Fly Fishing the rivers, streams and lakes of Central Idaho with the guides of Sawtooth Fishing Guides. Sawtooth Fishing Guides offers guided flyfishing on the Main Salmon River, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River and on the crystal-clear streams and lakes of Central Idaho’s Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Trout season runs from March until late October and the season for ocean run Steelhead is every spring from late March until the end of April. Sawtooth Fishing Guides’ trips are tailored for all skill levels of anglers. Beginning fly-fishers will find good opportunities to hook and land fish, while skilled fly-fishers will find plenty of challenging water with lots of nice sized fish.
Steelhead, Trout
The Fishing
TROUT FISHING. If you like to fish on moving water, we offer both Walk and Wade fishing and Drift Boat float fishing. The waters we fish are varied enough to provide beginning anglers with the chance to hook and land fish so they learn the tricks of setting the hook and landing the fish. At the same time, we fish waters that will please and challenge even the most seasoned of our guests. Much of our trout fishing is on the Main Salmon River from Stanley to Challis; and on Bear Valley Creek
Trout fishing occurs from early March until late October with the summer season thru late September providing many opportunities for dry fly fishing and the spring and later fall season more chances for streamer and nymph fishing. But, don’t despair, we use all techniques in all seasons as we target larger and smarter fish! We typically practice catch and release fishing, since many of the fish species we catch are protected. The upper Main Salmon area near Stanley offers a chance to fish for
STEELHEAD FISHING. Steelhead trout are truly an amazing fish to catch. They run, jump and play all the way in and with an average size of 20-40 inches and weight of 5-20 lbs, hooking one is an unforgettable experience! We fish for these fish from mid March until the last day of April on the Upper Main Salmon. We fish using ’blind fishing’ and ’sight fishing’ techniques and may be found fishing anywhere in about 60 to 70 miles of water on the Main Salmon River from Chall
Once the water in the higher country warms up, these fish begin to move on up to the waters they were born in to begin their spring spawning ritual. Our steelhead season occurs in March and April. Although the exact timing of the spring upstream migration each year is impossible to predict, fishing is usually best in late March and all of April. To preserve the quality of your steelhead fishing experience, we limit groups to 2 and very occasionally 3 guests. Steelhead trips are mostly Walk, Wade
Sawtooth Fishing Guides
Join Sawtooth Fishing Guides this spring, summer or fall for the fly fishing experience of a liftetime! Sawtooth Fishing Guides offers guided flyfishing on the Main Salmon River, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River and on the crystal-clear streams and lakes of Central Idaho’s Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Trout season runs from March until late October and the season for ocean run Steelhead is every spring from late March - the end of April
Customized Fishing Trips
Sawtooth Fishing Guides specializes in customizing trips to meet your needs and skill level. Our location in Stanley, Idaho is a short, scenic one hour drive from Sun Valley, Idaho or a scenic three hour drive from Boise. Our guests who base their vacations in Sun Valley find it easy to schedule a full or half day trip with us and those who are based in the Sawtooth Valley and Stanley area are minutes away. Trips are tailored for all skill levels
The Guides
Owner/Outfitter Julie Meissner has been working on the rivers and in the mountains of Idaho guiding clients fishing, skiing etc for over 25 years. Steve Cole comes from a life time of fishing. Steve has fished these waters from the time he was a very young man. Along with Verlon Herndon, Sparky Easom, MaryEllen Easom, Bob Sevy, Bev Angel, Lisa Muscavage, Jason Brunson and Bob Nail,they share a wealth of local knowledge and vast fishing experience
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