October is Rainbow and Steelhead surface action on the Grande Ronde River.

The Grande Ronde is a tributary of the Snake River. In 1988 the United State Congress designated 44 miles of the river, from its confluence with the Wallowa to the Oregon-Washington border as "wild and scenic."
This river twists and turns over wild terrain. The watershed's diverse flora and fauna and abundance of wildlife only adds to the natural beauty of this river. Red-hot summer steelhead and feisty rainbows aggressively take surface action flies. When the air temperatures drop, swinging wet flies becomes effective, for an opportunity to have one of these aggressive fish, crush your fly. This river truly affords a rare opportunity to experience a nearly pristine river corridor. Its rapids are lively, but not intimidating as its course runs alongside woodlands and deep canyons.

"I've taken steelhead on flies in forty rivers from southern Oregon to northern British Columbia, and the Grande Ronde is the top of the list for joys in surface steelhead."
-Bill McMillan, flyfisherman, writer, Steelhead guru.

Join us for a wilderness float through this primitive river canyon that is inaccessible by vehicle. Are trips are limited to only three a year so please call us about availability and current rates.