2025 and 2026 Trip Dates
Booking a Middle Fork Trip
Before booking your trip, please review our Middle Fork Reservation Info. To reserve your 2025 or 2026 trip, you can book online below or call our office. A $750 deposit per person will confirm your space.
For dates marked as “Call Us,” the trip is currently full. However, openings may become available due to cancellations or rescheduling. By calling us, we can add you to our waitlist, answer any questions, or recommend other outfitters to help you experience the Middle Fork Salmon River.
Trips launching between June 3 and July 24 begin and end in Stanley, Idaho. Trips launching from August 1 through September begin and end in Salmon, Idaho. For Salmon launches, a backcountry flight is required. The cost of this flight is approximately $200 per person (2024 rate), with payment made directly to the air taxi company. We will arrange this flight on your behalf. The rate difference between July and August trips reflects the cost of this flight for Salmon launches.
2025 Trip Dates and Rates
Date | Days | Rate | Trip Starting Location | Availability |
June 3 | 5 | Book for 2026 | Stanley | |
June 12 | 5 | Book for 2026 | Stanley | |
June 21 | 6 | Book for 2026 | Stanley | |
June 30 | 6 | $3595 | Stanley | |
July 8 | 6 | $3595 | Stanley | |
July 16 | 6 | $3595 | Stanley | |
July 24 | 6 | $3595 | Stanley | |
August 1 | 6 | $3395 | Salmon | |
August 9 | 6 | $3395 | Salmon | |
August 17 | 6 | $3395 | Salmon | |
August 25 | 6 | $3395 | Salmon | |
September 2 - Exclusive Fly Fishing | 6 | $4800 | Salmon | |
September 11 - Exculsive Fly Fishing | 6 | $4800 | Salmon |
2026 Trip Dates and Rates
Date | Days | Rate | Trip Starting Location | Availability |
June 3 | 5 | $2595 | Stanley | |
June 12 | 5 | $2895 | Stanley | |
June 21 | 6 | $3595 | Stanley | |
June 30 | 6 | $3595 | Stanley | |
July 8 | 6 | $3595 | Stanley | |
July 16 | 6 | $3595 | Stanley | |
July 24 | 6 | $3595 | Stanley | |
August 1 | 6 | $3395 | Salmon | |
August 9 | 6 | $3395 | Salmon | |
August 17 | 6 | $3395 | Salmon | |
August 25 | 6 | $3395 | Salmon | |
September 2 - Exclusive Fly Fishing | 6 | $4800 | Salmon | |
Mid- September - Exclusive Fly Fishing | 6 | $4800 | Salmon | Call Us to be put on waitlist. Our Mid-Sept. date will be confirmed on Oct. 1. |
Middle Fork Reservation Info
Booking: To book a trip, a non-refundable deposit of $750 per person is required. Please note that all reservations are subject to a $4/day Recreation Enhancement Act Fee.
Payments: Your remaining balance is due 90 days before your trip launch. Our office staff will notify you two weeks before the due date with a payment reminder.
Launch Site: Occasionally, due to river levels or other conditions, we are unable to run the first 25 miles of the Middle Fork. In this circumstance, we will begin the trip with a scenic backcountry flight to a landing strip next to the river. The cost of the flight is approximately $150 (2024 rate) per person and payment is made directly to the air taxi company. We will arrange this flight for our guests.
Cancellation Policy: IRJ is a small family business that operates under federal regulations that limit the number of guests per trip and the number of trips per season. When you book your reservation, we initiate preparations and arrangements with our vendors and guides. Your commitment also means that we must decline other potential guests who wish to book the spaces we’re holding for you. For these reasons, should you have to cancel your trip, deposits and all payments are non-refundable unless you can find a replacement for your reservation. In the event that you replace your reservation with another guest, all but half of your deposit per person will be refunded.
If you need to cancel or make a substitution, please let us know as soon as possible. Call us at 208-756-8116 and send a follow-up email notification to: julia@idahoriverjourneys.com.
We understand that unforeseen circumstances may arise, leading to cancellations. To help safeguard your investment in such situations, we recommend the purchase of a travel protection plan (see Trip Insurance below).
Trip Insurance: In today’s changing travel environment, it’s important to protect your travel investment so you can relax and enjoy your trip. Unforeseen events such as flight delays, baggage loss or even a sudden sickness or injury could impact your travel plans. For your convenience, we offer Travelex Insurance protection plans to help protect you and your travel investment against the unexpected.
For more information on the available plans or contact Travelex Insurance at 1-800-228-9792 and reference location number 12-0057.
The product descriptions provided here are only brief summaries and may be changed without notice. The full coverage terms and details, including limitations and exclusions, are contained in the insurance policy. Travelex Insurance Services, Inc. CA Agency License #0D10209. Insurance coverages underwritten by individual member companies of Zurich in North America, including Zurich American Insurance Company (NAIC #16535, state of domicile: New York). RETWEB.
Although infrequent, it is sometimes necessary to cancel or modify a trip because of unusual or unexpected circumstances. We reserve the right to cancel or modify any trip due to adverse weather or water conditions, log jams, debris flows, forest fires, travel restrictions that limit access to the river, or other circumstances beyond our control. Adverse conditions may require that the trip be moved to another river and that the boats and other equipment be different from those advertised, promised or reserved. In the event of a cancellation, or modification of a trip, Idaho River Journeys cannot be responsible for any resulting expenses incurred by guests.
