Idaho, United States

South Fork Lodge

FreshwaterConant Valley near Swan Valley — South Fork of the Snake River

In Conant Valley near Swan Valley, Idaho, South Fork Lodge stands beside the river where the canyon section of the South Fork of the Snake begins. Its guides run drift-boat trips for native cutthroat as well as rainbows and browns, two anglers to a boat, on packages of three nights or more. Guests sleep in eight lodge rooms, two five-bedroom cabins or six three-bedroom A-frames added in 2023.

Published price
US$5,495 per person · 3 nights · 2027
Season
Until October; opening month not published
Main fish
Cutthroat trout
and 2 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Guest numbers not published

Season

Until October; opening month not published

The river is usually fishable by mid-May, and the lodge closes in mid-October. Salmonflies and golden stoneflies hatch from mid-June to mid-July, and terrestrials fish from late July through September.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Drift boat
Catch and release
Not published
Tackle
Fly only
Gear
Rods, reels and flies provided

Price and what it covers

US$5,495 per person · 3 nights · 2027

Per person for 3 nights and 2 days of fishing, sharing a room and a boat. Longer packages: 4 nights and 3 days US$7,295, 5 nights and 4 days US$9,195, 6 nights and 5 days US$10,495.

Included

  • Room
  • Guides
  • Meals
  • House drinks
  • Flies

Not included

  • Fishing licence
  • Taxes
  • Tips
  • Top-shelf liquor
  • Ground transport

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
Not published
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
3 nights, 2 fishing days
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Not published
Established
1998

Getting there

Gateway airport
Idaho Falls (IDA), Idaho Falls Regional Airport
From there
Fly to Idaho Falls, about a 45-minute drive, or Jackson Hole, about 90 minutes away. Rent a car or book the lodge shuttle at extra cost.
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The pin marks the lodge itself. Location from the lodge's own website.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages. The lodge’s own website is checked first; a booking agency is used where the lodge is silent.

Lodge website: southforklodge.com

Lodge website