Archive for the 'Salmon' Category

If you visit Stanley, Idaho during the summer at some point you will likely get the chance to see a large raft known to many as a “sweep boat” roll through town. The boats are used by commercial outfitters that run multi-day rafting and fishing trips down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. Outfitters [...]

Unlike most means of transportation, riding a raft or drift boat down one of Idaho’s famous rivers can be as straight-forward as it gets, direction-wise anyway. You go downstream, from point “A” to point “B” and there are no intersections, shortcuts, or Google Maps to follow. Other than dodging rocks, big waves, and other obstructions, [...]

Want to truly get away from it all? Make a night at the Redfish Lake Lodge part of your escape while visiting Stanley, Idaho. Redfish Lake, which is located only 15 minutes south of Stanley, is a large lake resting at the base of the Sawtooth Mountains. It takes its name from the Salmon Runs [...]

On the evening of the fifth night of a Middle Fork of the Salmon fly-fishing trip, Craig McCallum opened a steaming Dutch Oven and revealed a loaf of Sourdough Bread. Smack dab in the heart of the Frank Church Wilderness Area, one would wonder if, for just a split second, we had all been transported [...]