control. The best
- [Salmon River Management Trip](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-management-trip) - Main Salmon River rafting trip with Forest Service officials, discussions of management issues in the River of No Return wilderness area.
- [Salmon River peak flow](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-peak-flow) - The Salmon River peak flow has apparently occurred in the last few days, which is a little early. Recent rains have stabilized the flow a little.
- [Salmon fishing season opens](https://aggipah.com/salmon-fishing-season-opens) - salmon fishing in the Salmon Idaho area opens today, with the river low for the date, but the river is dirty just now.
- [Rains have come to the Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/rains-have-come-to-the-salmon-river) - Rain in the Salmon River country has ended the fire season.
- [Smallmouth bass fishing on Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/smallmouth-bass-fishing-on-salmon-river) - Smallmouth bass fishing on the Lower Salmon River is good in September, after the summer heat has diminished.
- [Salmon River rafting dates for 2016](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-dates-for-2016) - Salmon River rafting dates for 2016 are available now. Middle Fork Salmon dates will change, but Main Salmon dates will remain the same.
- [Steelhead arriving in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-arriving-in-salmon-area) - Steelhead are arriving in the Salmon area. Fishing success will improve in the next few days.
- [Steelhead fishing improving in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-improving-in-salmon-area) - steelhead fishing in the Salmon area is erratic, as river temperature remains unusually warm for the time of year.
- [Steelhead fishing near Salmon, Idaho](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-near-salmon-id) - Steelhead fishing continues in the Salmon area, with the river remaining clear, and in the mid-40s.
- [Steelhead fishing conditions in Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-conditions-in-salmon-area) - steelhead fishing conditions in the Salmon area remain favorable, with the river warmer than usual for this time of year, and no ice flowing yet.
- [Ice interrupts steelhead fishing](https://aggipah.com/ice-interupts-steelhead-fishing) - Ice is flowing in the Salmon River near Salmon, interfering with steelhead fishing until temperatures moderate.
- [Winter Steelhead Fishing Conditions Begin](https://aggipah.com/winter-steelhead-fishing) - winter steelhead fishing conditions have arrived on the Salmon River in the Salmon area. A few steelhead fishermen are out on milder, ice-free days.
- [Salmon River Snowpack](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-snowpack) - Salmon River snowpack today (December 31, 2015) is about 130% of average for this date. The fall was dry, but snowfall in the last half of December boosted the Salmon River snowpack to, at one point, 150% of average. Snowpack per cent will spike up during a stormy period, then commonly drop about a per
- [Winter Steelhead Fishing](https://aggipah.com/winter-steelhead-fishing-2) - Winter steelhead fishing conditions are in full effect in the Salmon area. The Deadwater ice jam backed up to the Diamond Creek area, though the river has cut down through the jam for several miles, creating an ice canyon. Launch ramps from Tower Creek down are plugged with ice. Ramps upstream are usable. The river
- [Salmon, Idaho Steelhead Fishing & Shuttle Information](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-in-salmon) - Steelhead fishing at Salmon will pick up soon. The head of the ice jam is below North Fork. Deadwater hasn't broken out yet, but probably will pretty soon. Idaho Fish and Game and Bureau of Land Management expect to push ice out of the launch ramps from Tower to North Fork in the next few
- [Salmon River Level Projection](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-level-projection) - Snow pack in the Salmon River basin through most of the winter has been 110-120% of average. Based on snow pack, Salmon River level projection for the summer is average or a bit over--welcome after last summer's low water. While the current snow pack is encouraging, it is not a guarantee. If the weather is
- [Spring steelhead fishing in the Salmon area](https://aggipah.com/spring-steelhead-fishing-in-the-salmon-area) - Spring steelhead fishing in the Salmon area is getting started. Ice has been pushed from the ramps between North Fork and Salmon. The Fourth of July site, which is not a developed ramp, is usable, but a length of rope to pull a boat up over an ice slab would be a good idea.
- [steelhead fishing conditions](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-conditions) - steelhead fishing conditions on the Salmon River at Salmon are improving. The river is clearing and warming.
- [Kids Salmon River Whitewater Rafting Trip!](https://aggipah.com/kid-trip-salmon-river) - All Inclusive Kids Salmon River Whitewater Rafting Trip
- [Spring Rafting Trips on Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/spring-rafting-trips-salmon-river) - Spring whitewater rafting trips on the Lower Salmon River feature brilliant wildflowers against a green canyon setting, warm afternoons and crisp nights.
- [Fall steelhead fishing](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-october) - Fall steelhead fishing in the Salmon area is beginning.
- [Steelhead Fishing Improving in the Salmon Area](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-is-improving-in-salmon-area) - steelhead fishing is improving in Salmon area.
- [Snowpack in Salmon River Country](https://aggipah.com/snowpack-salmon-river) - Snowpack in the Salmon River basin is slightly below average in mid-winter, though total precipitation is above average.
- [Steelhead Fishing Conditions in Salmon](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-conditions-salmon) - Steelhead fishing conditions in Salmon are still difficult. The river is still mostly frozen, with boat ramps still blocked with ice.
- [ice jam in Salmon River beginning to break up](https://aggipah.com/ice-jam-salmon-river-breaking-up) - The ice jam in the Salmon River near Salmon is beginning to break up. Steelhead fishermen will be able to get boats on the river soon.
- [Steelhead fishing good news/bad news near Salmon, Idaho](https://aggipah.com/steelhead-fishing-good-news) - Steelhead fishing is a good news/bad news story near Salmon, Idaho. Good news is that the Deadwater Ice Jam has broken out.
- [catch and release fishing for steelhead on Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/2755) - Catch and release fishing for steelhead in the Salmon River will be the rule this fall. Steelhead will arrive in the Salmon area after mid-October.
- [Middle Fork Salmon dates for 2018](https://aggipah.com/middle-fork-salmon-dates-2018) - Middle Fork Salmon dates for 2018 are now available. Aggipah River Trips received September 5 and 16 this morning. Summer dates are permanent.
- [Salmon River snowpack above average](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-snowpack-above-average) - Salmon River snowpack above average in early December, suggesting good river flow for next summer. Now taking 2018 reservations.
- [Idaho's Middle Fork Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/idahos-middle-fork-salmon-river) - A journey through Idaho's Middle Fork Salmon River canyons is an unforgettable experience. For many, it's life-altering, a re-awakening of the soul.

## Pages

- [Aggipah River Trips](https://aggipah.com/) - Whitewater rafting trips on Idaho's Middle Fork and Salmon River, family-owned & locally-based since 1977. Camping, hiking, paddling, dutch oven meals.
- [Aggipah's Blog pages](https://aggipah.com/aggipahs-blog-pages) - If you’re like most folks, you’re probably curious about Dutch-oven cooking. We are more than happy to teach you everything we know. If you have a specific recipe you’d like to prepare in a Dutch-oven, bring it on the trip and we’ll do it together. Just let us know what ingredients we need to purchase before your river trip. We’ll do as much cooking together as you’d like, you will by no means be assigned KP duty for the duration on the trip!
- [River of No Return History](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips/salmon-river/experience-old-west-new-way/river-return-history) - The Salmon River in Idaho was known as the "River of No Return" because supply boats floating down into the wilderness could not return upstream to Salmon.
- [Specialty Trips 2026](https://aggipah.com/specialty-trips-2026) - Specialty Trips 2026 In late July this year we have a unique top-to-bottom trip through this wilderness area. People will fly in a small charter plane into a back-country air strip on the east edge of the wilderness area, spend a night at a lodge there, then the next morning travel by horseback and pack
- [About Us: Family-owned Salmon River Whitewater Rafting and Fishing Outfitters](https://aggipah.com/about-us) - About us: Local family-operated Salmon River outfitter. Multi-day guided whitewater & fishing trips on Idaho's Salmon River & Middle Fork Salmon, since 1977
- [Salmon River Scenic Float Trips](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips/salmon-river-scenic-float-trips) - 1 day scenic float non-whitewater river trips in the Salmon, Idaho area, April-September, views of continental divide, Lewis and Clark and fur trade history
- [Contact Us](https://aggipah.com/contact-us) - Contact us for information about whitewater rafting and fishing trips in the Salmon River of No Return wilderness, call day, evening, or weekend.
- [Lower Canyons of the Salmon River Rafting](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips/salmon-river/lower-salmon-river-rafting) - The Lower Canyons of the Salmon River long weekend special is a great September Idaho whitewater rafting trip, few people on the river, pleasant temperature
- [Salmon River Whitewater Rafting Trips](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips) - Salmon River whitewater rafting trips in Idaho vary with time of year and section of river. Middle Fork, Main, & Lower Salmon trips from April to October
- [Main Salmon "River of No Return" Rafting](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips/salmon-river/main-salmon-river-rafting) - Spend a week floating Idaho's Main Salmon River. Run big whitewater, swim in warm water, enjoy first-class meals, camping and scenery. Best for families.
- [Salmon River Fishing Trips](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-fishing-trips) - Salmon River fishing trips on Idaho's Middle Fork, Main, and Lower Salmon. April to October. White water, fishing, camping trips for all ages.
- [Aggipah Salmon River Testimonials](https://aggipah.com/testimonials) - Whitewater rafting trip reviews from past customers of Aggipah River Trips rafting on Idaho's Salmon River
- [Rafting Trip Details](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips/rafting-trip-details) - whitewater rafting on Salmon river details--when to go, what to bring, what to do, what to eat, who should go, when to reserve space
- [The Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips/salmon-river) - Idaho's Salmon River offers excellent whitewater, placid pools, magnificent mountain scenery, beautiful sandy beaches, and is perfect for kids of all ages.
- [Multi-Day River Trips](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips/multi-day-river-trips) - Multi-day whitewater rafting trips on Idaho's Middle Fork, Main & Lower Salmon River. Combo Middle Fork and Main for 12 days. Camping and lodge options.
- [Messing About in Boats Since 1977](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips/messing-about-in-boats) - River trips on all three wilderness sections of the Salmon River. Daily activities, best time of year, information about Aggipah's whitewater rafting trips.
- [Salmon River Specialty Trips](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-specialty-river-trips) - Specialty whitewater rafting trips on Salmon River focus on history, wilderness, dutch ovens, row-your-own-boats, lodge stay, horse-back combo trips
- [Best Time to Steelhead Fish on the Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-fishing-trips/best-time-steelhead-fish) - The best time to steelhead fish Idaho's Salmon River is mid/late spring, mid/late fall near Salmon, Idaho. 1-5 day trips available.
- [Steelhead Fishing Trips](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-fishing-trips/steelhead-fishing-trips) - Steelhead fishing on the Salmon River is in late fall and early spring. Trips are 1 to 5 days, staying in local motels or camping in the wilderness
- [Links to lodging, transportation, rentals and related services.](https://aggipah.com/contact-us/links-friends-aggipah) - Salmon River lodging, transportation, rentals--motels, local transportation, air taxis, sporting goods, licenses, clothing, gear for your Salmon River Trip
- [Salmon River Lodge-To-Lodge Whitewater Rafting Trips](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-specialty-river-trips/lodge-river-rafting-trips) - Salmon River lodge-to-lodge trips on Idaho's River of No Return allow you to stay indoors each night instead of camping. Stay at a new lodge each night.
- [Fly Fishing for trout on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-fishing-trips/trout-bass-fishing-trips) - Fly fishing for trout in drift boats on Idaho's Middle Fork Salmon River through River of No Return Wilderness, camp and dine riverside. 4-6 days.
- [Whitewater rafting on the Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/frequently-asked-questions/float-salmon-river) - The best river: whitewater rafting and fishing trips on the Salmon vary with time of year section of river. We have the best options from March to November.
- [Rafting for All Ages](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips/rafting-ages) - Whitewater rafting on the Salmon River is suitable for grade school kids and great grand-pas, assuming good health and moderate river conditions.
- [Meeting places, transportation & policies](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips/meeting-place-transportation-policies) - Details about meeting places, local transportation, and payment policies for wilderness whitewater rafting trips on Idaho's Salmon River
- [Sitemap](https://aggipah.com/sitemap)
- [Rates and Dates](https://aggipah.com/rates-dates) - Rates and dates for whitewater rafting and fishing trips on Idaho's Salmon River. Contact us for special arrangements or trip variations. 208-756-4167
- [Newsletter Signup](https://aggipah.com/newsletter-signup)
- [Aggipah River Trips is an equal opportunity provider](https://aggipah.com/aggipah-river-trips-is-an-equal-opportunity-provider) - Aggipah River Trips is an equal opportunity provider. Aggipah River Trips is a member of Idaho Outfitters & Guides Association, Middle Fork Outfitters Association, Salmon River Outfitters Association, America Outdoors, Salmon Chamber of Commerce, and Stanley Chamber of Commerce.
- [Books About the Salmon River Country](https://aggipah.com/books-salmon-river-country) - Salmon River books to read ahead of time or after your wilderness trip. Enhance your Salmon River Experience by delving into this rich history.
- [Middle Fork of the Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips/salmon-river/middle-fork-of-the-salmon-river) - The Middle Fork is 100 miles of Idaho's River of No Return Wilderness. Big whitewater, dramatic scenery, hot springs, world-class fly-fishing.
- [5 Reasons the Salmon River Is Your Next Family Vacation Destination.](https://aggipah.com/adventure/salmon-river-family-vacation) - A wilderness river trip in the Rocky Mountains is an ideal adventure for any family. Re-connect as you float down the Salmon River through the legendary "River of No Return" canyon. Enjoy warm swimming, camping on the beach, and exciting whitewater. Here are five reasons to start planning your family vacation with Aggipah River Trips.
- [Experience the Old West in a New Way](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips/salmon-river/experience-old-west-new-way) - The remote River of No Return Wilderness was Idaho's last frontier for homesteaders & miners, who used the Salmon River to get supplies. The real Old West.
- [Dutch oven cooking lessons on the river](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-specialty-river-trips/dutch-oven-cooking-classes) - Our guides will share their knowledge of Dutch oven cooking for those interested in furthering this uniquely Western skill.
- [Best Time to Fly Fish the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-fishing-trips/best-time-fly-fish-idaho) - Best time to fly fish the Middle Fork Salmon River is related to river level. Best in moderate to low flow, usually July, August, and September.
- [Watercolor & Painting Workshops](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-specialty-river-trips/watercolor-painting-workshops) - Learn watercolor painting skills on a whitewater rafting trip on the Salmon River in Idaho from Erica Craig--a skilled artist and wildlife biologist
- [Saddle & Paddle River Trips](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-specialty-river-trips/saddle-paddle-river-trips) - Combine high-country horseback riding whitewater rafting on Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon River for the ultimate backcountry experience.
- [Spring whitewater rafting and hiking trips](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-specialty-river-trips/spring-river-rafting-hiking-trips) - Spring river trips on Salmon River provide the greatest sense of wilderness-lots of animals, few people, wildflowers blooming, cool weather for hiking.
- [Cast and blast fishing and hunting trips](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-fishing-trips/cast-blast-fishing-trips) - Cast and blast fall 5-day steelhead/chukar, camping, whitewater trip on Idaho's Lower Salmon River, fishing from McKenzie drift boats.
- [Salmon River Map](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips/salmon-river/salmon-river-map) - Topo map of Idaho with whitewater rafting sections of the Salmon River in Idaho through the River of No Return Wilderness Area
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://aggipah.com/frequently-asked-questions) - information about whitewater rafting trips on the Salmon River--logistics, meeting places, policies, ages, meals, best time to raft the Salmon River
- [Salmon River News](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-rafting-trips/salmon-river/salmon-river-news) - If you are planning Salmon River white water rafting trips, day float trips, or a Salmon River fishing trips with Aggipah's Idaho River Guides, add this page to your favorites to keep up with updates or changes on the Salmon River.
- [Kids and family whitewater rafting trips](https://aggipah.com/frequently-asked-questions/kids) - Kids and family whitewater rafting trips on Idaho's Salmon River. Sun, sandy beaches, water, and campfires make the perfect all-inclusive family vacation.
- [What to Bring on your Salmon River Whitewater Rafting Trip](https://aggipah.com/frequently-asked-questions/what-to-bring) - What to bring & what Aggipah provides: tents, sleeping pads, dry bags, life jackets, chairs, tables, clothing, personal gear.
- [Salmon River Cooking and Camping](https://aggipah.com/frequently-asked-questions/camping-cuisine) - Dutch oven cooking and camping are highlights of our whitewater rafting trips. Camp along the Salmon River and enjoy a variety of locally produced foods.
- [Private charter group river trips](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-specialty-river-trips/private-group-river-trips) - Private charter group customized whitewater rafting and fishing trips can be arranged through Idaho's River of No Return Wilderness Area.
- [Fiddling with History](https://aggipah.com/salmon-river-specialty-river-trips/fiddling-history) - "Fiddlin' with river history" on River of No Return. Dave Wolf grew up in Salmon River country with the last of the homesteaders and shares stories & music.
- [Specials](https://aggipah.com/specials)

## Testimonials

- [by far my best rafting experience](https://aggipah.com/testimonial/by-far-my-best-rafting-experience) - Letter to Forest Service: My friends and I recently returned from rafting the Main Salmon with Aggipah River Trips. I have extensive previous rafting experience, including the Colorado through the Grand Canyon and Cataract Canyons, the Grreen, the Yampa, and the Rogue. I have to say that the Main Salmon with Aggipah was by far
- [I enjoyed the trip immensely](https://aggipah.com/testimonial/i-enjoyed-the-trip-immensely) - I just do want to tell you that I enjoyed the trip immensely. The country and the river were all you said they would be, and your hospitality and such were, of course, simply excellent... Not the least of the attractions of the trip was the people I met... I won't carry on, but I
- [You are a class operator](https://aggipah.com/testimonial/you-are-a-class-operator) - Just wanted to follow up with a word of appreciation for the great time you showed my son and me. Not only did we have a great time fishing, but also really enjoyed getting to know you--and learning from your years of wisdom! You are a class operator and I wouldn't hesitate to use you
- [Thank you all so much for such a great time!](https://aggipah.com/testimonial/thank-you-all-so-much-for-such-a-great-time) - We have been home for a week or so and are catching up with everything but the wonderful trip on the Middle Fork keeps us going!! Just thinking of the fun trip we had with all of you is enough to put a smile on our faces. Thank you all so much for such a
- [Your expertise is only exceeded by your hospitality](https://aggipah.com/testimonial/your-expertise-is-only-exceeded-by-your-hospitality) - Thank you all for a marvelous adventure. I enjoyed the Middle Fork even more than the Main. Your expertise is only exceeded by your hospitality.
- [You and your staff did a fantastic job](https://aggipah.com/testimonial/you-and-your-staff-did-a-fantastic-job) - I wanted to tell you what a great time Perry and I had on our recent river trip! You and your staff did a fantastic job getting us down the river safely, even through Cramer (rapid)....The food was delicious (thanks for accommodating my lettuce allergy), the tents easy and the pads comfortable.
- [The six of us had a terrific time...](https://aggipah.com/testimonial/the-six-of-us-had-a-terrific-time) - Just a thank you note for making our vacation down the Main Salmon last week so wonderful. The six of us had a terrific time, due in large part to your wonderful daughter, Stephanie. She has a truly good soul, is a highly skilled boatman....I already have a number of folks here in Minnesota who
- [a great time](https://aggipah.com/testimonial/a-great-time) - A short note to express our thanks to you for a wonderful holiday with Aggipah. Dena, Rebecca, and I all had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the time away to replenish our souls and make new friends. It was a wonderful treat to share the trip with your friends and get
- [Wonderful Trip](https://aggipah.com/testimonial/wonderful-trip) - ..it felt like going with friends. There was none of this "you are the client" type of thing
- [An incredible week on the Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/testimonial/an-incredible-week-on-the-salmon-river) - It was the Best!!! We just got home from our time in Sun Valley and I cannot tell you how many times we thought of you all having your son home and being on the river!!
- [Everything was top-notch](https://aggipah.com/testimonial/everything-was-top-notch) - Thanks for one of the most memorable vacations ever. Everything was top-notch and we especially enjoyed your company.
- [Fantastic trip on the Lower Salmon River](https://aggipah.com/testimonial/fantastic-trip-on-the-lower-salmon-river) - I still think about it daily. It was a trip and experience that I will never forget.
- [Never-to-be forgotten trip](https://aggipah.com/testimonial/never-to-be-forgotten-trip) - Our family will hold the experience in our hearts and mind’s eye forever. There was a spiritual quality to the adventure as well as all the fun.

## Categories

- [Photos](https://aggipah.com/category/photos)
- [Salmon River Fishing Report](https://aggipah.com/category/salmon-river-fishing-report) - Salmon River Fishing Report
- [Whitewater Rafting](https://aggipah.com/category/whitewater-rafting)
- [Steelhead Fishing](https://aggipah.com/category/steelhead-fishing) - Steelhead fishing on the Salmon River in Idaho.
- [River and Fishing Trips](https://aggipah.com/category/river-and-fishing-trips)

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