The Best of Washington Trout & Steelhead
12 Great Rivers, 4 Cool Lodges & 1 Little Fly Shop
Overnight Packages and Day Trips
Upper Columbia Guided Fishing
Black Bear Lodge Upper Columbia Fly Fishing Trips
Wild Redband Rainbow
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2022 Dates
Spring Dates – Spring dates have a maximum of 4 people unless otherwise arranged.
Arrive March 20, Fish 21, 22, 23 Leave 24 FULL
Arrive March 24, Fish 25, 26, Leave 27
Arrive March 27, Fish 28, 29, 30 Leave 31
Arrive March 31, Fish April 1, 2, 3 Leave 4
Arrive April 4, Fish 5, 6, 7, Leave 8
Arrive April 8, Fish 9, 10, 11 Leave 12
Arrive April 23, Fish 23, 24, 25 Leave 26
Arrive April 26, Fish 27, 28, 29 Leave 30
Arrive May 6, Fish 7, 8, 9, Leave 10
Arrive May 10, Fish 11, 12, 13, Leave 14
Arrive May 14, Fish 14, 15, 16, Leave 17
May 17 -24 Full
Arrive May 24, Fish 25, 26, 27, Leave 28
Arrive May 28, Fish 29, 30, 31, Leave 1
SUMMER DATES Maximum of 6 Anglers
Arrive June 1, Fish 2, 3, 4 Leave 5 6 Spots
Arrive June 5, Fish 6, 7, 8 Leave 9 4 Spots
Arrive June 9, Fish 9, 10, 11 Leave 12 Full
Arrive June 12, Fish 12, 13, 14 Leave 15 2 Spots
Arrive June 15, Fish 15, 16, 17 Leave 18 Full
Arrive June 18, Fish 18, 19, 20 Leave 21 Full
Arrive June 21, Fish 21, 22, 23 Leave 24 Full
Arrive June 24, Fish 24, 25, 26 Leave 27 Full
Arrive June 27, Fish 27, 28, 29 Leave 30 Full
Arrive June 30, Fish 30, 1, 2 Leave 3 Full
Arrive July 3, Fish 3, 4, Leave 5 4 Full
Arrive July 5, Fish 5,6,7 Leave 8 Full
FALL DATES Maximum of 6 Anglers
Arrive Aug 28, Fish 29, 30, 31 Leave 1 Full
Arrive Sept 1, Fish 2,3,4 Leave 5
Arrive Sept 5, Fish 6, 7, 8 Leave 9
Arrive Sept 9, Fish 10, 11, 12 Leave 13
Arrive Sept 13, Fish 14. 15, 16 Leave 17
Arrive Sept 17, Fish 18, 19, 20 Leave 21
Arrive Sept 21, Fish 22, 23, 24 Leave 25
Arrive Sept 25, Fish 26, 27, 28 Leave 29 4 Spots left
Arrive Sept 29, Fish 30, 1, 2, 3 Leave 4 4 Spots left
Arrive Oct 4, Fish 5, 6, 7 Leave 8 Full
Arrive Oct 8, Fish 9, 10, 11 Leave 12
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RATES
DAY TRIPS Feb 15 – Oct 20
$695 Per boat – 2 people
$595 Per boat – 1 person
OVERNIGHT TRIPS June 1 – Oct 20
$595 Per person, per fishing day based on double occupancy
Guide, lodging, food, equipment, flies and fun.
Upper Columbia Fly Fishing – For the past 25 years we have been investigating (fishing) the northeast corner of Washington. The UC is one of the watersheds we fish in the NE corner and we have a beautiful lodge riverside. The river sports incredible insect hatches seasonally. While hatches are not gauranteed day in and day out, the trout are at times tuned into the surface which makes for great fun. Tactics very from the late winter/early spring fishing using single hand and double hand swing tactics to the June/July hatch season featuring blizzard Caddis, Drakes and various Mayflies to the late Summer Fall hatches of Baetis, October Caddis and terrestrials. The primary target fish on the UC are rainbows and there are some BIG ones. In addition there are Cutthroat and Brook trout. We also fish various watersheds in conjunction with the Upper Columbia trip, including the Kettle river.
We offer day trips and we offer overnight trips featuring our very own ‘Black Bear Lodge’ – We cannot get any closer to the river. The lodge provides us with convenience and comfort, a great plae to stay and tell stories about the ones landed and the ones that ‘got away’. Lodging is based on two people per room. In addition to the fishing we have a myriad of non angling activities for those that would rather do other things….Interpretive scenic river floats, birding, day hikes, winery tours, etc.
All fish on the Upper Columbia River are wild residents and not steelhead. -How to get there
