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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
superb.[MORE]
Fishing Dates
For the September Fishing dates, all trips are designed for two fishermen/boat. We have rotating seats attached to the rafts for easier fishing. Depending on numbers of guests, we may have a third guest ride in the fishing boat and rotate into the fishing seats. We may also take non-fishing guests in the rafts and if there are enough non-fishing guests we may bring a paddle boat along.
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.
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.
Camping
This is one of the best parts of the trip, to be lullabied to sleep by the sound of the river. We provide all camping gear for you, including sleeping bag, pad, pillow, tent, rain gear and all camp equipment. In the evening, we set up a camp and have chairs to relax in for meals. We bring along a wilderness porta-potty and place it in a private place with stunning views. We practice Leave No Trace camping ethics, so you are sure to learn a lot about this on the trip and be able to take some of these new skills home with you.
Food
We provide healthy and delicious meals, accompanied with lots of salads, fresh fruits and vegetables. We also use as much organic produce/products as is available in central Idaho. Our goal is to have you eat healthy meals so that you feel good and refreshed during the day with lots of energy for fun in this remote wilderness setting. If you would like a copy of our menu please call us. Vegetarian’s welcome and meat eaters alike!
Eco Focus
MFRE carbon offsets all our river trips through the purchase of Green Tags, which accounts for transportation to/from the river, as well as how much charcoal we burn. We also recycle everything from the trips (glass, plastic, aluminum etc.), including food waste which is fed to pigs at a local farm and/or composted or used in worm bins. We also recently purchased a 120 gallon vegetable oil tank to burn used cooking oil from the Mountain Village Restaurant in Stanley in our Ford F350 Diesel truck used to transport our equipment to/from the river. We also follow Leave No Trace Ethics and purchase all guest households a yearly membership to Idaho Rivers United, a non-profit organization whose focus is Salmon Recovery on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River.
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.
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