Idaho, United States

TroutHunter

FreshwaterIsland Park, Last Chance — Henry's Fork of the Snake River (Box Canyon, Harriman Ranch, below Ashton Dam), plus Montana and Yellowstone National Park

TroutHunter, open since 1999 at Last Chance on the Henry's Fork in Island Park, Idaho, is a lodge, guide service, fly shop and bar and grill in one. With one or two anglers per guide, trips float or wade for rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout on the Henry's Fork and also cross into Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Its 11 rooms stand about 160 feet from the river, and apart from lunch on guided days, meals are bought at the restaurant.

Published price
US$2,900 per person · 6 nights
Season
May to October
Main fish
Rainbow trout
and 2 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Guest numbers not published

Season

May to October

Lodging and guide rates cover May 1 to October 31, peaking from June 1 to July 31, and the Harriman State Park water on the Railroad Ranch is open from June 15 to November 30. There is midge fishing in spring and winter too, and the bar and grill reopens for winter on December 26.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

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

Price and what it covers

US$2,900 per person · 6 nights

Per person, two anglers sharing, for 6 nights and 5 full guided days in May or from August 1 to October 31; from June 1 to July 31 the same package is US$3,200. A guide day is US$795-850 for one or two anglers, and a room US$325-395 a night.

The year this rate applies to is not published.

Included

  • Riverfront lodging
  • Guided fishing by boat or on foot in Idaho, Montana or Yellowstone
  • Lunch on the river and soft drinks on guided days
  • Rods and flies from your guide if you need them

Not included

  • Fishing licences
  • Alcohol
  • Tips, 20% suggested
  • Extra shuttles to float more than one stretch

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
6 nights, 5 fishing days
For non-anglers
Not published
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
1999

Getting there

Gateway airport
Idaho Falls (IDA), Idaho Falls Regional Airport
From there
Fly to Idaho Falls, 75 miles and about an hour away, and drive to the lodge on US Highway 20 at Last Chance. West Yellowstone airport, open May to October, is 39 miles away, Bozeman 132 miles and Salt Lake City 289 miles.
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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: trouthunt.com

Lodge website