This is America’s Best Wild River Trip | DIY Idaho | 5 days Fly Fishing Hiking & Backpacking

If you pack smart and plan accordingly you are sure to leave with a lifetime of memories. Folks this is going to be 5 days fly fishing one of the most remote drainages in the lower 48. This is truly the fantasy land most outdoorsman only see in dreams. The landscapes taken out of a Tolken tale will make you fell small at every step and the raw elements will remind you how insignificant you truly are. Even though the surroundings are sure to take the breath away, each step ought to be taken with the utmost care. Always keep you gaze keen on the horizon because no matter how vast, there is a good chance you are not alone. In a lot of ways, this set of challenges may seem insurmountable for the adventurous angler.. But there is good reason fellowships continue to make the pilgrimage to these wild lands. Thriving native fish still swim strong all throughout these emerald waters. Despite the growing list of obstacles brought on by modernity, relics of yesteryear can still be found at the top of these skeleton systems. Apex predators mix with seasonal residents to give a fleeting glimpse of much wilder times in the not so distant past. FASADD: (Adjustable Dry Dropper) https://youtu.be/pMUZUZppAYA https://youtu.be/MATZ0iLfVSA Join the FLY ALL SZN Community: Instagram: @fly_allszn Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flyallszn?fan_landing=true Website: https://flyallszn.com/ Official FAS Discord: https://discord.gg/EQdDkX3QNN FAS Partners: A.N.T. Fly Rods :https://antflyfishing.com/collections/all USE PROMO CODE : "MIKE15" To get 15% off A.N.T. Fly rods & gear. AVENTURON: https://aventuron.com/fly_allszn HEX FLY CO NETS: https://www.hexfly.co/ USE PROMO CODE : "ALLSZN10" To get 10% off HEX Nets & gear. Points of Reference: Day 1 (it started so well) 3:35 - Who is Sam? 6:30 - Hike in 8:00 - Bear Corner 11:25 - Arrive at Camp 14:00 - Fishing Starts 24:22 - Streamer "how to" 28:16 - Storm hit 30:43 - The river sucks Day 2 (picking up the pieces) 33:47 - Foggy morning 36:49 - Fish still exist 45:21 - Leaving fish to find nothing 51:36 - Eating our sorrows Day 3 (This is better) 57:05 - Thats a lot of bull trout 1:06:36 - What did we just catch? 1:11:52 - Frogs and bears 1:16:08 - Bear Safety 1:24:47 - We are out of here Day 4 (We left fish to find fish) 1:30:32 - Yankee Fork Dredge 1:33:39 - Plan A 1:41:11 - Plan B 1:42:18 - Plan C Day 5 (Saving the trip) 1:45:45 - Hiking in 1:49:42 - WE FOUND TROUT 1:57:09 - Salmon? 2:08:01 - Its all over Trip Research: https://www.westernrivers.org/discover/river-of-the-month/middle-fork-salmon-river https://www.westernrivers.org/projects/id/cape-horn-ranch-middle-fork-salmon https://www.westernrivers.org/projects/id/salmon-river https://www.westernrivers.org/projects/id/goat-falls-ranch-salmon-river https://idfg.idaho.gov/ifwis/fishingplanner/water/1145914452972 https://www.yellowdogflyfishing.com/destinations/middle-fork-salmon-float-trip/ https://idahoriverjourneys.com/middle-fork-fly-fishing-flies/ https://www.idahorivers.org/news/2022-salmon-returns https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/sustainable-fisheries/salmon-life-cycle-and-seasonal-fishery-planning https://www.idahoconservation.org/blog/smolt-to-adult-returns-a-critical-measure-of-salmon-and-steelhead-recovery-or-lack-thereof/ https://idahocapitalsun.com/2022/05/20/after-30-years-of-listing-for-spring-summer-chinook-its-time-to-bring-back-the-kings-of-idaho/#:~:text=In%20the%2030%20years%20since,%2C%20marking%20a%2048%25%20decline. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecs2.3757 https://visitidaho.org/travel-tips/travel-history-land-yankee-fork/ https://yankeeforkdredge.com/ https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/reflecting-on-the-yankee-fork-project/