Both fly rods and spinning/casting rods
may be appropriate for your float.
You can bring your own equipment or we can provide you with rods/reels if you let us know in advance that you
need them.
Fly
Rods
The preferred rod length for most of the rivers we fish is between 8 1/2 and 9 1/2 feet long.
Depending on the river and the time of year, you'll run into several species of fish.
For average size Rainbow Trout, a 6-7 wt. fly rod will work well.
For Silver/Coho Salmon, larger Rainbows and Arctic Char, you'll want a 7-8 wt. fly rod.
A 4-5wt. is ideal for Arctic Grayling and Dolly Varden, but if they're not what you're primarily fishing for, then I wouldn't suggest going out and buying a separate rod.
A heavier rod is fine...it will simply be less sensitive to the fish.
Make sure you have a rod that will cast well into the wind, carrying heavy wet flies and oftentimes weighted line.
Reels should hold at least 150 yards of 20 pound backing with floating or sinking tip lines to match the rod you choose (spare spools are highly recommended).
Spinning
or Baitcasting Rods
A medium weight outfit should work fine for Rainbows, Arctic
Char and most Salmon.
Load your reel with 10 to 15 pound test line.
If you plan to fish Grayling, Dolly Varden and/or pink Salmon, you might consider bringing a lighter tackle outfit, too.
Try to avoid treble hooks if at all possible...there are some river areas that have banned them altogether.
Rainbow trout are catch and release only, and a treble hook can be extremely damaging to the fish.
Consider single barbless hooks that are a size or two larger than your planned treble lure.
We suggest bringing at least two rods/reels of choice so that you have a spare.
