Day 1: Arrival and Orientation
After you arrive at the ranch around midday, you’ll be served a hearty lunch and the guides will give you a brief rundown of the map and show you the main fishing locations throughout the territory.
We’ll begin with a quick technical briefing so that you feel confident and ready for your adventure. Fly fishing may seem like an easy activity, but as our destinations are in mountains and forests, you need to know how to stay safe and sound. We’ll go over wilderness safety and survival skills, including bear and cougar safety rules and angling license regulations.
Then our expert instructors will show angling techniques and help you select your equipment. After all the housekeeping is done, it’s time for your first catch of the day! We’ll head out to a local river and you’ll try your hand at fly fishing during a glorious sunset.
When we’re done with fishing for the day, we’ll return to the ranch and enjoy a home-cooked dinner, before heading out to the cozy chalets or rooms.
Day 2-6: Fly fishing practice
These days will offer a true immersion in the art of fishing to a panorama of towering peaks and sprawling forests. Each day we’ll have a hearty breakfast and practice fly fishing out on the streams!
Our guides will give a short introduction into the world of basic entomology, and you’ll learn about fly-making. You’ll get some hands-on practice in designing and crafting flies, a must-have skill to make sure the lure stays inviting enough for the fish to strike. Later on, we’ll talk about angling methods and the instructors will share some tips about being a successful angler.
Shortly after our brief instruction session, we’ll head out to the local rivers. The fresh mountain streams in the area have pure, cold waters with high oxygen levels, the perfect environment for healthy fish populations.
Though of course nature can’t be predicted, the waters’ abundant schools of fish are likely to reward you richly for your angling efforts! The rivers abound with freshwater shrimp and high-quality Rainbow Trout that feeds on it. You can also catch other fish species, including Kokanee Salmon, Dolly Varden, Bull Trout, Brook Trout, and Mountain Whitefish.
If you have a particular interest in a specific fish species, let the instructors know and they’ll do their best to help you meet your goals.
After a few thrilling hours, we’ll go back to the ranch for a well-deserved lunch. Your hosts will cook your catch or create vegetarian dishes according to your preferences.
Once we’ve refilled our energy bars, we’ll get back to fishing, and at the end of each day, we’ll see who has had the best catch of the day and complete a daily fishing report. Nothing like a bit of competition to add some sportsmanship! After dinner, you’ll head to your snug lodging.
Day 7: Morning Fishing and Departure
On the last day of our fishing tour, we’ll have breakfast and make the most or our remaining time by fishing in the pristine local waters. The early hours spent fishing in remote streams with gravel shallows - the perfect end to an incredible trip. Don’t forget to take one more deep breath of the fresh mountain air and bask in the calm nature before you go!
When we return to the ranch, we’ll update the river records with data from your daily fishing reports, and say our goodbyes. Until the next adventure!
