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Bayhorse Recreation Fishing Access Site
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The boat ramp at this developed BLM campground was constructed in part with IDFG Steelhead and Salmon permit funds. This fee site provides most camping amenities.
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Salmon River Fishing Report
While it may seem nonsensical to think of Marilyn Monroe and fly fishing in the same breath, the Salmon River and the “blonde bombshell” are permanently linked together in American
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folklore. Given it’s wild runs and deep canyons, the river acquired the moniker of the “River of No Return, and was made famous when Monroe and Mitchum starred in a 1954 film with the same name. In fact, the Salmon runs unobstructed for 425 miles, making it the longest free-flowing river within one state in the lower 48.
Not only are its rapids wild and untamed, the Salmon also travels through two nationally designated preserves, the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness and the Gospel Hump Wilderness areas. Recognized for its scenic importance, Congress declared the 46 miles of the river from North Fork to Corn Creek as a national recreational river and the 79 miles from Corn Creek to Long Tom Bar as a wild river. At points along the Salmon its granite walls are one-fifth deeper than the Grand Canyon and over 180 miles of the river is more than one mile deep.
Fed by several tributaries such as the Yankee Fork, South Fork Salmon and Little Salmon, the river supports both cold and warm water fish including smallmouth bass, bull trout, sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, squawfish, sucker and catfish. Legend has it that white sturgeon over 12 feet long and over 100 years old also inhabit these waters. The Salmon and Snake rivers provide critical habitat for steelhead trout and Chinook salmon. These fish require both salt and fresh water and use these streams to navigate from the rivers where they spawn, to the ocean where they spend their adult lives. The river offers high quality sport fishing for resident populations of cutthroat and rainbow trout as well as steelhead and mountain whitefish.
Game Fish Opportunities:
Smallmouth Bass
Westslope Cutthroat Trout
Rainbow Trout
All 8 Fish Species
Fishing Trips:
All-inclusive Fish and Raft Combination on the Middle Fork Salmon River with Helfrich Outfitters
Cast and Blast on the Salmon River Fall Fish & Bird Hunt
All-inclusive Dry Fly Float Trip down the Middle Fork Salmon River with Helfrich River Outfitters
Fishing Access Sites:
Bayhorse Recreation Fishing Access Site
Challis Bridge Recreation Fishing Access Site
Pennal Gulch Fishing Access Site
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Idaho 75, Challis, Custer County, Idaho, United States 83226
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