Fully Permitted and Insured Guided Fly Fishing Trips in Yellowstone Country
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Float Trip
$600.00 per 1/2 day Cody Area Only
$675.00 per full day trip Cody Area
$700.00 per full day trip on the Bighorn River
**Price includes up to 2 anglers.
Float Trips, by their nature, allow anglers to cover a lot of water Most of North Fork Anglers float trips cover 6-10 miles per day. Fly fishing from a boat not only allows you to float over lots of trout in a single day, but also to sit back and see some of the remarkable scenery and wildlife found in the Greater Yellowstone area. Moose, bighorn sheep, deer, and elk are seen regularly, as are grizzly and black bears. Float trips allow for one – two anglers per craft.
Float trips are perfect for those anglers whose mobility and balance are affected by wading, or for those anglers wanting to fish over as much moving water as possible before day’s end. Nymphs, streamer,s and dries can be fished easily and successfully by anglers on float trips.
The float trip season in North Fork country is usually through the months of July – September. The rivers North Fork Anglers guide on for float trips are the North Fork of the Shoshone, the lower Shoshone River, the lower Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone, and the Bighorn River in Wyoming. During September through April, North Fork Anglers only provides float trips on the Bighorn and lower Shoshone Rivers because the flows are regulated by dam releases. The freestone streams such as the North Fork and Clarks Fork more easily fished by wading during those months.
*Our system will not allow you to book online if you are trying book within 2 days of your desired date. In that case, please call the shop to book your trip.
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Walk & Wade Trip
$550.00 per 1/2 day
$675.00 per day
**Price includes up to 2 anglers. Additional Anglers are welcome and cost $125/Angler for Full Day trips and $100/Angler for Half Day trips. Maximum 3 Anglers per Guide, per trip.
We will always recommend that you keep the ratio of guide to client at 1:1 or 1:2 for the best possible experience. If you would like to book the trip(s) with these ratios in mind, please call us to your book because are system will automatically place 3 anglers with 1 guide.
Walk /Wade Trips feature wild trout, solitude, and scenery. On these trips, you will be shown how to “pick the water apart” by casting your fly over, around, and under features of the river or stream you are fishing. These trips are not designed to be strenuous (although we can accommodate that, too) but, instead, they are designed to give you on-hand and over-the-shoulder instructions you might need in order to set the hook. Because you are not being coached from a moving boat, the personal attention you desire is immediate.
Walk/Wade trips are the option for most of our anglers because you can have the streamside experience in an infinite number of locations where floating a boat is not an option.
Walk/wade trips also allow you to stay on the water longer to take advantage of the numerous hatches which occur in the last hour and a half of the day. Lots of big trout are caught and released on Walk/Wade trips.
To help you get outfitted for a walk/wade, please see our FAQ’s or come browse the shop.
*Our system will not allow you to book online if you are trying book within 2 days of your desired date. In that case, please call the shop to book your trip.
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Upland Bird Hunt
$700 per day
1-2 people: A very affordable upland experience. It is a great choice for those that prefer to keep it light. Experience classic and scenic hunting of what Cody and our surroundings has to offer. It makes for a great day behind the dogs!
Upland: Pheasant, Chukar & Hungarian Partridge, Grouse (Ruffed, Blue), and Sage Grouse
Expectations for you: Hunters safety Certification, valid hunting license for Wyoming (duck stamp if applicable), personal shotgun, and ammunition or reimbursement for ammunition.
Safety is first and foremost.
We like to book the old school way. Your expectations drive us and we want to make sure we understand them so we can exceed them! We look forward to chatting with you soon.
Trip FAQ’S
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We have rental rods, reels, waders, and boots. Our waders and boots are certified fungus free!
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Tips are not included. The guides are responsible for paying for the lunches, snacks, drinks, gas, not to mention the thousands of dollars of equipment necessary to host a guided trip. A 20% tip and above, goes a long way to help a guide maintain a high level of service and make a living for themselves.
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Dress for the current weather forecast and bring extra layers. Even in the summer months, temps on the river can drop quickly with violent storms rolling in. Our weather does not always like to follow typical seasonal weather expectations. Make sure you have a decent rain coat and try to wear synthetic or wool clothing. It is much better when it’s hot and cold outside. It also dries fast.
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Our cancellation policy is designed to protect our guides who have a limited time each season to make a living. Their schedules are set months in advance and last-minute cancellations are often difficult for rebooking. We take a deposit of half the trip total to secure your reservation.
Our guide trips go out in all safe weather and water conditions; therefore, inclement weather, water levels or undesirable fishing conditions are NOT acceptable reasons to cancel or receive a refund. Trips cancelled by the guide or mutual guide/client decision due to unsafe weather or water conditions, state or federal closures, or other uncontrollable circumstances will have the entire deposit refunded. With all of this in mind, we do suggest that our customers consider trip insurance.
See below for our cancellation windows.
Cancellation of more than 30 days: The deposit is fully refundable.
Cancellation within 30 days: If we can re-book the guide for those days, we will refund your total deposit. If not, you can apply it to a future date or you can forfeit your deposit.
Cancellation within 14 days: You are responsible for the entire guide fees for which you have reserved, unless we can re-book the guide(s).
Cancellation of less than 72 hours: Full price of trip will be charged.
*credit card fees will not be included in any refunds
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No skill level is required. We will guide beginners, amateurs, hacks, know it all's, experts, posers, self-deprecators, the overly confident, and high maintenance clients. It never hurts to take a lesson before you come out.
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Yellowstone Cutthroat, Snake River Cutthroat, Bonneville Cutthroat, Rainbow, Cuttbow, Browns, Brookies, Tiger, and the almighty Whitefish.
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We are strictly catch-and-release. Why would we kill our business partners?
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You can certainly request the water that you would like to fish. Our guides will take you anywhere that you want to go...even if the fishing is subpar. I would personally leave it up to the guide to decide. They will usually prefer to guide you on the water that’s fishing the best for your skill level.
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If you're driving and have room, bring it all! If you have finite room for gear, I recommend a decent 5 wt rod and reel, hat, sunglasses, waders, boots, sunscreen, and synthetic clothes and layers appropriate for the time of year. Keep in mind the weather here likes to keep us on our toes. Even better, give us a call and we'll let you know exactly what to bring for the date you are fishing.
“Been fishing in Wyoming every year for 15 years now, started out with North Fork Anglers and wouldn't think of going anywhere else.”
— Brenda S.
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