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6 Multi-Day Float and Pack Fly Fishing Trips in the Western U.S. For Adventurous Anglers

Not everyone wants a lodge experience. Some people enjoy the backcountry experience that fly fishing often provides. Some of Yellow Dog’s favorite destinations in the Rockies and Pacific Northwest are off the beaten path and offer guests the unique experience of overnighting on the water, and sometimes even require the use of horses to access remote backcountry streams, rivers, and lakes.

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Check out some of our favorite overnight float and pack trip options that are great for all members of the family.

1. Sunrise Pack Station – A special trip for families, couples, and adventurous anglers. If you want to enjoy all the treasures of fishing in Yellowstone, then this is the perfect option. Sunrise Pack Station has been operating in the Yellowstone backcountry for well over a decade. And the owner has spent more than 20 years learning the art of packing under the tutelage of other outfitters that have operated in Yellowstone as well.

Sunrise Pack station provides everything needed to enjoy a trip fishing and camping in Yellowstone’s wilderness. If you don’t have a warm sleeping bag or tent, don’t worry as they provide pretty much everything you’ll need to enjoy your trip. Indulge in camp-cooked meals for breakfast and dinner, and bag lunches when you’re on the river. You’ll find yourself gazing at the stars and listening to mountain man stories around the fire – and planning your following day fishing in the pristine Yellowstone waters.

Sunrise Pack Station hosts trips to Slough Creek, Lamar River, Cache Creek, Bechler River, and the Northwest Corner of Yellowstone. All locations offer some of the best fishing in the Park, with anglers wading for Yellowstone’s native and vibrantly colored cutthroat trout.

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2. Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness – The Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness is some of the most spectacular protected backcountry in the world. Perfect for everyone, Absaroka Beartooth Outfitters hosts guests on a horse ride into this remote wilderness, offering access to pristine mountain streams and high-country lakes.

Absaroka Beartooth Outfitters operates a five-day trip pack trip into Hellroaring Creek, located outside the Northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Trip itineraries typically involve one day to pack in, three days of fishing, and then a day ride out.

During the trip, guests are treated to wall tents that provide shelter from the somewhat unpredictable mountain weather in addition to hearty camp-cooked meals. You’ll find yourself drifting off to sleep dreaming of cutthroat trout taking your dry flies.

Since it’s such a remote location, angling pressure is extremely minimal. Anglers will find themselves fishing to native cutthroat, eager to take dry flies.

3. Smith River Float Trip – The Smith River is one of Montana’s gems. Every year everyone at Yellow Dog looks forward to the chance at floating the spectacular river, which winds its way through a gorgeous scenic canyon. With limited access to the river, angling pressure is minimal due to its federally protected status, and guests will have the rivers mostly to themselves.

The 60-mile river is a phenomenal brown trout fishery and offers some rainbows, cutthroats, and even some brooks trout. After fishing all day, guests will arrive at camp, where spacious two-person tents are waiting.

Enjoy a cold drink or your choice of wine with meals served around the campfire. Relax and enjoy your time in one of the last beautiful places on earth.

4. Glacier Anglers - A float trip on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River in the Great Bear Wilderness in Glacier country is a fantastic experience for anglers of all skill levels. Glacier Anglers has been guiding anglers and rafters down the river since the mid-70s and is considered Montana's longest-running river outfitter. Not only will you experience truly inspiring scenery, but you'll be able to target native Westslope cutthroat trout and rainbow trout utilizing dry flies. These fish run a little smaller than average Montana trout, but some of the eats on top are spectacular.

5. Rogue River Float Trip – Anglers can fish their way through the 42 miles of Oregon's Wild and Scenic stretch of the Rogue River. Situated in Oregon’s coastal mountains, the river takes fly anglers through the astoundingly beautiful wilderness while enjoying the comforts of three different remote “lodges” along the way.

The main fishing objective on the Rogue is the juvenile steelhead in the half-pound range. In addition to steelhead, occasional Chinook and Coho salmon are also found in the river.

This is a great trip for every angler's skill level, including families, couples, and single anglers. There’s no better place to explore the Oregon wilderness than from a drift boat on the Rogue River!

After long days of fishing, your guide will set up a camp that’s complete with wall tents and hearty meals. Guests will fall asleep in comfortable cots and warm sleeping bags and will be well-rested for the next day of fishing the most productive high-desert river in the Northwest.

6. Middle Fork of the Salmon – This float trip should definitely be on every angler’s bucket list. The Middle Fork of the Salmon cuts its way through roughly 100 miles of Frank Church Wilderness. This is one of the most isolated and rugged destinations in the lower-48 states. While floating the river, you’ll be surrounded by the majestic Sawtooth Mountains and will be amazed at the sheer beauty of the Idaho wilderness.

West slope cutthroats will be the target species on the trip. The unpressured fish are notorious for slamming dry flies with violent takes off the surface. The trout average between 8 to 12 inches, and the occasional 14+ inch trout is occasionally caught.

Once off the river anglers are treated to a luxurious camp setting. A team of guides will row a good distance before the guest boats and have camp fully assembled with comfortable tents and cots and dinner cooking on the fire. Dinner is typically cooked in a Dutch oven and can even consist of gourmet treats like ahi tuna, salmon, steaks, lamb chops, and lasagna. This is a trip where no shortcuts are made on meals. Guests can even find hot springs along the way if a “river” shower is needed.

This trip is extremely popular, and due to the limited availability, they fill up quickly. Be sure to book your trip earlier rather than later.

For guests looking for a fly fishing trip a little more off the grid and an escape into the wilderness, be sure to contact us for more details.

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Overnight Fly Fishing Trips- $795 per angler, per day – based on shared guide.

This category is what you might call our billion-star accommodation.

Our overnight trips begin with a full day of fly fishing, followed by a gourmet dinner and a night under the stars, riverside. While anglers and guides are floating and fishing at their own pace our gear crew, having rowed ahead all morning with the entire camp piled high on their boats, arrive at that night’s campsite.  Erecting tents, setting up tables, assembling stoves, snapping cots together, chopping wood and prepping dinner is their job – your job is putting the flies on the water.  Upon rolling into camp that evening, expect to be greeted with a warm water wash, an hors d’oeuvre / cocktail table and flickering campfire. While we put the finishing touches on dinner you may choose to do a bit of wade fishing around camp, take a short hike or stretch your feet out and listen to the quiet. Dinners are served family style and are often the highlight of the trip. Some of our favorite entrees include crab stuffed salmon fillets, cheese ravioli with red sauce, and, if our hunting season was successful, grilled wild Montana elk steaks. We complement the main course with fresh salads, tasty side dishes, selected wines and end with a delectable dutch oven desert. You’ll wake up to a hearty breakfast followed by another full day of fishing. There’s no better way to slough off the real world.

We delight in creating overnights planned specifically to suit your group and wishes so call us if you have particular desires.

What’s included: In addition to our standard inclusions for full and half day trips – your guide, travel to and from river, rod/reel, terminal tackle and flies – Overnight and multi-day trips include three meals a day, tents and state of the art camping gear.

What’s not included : Montana fishing license, waders (we can arrange rentals), transportation to and from Missoula, and gratuities. 

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Black Canyon Anglers

We specialize in wilderness float fishing, walk-and-wade fly fishing and classic whitewater rafting adventures.

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Black Canyon Anglers offers the only fishing lodge on the Gunnison River.

The “Gunny”

The Gunnison River is renown for rainbow and brown trout fly fishing, and often produces Trophy Trout —measuring 20 plus inches.

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Established in 1985, black canyon anglers is the largest and most experienced fly fishing outfitter on the gunnison river. we specialize in wilderness float fishing, walk-and-wade fly fishing and classic whitewater rafting adventures. black canyon anglers offers the only fishing lodge on the gunnison river and we are located on a working farm. knowledgeable guides, quality equipment and attention to detail are hallmarks of a bca experience., fly seasons.

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Smith River Flyfishing

Smith River float trips from Montana Flyfishing Connection

The Smith River Experience

Smith River Float Trips are our Specialty! Montana Flyfishing Connection, LLC is a professional guide service formed around the angler – guide relationship. Our close-knit group of expert guides are passionate about helping anglers in their pursuit of great trout. Owner Joe Sowerby and his professional crew are dedicated to making the 60-mile float down the Smith unforgettable. Beautiful scenery, great fishing, comfortable and fun - Come experience Montana’s legendary Smith River!

The Smith River originates high in the Castle Mountains of central Montana and flows north between the Little Belt and Big Belt ranges, gathering water from half a dozen tributaries which then flows into the Missouri River about 10 miles upstream of Great Falls.

The 60-mile float trip begins north of White Sulphur Springs at Camp Baker. The next public access site is five days away at the Eden Bridge take-out. This unique inaccessibility allows Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to greatly regulate the use of the river.

Along the journey, the few big ranches and summer cabins are quickly forgotten as the remote wilderness surroundings prevail. The river drops over 1000 feet in elevation over the 60-mile stretch, creating as wide a variety of trout habitat as one can imagine.

Smith River Flyfishing Expeditions provides all the flies, tippet and know how you need to catch fish and have a great time. Insects here are as diverse as the river itself.

The character of the river is incredably varied; including wide riffles and pools, shallow flats, deep under-cut cliff walls and quiet backwaters.

The Smith is a natural freestone river where wild Rainbow and Brown trout thrive, eating everything from tiny mayflies to monster stone flies.

While the trout fishing is some of the finest to be found, it’s the atmosphere and rugged beauty of the Smith River corridor that keeps people coming back year after year.

When anglers arrive in camp, spacious double occupancy tents are already pitched, and their choice of beverage awaits them before dinner.

Campfires, custom camping and camraderie, the view of the Milky Way on a summer's evening - it all adds up to an unforgettable experience.

Our guests float-fish two anglers per raft or driftboat with personable, passionate guides who know the river well. Our rafts are equipped with custom fishing frames and comfortable seats.

We provide fresh produce, lean meat, paired wines, and have as much fun with the menu as is practical on the river. We will even show you a little Dutch oven cooking, part of our river trip tradition.

Everything from the smallest Trico mayfly to the great "salmon fly" stonefly thrives throughout the river system.

Not Just Great Fishing

The first hint of the Smith's canyon appears as very small headwalls. Meadows give way to steeper slopes and long benches. The headwalls then begin to grow higher, more frequent, until the river winds into a "half canyon" with towering sculptured limestone cliffs on one side and gently sloping meadows on the other.

Wildlife is abundant throughout the river corridor. Nesting waterfowl patrol the banks of the river as migratory songbirds search the bushes and the sky for an unsuspecting stonefly. A mid-day hike in the foothills may be rewarded with the treasure of a "shed" elk or deer antler.

Grizzly bears are rumored to roam the nearby mountain ranges, but have never been seen in the river corridor. However, a sighting of a Black Bear in its blond color phase may have you second guessing. The last day of the journey leaves the canyon behind and gives way to the beautiful central Montana prairie.

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Smith River Expeditions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Montana Flyfishing Connection, LLC PO Box 17701 • Missoula, MT 59808 • (406) 370-2868 • [email protected] • MT Outfitter #5157

We also outfit on many other great rivers in Montana - for details of all your options visit: Montana Flyfishing Connection

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North Platte River Float Trips -

The majority of our float fishing trips take place on the freestone sections of the Upper North Platte River near Saratoga, Wyoming. When conditions are unfavorable on the upper river, we float Miracle Mile and Grey Reef North Platte River tail water sections and the Encampment river. We offer several types of fishing trips, the most popular being float trips. We utilize 16 ft Clackacraft hard side drift boats as well as rafts equipped with fishing/oar frames. Our drift boats and rafts accommodate two anglers plus the oarsman/guide in the center seat. Our guides are trained oarsman with decades of experience.

Things to bring with you on your float trip:

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   Rain jacket - warm layers of clothing as inclement weather is always a possiblility

   Camera - and any other personal items you may want with you

Float trips start at a “launching point” on the river. We float and fish down to a “half way” point where we pull off (public land) and break for lunch. We then continue on to a “takeout” destination to finish off the day.

  Full Day Trips - 6-8/hrs in duration

  Half Day Trips - 4-5/hrs in duration

Float trips are a great option for anglers looking to access prime fly fishing and the experience of a scenic river float all at the same time. Float trips are also the best option for those anglers who may be unable to participate hiking/walking/wade fishing trips. Most guides will float you down the river and hope you catch a fish or two. We work the river by back rowing prime runs and circulate them many times, ensuring that you catch 6-8 fish out of each good hole on the entire stretch.

Float Trips - Check out some of our favorite float trip locations!

North platte river.

Prospect creek access to Bennett Peak. This stretch of the river is infamous not only for it's great Wyoming fly fishing but also for it's abundant wildlife spotting, bald eagles, moose, deer, etc. Treasure Island to Saratoga is probably the most popular float fishing stretch during the summer months. It is common to have 30-40 fish days on float trips! We love to fly fish,but also cater to gear/spin fisherman.

Encampment River

This Southeastern Wyoming river has prolific Stonefly and Green Drake hatches. Due to private ownership, access is limited. Another fly fisherman's dream.

Big Laramie River

This river may be floated by river raft during the spring months when the waters are more swollen. However, there is a short window of opportunity for this so book your guided Wyoming fly fishing trip early!

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  The Idaho section of the Kootenai flows through a beautiful canyon with virtually no access except by boat. The seclusion and isolation of the river adds to its Idaho ruggedness and beauty. Most days you have the river to yourself. Come see what has been hiding in north Idaho, and book your next trip with Long Drift Outfitters.

Whether you’re curious about booking, weather, or preparation, don’t hesitate to give us a call!

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Alaska fly fishing float trips – If you’ve never been on a fishing trip to Alaska before, be forewarned that after spending a week here, one never goes all the way back home. You will never lose the compelling urge to return for another Alaska fly fishing trip.

Guided & Self-Guided Fly Fishing

Fish and Float Alaska rafting adventures offers guided and self-guided fishing and ecotourism float trips that are based on the same level of excellence as our fly-out lodge program at Rainbow River Lodge  and  Iliamna River Lodge . Our float trips take place in the heart of southwest Alaska offering the finest Salmon, Rainbow, Char and Grayling fly fishing in Alaska.   We provide everything including float plane flights, guides, food, fishing equipment, rafts, tents, camping/cooking gear, etc.  Self-guided trips include all the above except the guide, food, and fishing equipment.  These are the best trips for adventurers looking for the true “wilderness” experience of Alaska.

TAKE THE ALASKA FISHING TRIP OF YOUR LIFETIME…ON YOUR TIME, AT YOUR PACE.

The trips stay out on the river the whole duration stopping at key points to set up camp and fish on the many rivers of the Iliamna Region. The primary purpose of these trips is for fly fishing and ecotourism, though there is great adventure involved as well with our Alaska float trip program.

Experience of a lifetime

I will not attempt to express my admiration for the fly fishing which you provide, as words cannot adequately express the quality of the exquisite Copper River and the quantity and quality of the superb Rainbow trout which inhabit it. Suffice to say that I do not expect to encounter such an experience elsewhere in my lifetime

Most exciting outdoor experience of my life!

In my many years of fly-fishing, I have never come close to the adventure and excitement we had floating and camping on that beautiful river in the Alaska wilderness. It was the most exciting outdoor experience of my life and I will never forget that trip!

Float Fly Fishing Trips

Classic western fly fishing on montana’s blue ribbon rivers, montana float fishing trips.

Guided fly fishing float trips with the Montana Angling Company offer classic Montana drift fishing at its best. Our Montana fly fishing guides use modern drift boats and rafts to allow our anglers to enjoy great fly fishing on Montana’s finest rivers. From the broad waters of the mighty Missouri River, to the swift currents of the Yellowstone River, to the riffle runs of the Madison River, and the cascading whitewater of the Boulder River, Stillwater River, and smaller freestone rivers, our guided float fly fishing trips offer our anglers unmatched diversity and quality.

Anglers can expect to float approximately 6-15 miles on a float trip. We have options well suited for both beginner and seasoned anglers. Our guides use drift boats to float our larger rivers and rafts on many of our smaller rivers and stretches with significant whitewater. All of our guides are experienced oarsmen that have the knowledge and skill to make your trip safe and successful. Exact offerings depend on season, flows, and conditions, but anglers can count on a variety of options during the Spring, Summer, and Fall months. We treat all of our trips as custom and will work with you to accommodate personal preferences.

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ENJOY A DAY FLOAT FISHING ON ONE OF OUR ICONIC WATERS

Guided Float Fishing trips offer a unique way experience fly fishing and enjoy all that a day on the water in Colorado has to offer. If the idea of a relaxing day fishing a river from a drift boat or raft with fly rod in hand sounds fun, you can’t go wrong. One major benefit of a float trip is they allow for not only great fishing but also provides anglers abundant opportunities to cast to fish that you couldn’t access on a wade trip. Float trips also allow you to cover miles of water and provide a new sense of adventure around each bend. Best of all, like a wade trip, your attentive guide will take care of your every need and provide coaching and guidance. It’s a great way to experience some of Colorado’s grander rivers, all while fishing from the comfort of a boat. If you enjoy casting larger dry flies and streamers, fishing out of a boat is a great way to cover more water without the legwork of moving up and down the river. If your party consists of 2-anglers, float trips also provide a great bonding opportunity for you and your fellow angler for some good conversation and spirited ribbing.

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Full day float fishing trips.

Our guided float trips are conducted out of a drift boat or raft, and are offered exclusively out of our Frisco location on the Colorado, Eagle and Roaring Fork Rivers. Float trips are ideal for anglers looking to see and fish water that they wouldn't have access to on foot, as well as those looking for a unique and memorable day on the water. Due to the logistics of these trips, they are only offered for Full Days.

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Full day lake float fishing trips.

Our Guided Lake Float Fishing Trips are a great way to get away from the crowds and experience an often overlooked method of fly fishing. Taking place on Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Lake floats are a great alternative to river floats during runoff, when area rivers are swollen with spring snowmelt. Due to the logistics of these trips, Lake Floats are offered exclusively out of our Frisco location and are limited to full days only.

All trips go out rain or shine unless conditions are deemed unsafe by the guide. If you have any questions please call the shop at (877) 464-0034 or email us at [email protected].

Trouts Fly Fishing is proud to employ some of the finest professional fly fishing guides in the country. From the urban Denver South Platte, to the iconic Colorado River, our guides are waiting for the opportunity to curate a fly fishing experience that you will not soon forget. Whether float or wade, private or public, 1 person or 20, Trouts Fly Fishing pride ourselves on the ability to meet our customer's needs, and go the extra yard.

Our guide float fishing trips take place on one of our permitted rivers that are located throughout Colorado. During the course of the trip, you will access the river from a drift boat or raft, where your professional fly-fishing guide will lead you through the ins and outs of the sport of fly fishing. These trips are designed for anglers of all ability levels, from seasoned experts to those that have never touched a fly rod. Everyone will benefit from our professional guide’s personalized instruction – everything from refining your casting stroke to mastering the basics of fly fishing to learning a new skill or technique.

What We Provide

• Rod & Reel - we’ll set you up with a high-quality rod and reel that match your experience level and the trip at hand.
• Flies - our guides will choose the most current patterns daily from our shop’s selection of top-quality flies.
• Terminal Tackle - included in the price of every trip is all terminal tackle including tippet, split shot, leaders, and strike indicators.
• Wading Gear - premium waders and wading boots from Simms will keep you dry (and help you stay upright) throughout the trip.

What is Not Included

• Colorado Fishing License - fishing licenses or gratuity for the guide are not included in our guided trip pricing. Colorado Fishing Licenses can be obtained online on the CPW Website. All trip participants 16 years of age and older are required to carry a valid Colorado fishing license with them at all times while fishing. We strongly our guests to purchase their license online prior to the trip in order to save time and get on the river sooner.
• Food - half day trips do not include lunch, so it is highly suggested that you bring along some snacks just in case you get hungry during your adventure. All guides will have a cooler stocked with water, where you can also store any additional beverages or items you want to keep cold.
• Gratuity - Never expected, always appreciated. Our guides work hard to provide you with the best possible experience and appreciate your generosity.
• Transportation - Transportation to and from the river is not included in the standard guide fee rate. Transportation can be added to the daily rate for an additional fee. Prior to your trip, you and your guide will establish a convenient meeting location somewhere along the way to the river.

What you Need to Bring

• Top - Breathable shirt or sun hoody.Light fleece layer for cold, early mornings.Light, packable rain jacket.
• Bottom - Breathable pants or shorts.
• Footwear - Wool or synthetic socks to wear with boots and waders.
• Accessories - Sun hat and polarized sunglasses.
• Top - Baselayer or long underwear that wicks moisture and dries quickly. Insulating mid-layer (fleece, down, or synthetic). Waterproof/breathable shell.
• Bottom - Baselayer or long underwear that wicks moisture and dries quickly. Breathable pants or sweatpants (to wear under waders).
• Accessories - Sun hat and polarized sunglasses.Light gloves or hand liners.

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Safety is our number one priority at Trouts Fly Fishing, as such drugs are not permitted on any of our fly fishing trips. Alcohol is permitted and must be provided by the client. All trips go out rain or shine unless conditions are deemed unsafe by the guide. If you have any questions please call the shop at (877) 464-0034 or email us at [email protected]. In the event that a trip is canceled, we will reschedule the trip for a future date.

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 Mountain Angler is permitted to float over 50 miles of the Upper Colorado River from Pumphouse to Dotsero. This section of Gold Metal water is where we do the majority of our river float trips. A typical float trip will cover 4-8 miles of pristine river, allowing plenty of time to fish prime runs along the way. Mountain Angler has exclusive put-in and take-out rights at the  Yellow Dog Ranch , located 5 miles downstream of State Bridge and 5 miles upstream of Catamount Recreation Area. This allows our clients to avoid the crowds seen in some of the other stretches and on many days. This section of water is  amongst the finest float fishing in Colorado!

This trip is best suited for intermediate to advanced anglers. While we generally recommend our  wade trips  for first time anglers (for the best learning experience and chance to catch fish), we are happy to take first timers on river float trips as well.

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Trip Details – Colorado River Float

PRIVATE TRIP –  All trips are private – you will not be added to another group.

TRIP TIME – This trip is approximately 9 hours door to door. Leave Breckenridge around 7:00 AM and return around 4:00 PM

TRAVEL TIME – 60 – 90 minutes each way from Breckenridge

NUMBER OF BOATS – 1-2 Angler = 1 Boat | 3-4 Anglers = 2 Boats | 5-6 Anglers = 3 Boats

MINIMUM AGE –  11-12 years old – See  FAQs  for more

LOGISTICS –  Your guide will call you the night before your trip between 5 PM & 7 PM to finalize your meeting time and location.

TRANSPORTATION : We do not provide transportation. You will meet your guide(s) and follow them to the fishing location(s)

EQUIPMENT –   Rods, reels, waders, boots, terminal tackle and flies are included for all anglers. We recommend you wear a long sleeve shirt, long pants (not jeans), a brimmed hat, polarized sunglasses and bring a warm layer and a rain coat. Mountain Angler has everything you might need for purchase at The Shop.

FOOD & DRINK –  Your guide will have water for all anglers. Other food & drink are not provided. Your guide will have a cooler for you to put anything you would like to bring on your trip.

ADDITIONAL COSTS –  Additional costs for each guide trip are (1) Colorado Fishing Licenses (see below) (2) Gratuity (see below)

FISHING LICENSES  – All anglers 16 years or older are required to purchase a Colorado Fishing License prior to trip departure. It is recommended all anglers purchase their fishing licenses the DAY BEFORE the trip date to help get you out the door faster on the day of the trip. A PHOTO ID and knowledge of your SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER are required. Fishing licenses can be purchased at  The Shop  OR  Online Here

GRATUITY –  Mountain Angler is proud to have the best/most experienced guide staff in the region. Gratuity is never expected, but always appreciated. If you feel your guide has done a good job, a common gratuity starts at 20% of the guide fee.

CATCH & RELEASE –  Mountain Angler has a strict catch and release policy. Trout are our business partners and without this policy the quality of fishing would be significantly diminished.

CANCELLATION POLICY –  For PUBLIC water wade trips, your deposit is fully refundable up to 3 days prior to your trip. For FLOAT trips & PRIVATE water wade trips, your deposit is fully refundable up to 7 days prior to the trip meeting time. For LARGE GROUP (10+ anglers) trips your deposit is fully refundable up to 14 days prior to your trip. Within these time periods, your deposit is not refundable

ADDRESS 311 S. MAIN STREET BRECKENRIDGE, CO 80424

Lehigh River Fly Fishing Guide Service 

If throwing streamers is your game the Lehigh is one of the best around.

Beautiful scenery on a white water fly fishing trip.

The Lehigh River should be a part of that discussion.

The mighty Lehigh River has been coming up in a lot of conversations amongst Fly Anglers recently, and for very good reason, it is big wild trout water. In fact, some of the biggest wild brown trout in Pennsylvania reside in the Lehigh River system.  It is arguably one of the best places to fly fish in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains.  

This river will amaze you, and it’s nearly impossible to top catching wild trout in such a gorgeous setting.  Wild East Outfitters guide season on the Lehigh tailwater runs from mid March until the waters warm in late June and then we resume guiding on the Lehigh in early October until its too cold out to fish the river.  We give the Lehigh River a break over the summer and seek out warm-water species on the Juniata and Susquehanna Rivers or we fish the limestone spring creeks and cold freestone creeks of eastern, Pennsylvania namely in the Lehigh Valley and Cumberland Valley.  Our Lehigh River float trips take place between the town of White Haven all the way to the town of Northampton.  

Our guide service prides itself on knowing the waters intimately that we guide on and we spend countless hours trying to time the hatches and doing recon and scouting missions.  We are on the water before everyone else launches their drift boats and we are on the water long after they take out.  If you've spent any time on the water with our guides you have seen this first hand.  

The Lehigh River at times can be an incredible dry fly fishery.

April 1 through June 15 is prime time for the spring season.  During the spring we see hatches of Quill Gordons, a large variety of caddis, Hendricksons, Grey Fox, March Browns, Stoneflies, Sulphurs, Blue Winged Olives and many more.  When we aren't seeing hatches we are either swinging wet flies, throwing streamers, nymphing or prospecting with dry flies.  In the fall the main hatches are Blue Winged Olives, Isonychia, caddis, stoneflies and more.  

The Lehigh boasts a very good population of wild brown trout and is supplemented with stockings throughout the river by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Lehigh River Stocking Association and the 5 Mile HIgh Club.  There are wild trout all the way from White Haven down to the Delaware River which is over 50 miles fantastic trout water.

In recent years the Lehigh River has improved drastically due to acid mine mitigation, Lehigh Coldwater Fishery Alliance working closely with the Army Corps of Engineers on flow plans that help the fish hold over and reproduce along with stockings that have given the river a huge boost and provided an enhanced recreational fishery.  Many people are bagging their trips for the Delaware to try the Lehigh and most come away with a positive outlook especially those that fish the river from a drift boat.  The Lehigh is a great get away for anybody from the Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York City and Connecticut area.  The Lehigh is located within 1 to 2 1/2 hours from major population centers but is surprisingly pristine and secluded.  

  The river is best fished from boat as the wade fishing is some of the toughest and quite possibly some of the most dangerous wading of any east coast trout fishery.  While there are areas where you can get in and wade you must pay attention to the flows and take your time.  There are rapids on the river that go up to class III which also scares some of the boating anglers away.  If you are going to take a boat down the river do so with caution and make sure you know the water you are floating.  We run all of our guide trips on the Lehigh from drift boats or framed out white water rafts.  We use Boulder Boat Works drift boats, Stealtchcraft drift boats,  Clackacraft and Hyde drift boats.  For rafts we use Hyside rafts and NRS.  

We love the Lehigh and we are sure you will love it too.  We look forward to hearing from you!  See you on the river!

Fly Fishing Wading & Float Trip

Fly fishing the youghiogheny: float trips and wading.

The Youghiogheny River offers a classic big river fishing experience. Our skilled guides use oar rigs to maneuver you into those hard-to-cast places. They will spend the day sharing their expertise and knowledge, teaching you casting techniques or perfecting your existing skills. We offer day-long fishing trips on two sections of the Yough River in Ohiopyle, and bass fishing on the Bottom Yough.

The Middle Yough

This portion of the river starts at the tailrace/outflow of the Yough Lake. This frequently stocked area makes for a superb start to the day. The next nine miles are a breathtaking assortment of mixed riffles, pools, rolling flats and pocket water galore. Cold water releases from Yough Lake Dam create a true tailwater with good trout temperature year round, from Confluence to well below Ohiopyle.

In summer, when most area streams are too low and warm to be fished, the Yough is still prime, with good insect activity and rising lunker trout. From its classic big river jaw dropping scenery to the clock hatches and pole bending trout, this trip is a fishing dream come true.

The Lower Youghiogheny

****** This trip has extremely limited availability******  The Lower Yough mixes both of our true passions; tricky whitewater and trophy size trout. This trip is best described as an angler’s adventure. This section of the river is not wadeable below the first railroad bridge, so you’ll be fishing almost virgin waters. This makes for an abundance of lightning-striking natives and wise old trophies. As the river continues downstream towards the takeout, the trout start to back off and make room for hard fighting, high jumping, bronzeback smallmouth bass.

This trip is definitely one of a kind—getting down the river is just as exciting as catching what’s in it.

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Float Fish Virginia's Warmwater Rivers

Come fish for smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, musky, carp, gar and other warm-water species

Our guided float trips drift the Shenandoah and James Rivers.   With over 100 miles of river to choose from our daily float trips typically cover 8-12 miles of prime water. Float trips typically last 8 hours and include lunch, drinks, and tackle.

Our guides are experienced boatmen with an intimate knowledge of these rivers.   Our custom-built rafts are state of the art, spacious, and comfortable. We happily accommodate both fly and spin/conventional tackle anglers. All boats are equipped with the finest fly rods, spin rods, and tackle available.

The Shenandoah, known for its numbers of fish, is listed as one of the “50 Places to Fly Fish Before You Die.”   You will float through civil war battlefields and alongside Massanutten and the Blue Ridge Mountains.   Smallmouth are the primary target, but anglers routinely catch huge Largemouth, Sunfish, Carp, Catfish, and Musky.

The James River is known for trophy Smallmouth Bass.   While not holding the same large numbers of fish as the Shenandoah, your chances of encountering a 20+ inch fish are better on the James.  

We float these rivers for from mid-April through September.   Late summer brings the best conditions for a top water bass action.   Musky floats are offered in May and June, as well as September through March.

We look forward to sharing an incredible day floating the rivers of Virginia with you!

Bass Fishing Season- April into October

Musky Fishing Season- May, June, September through March

We do not offer half day float trips.

Mossy Creek Fly Fishing Cancellation Policy*

Guided trips, private water bookings, classes and schools are held rain or shine. The Mossy Creek Fly Fishing Guide Service wants everyone to have a great experience and will determine and communicate if fishing conditions require the trip be cancelled or rescheduled. Mossy Creek Fly Fishing Guide Service alone reserves the right to cancel a trip for any reason without penalty to the customer. A customer may cancel a booked trip, school, or private water 72 hours (from 8 a.m. eastern time the day of the trip) prior to the scheduled trip without penalty. If a customer cancels a booked trip within the 72-hour period, the credit card or gift card used for the reservation will be run for the full amount of the trip.

*Orvis Fly Fishing Schools are booked exclusively through the Orvis Company and have their own cancellation policy see their website [Click Here] for details.

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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for April 25th, 2024

Snake River

Flows are increasing due to snowmelt and the early stages of runoff which is increasing turbidity but water temps are hitting 50 to 52 degrees, which is primetime for skwalas.  Tiny winter stones and midges are also around.  The Snake has around two and a half feet of visibility but clears around 10:30am and goes back into increasing turbity around 3:30pm.  Expect this window to tighten as runoff intensifies over the next week. 

Skwalas are out and most prominent on the mid-valley reaches from Moose to South Park.  Dry-dropper rigs are working in side channels, eddies, and the head of riffles primarily.  Provide some movement to your patterns but don’t over do it.

Streamers are working on all reaches but you have to work for your fish.  Expect a fair amount of chases, follows, and eats, but also expect some hookups.  Both dark and bright streamers are producing as long as they are moderately sized.  Go with sinking tips in the INT to 6ips range and vary up your retrieval speeds.  Letting your patterns sink before you initial retrieve can be a useful tactic.

Flows from Palisades Reservoir stand at approximately 12,500cfs.  Water temps are peaking at 40 degrees and is crystal clear on the upper reach in Swan Valley.  Temps are 44 degrees on the lower reach in the vicinity of Lorenzo with around four feet of visibility from mid-canyon down to the confluence with the Henry’s Fork.  There are midges everywhere but also BWOs below Wolf Eddy down to Lorenzo.  Nymphs are working everywhere with troughs and the inside current margin of riffles being prime targets.  Fish your nymph rigs near the middle of the water column and err on the deeper side if production wanes or isn’t happening at mid-water column depths.

Streamers have been most productive on the lower reaches from Byington down to Menaan with troughs, drop-offs running parallel to main currents, and side channels with minimal currents being the most productive water to fish.  Moderately sized patterns are outperforming larger counterparts.  Gowing floating lines or sinking tips in the INT to 6ip range.  Slow, steady retrieves are the name of the game.

Henry’s Fork

Flows from Island Park stand at 750cfs.   A number of tributaries are coming in off-color with increasing turbidity on the main river, particularly below Warm River.  Nonetheless, caddis are popping and the surface action has been decent and subsurface with nymphs has been good.  The most consistent action with both is occurring along banks with overhanging vegetation, submerged structure, eddies, and the head of seams.  BWOs are also around on cooler, wetter days.  They offer good surface action in riffles and the entire length of seams.  Streamer fishing is kind of hit-or-miss but has been most consistent below Ashton.  Go with moderately sized baitfish imitations and fish them

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My Life, Wildlife: Kara Hilwig

In Alaska, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employs a small army of dedicated and passionate staff with a large spectrum of roots. Some were born and raised in Alaska. Others have come from around the world. Regardless, some stay to do a job they feel is important enough to spend a lifetime doing. Pilot/Biologist Kara Hilwig tells us about her time flying for National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska and the great experiences she has in her day-to-day job.

What do you do for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?

I'm the pilot/biologist for Togiak National Wildlife Refuge . As a pilot/biologist for a National Wildlife Refuge, I have one of the most exciting jobs in the world, I think. I'm involved in all aspects of the refuge from our education components to our biology, to water quality, to any of our cooperative projects as well. I'm involved in all aspects of the biology program, including moose and caribou captures, as well as calving and salmon surveys. A pilot/biologist working for the National Wildlife Refuge System is a person who essentially enables everybody to get out on the refuge. So in Togiak refuge, there are essentially no roads that access the refuge. So the only way you get in there is by airplane, snow machine, or boat. So I'm the airplane driver. 

The river systems are essentially the highways, for people and animals to kind of get through the refuge, many of which people enjoy doing float trips and fishing. We do patrols and things like that, too. So I'll use an airplane to drop people off for their float trips. So they can go do law enforcement, or bear hair snaring, or fisheries surveys. Whatever they need to do. It's always hard to pull up on the beach and kick these guys out with all their rafting equipment and not be able to go on the trip. I have to get back in the plane and fly home.

Did you grow up wanting to do this kind of work?

I was one of those kids that was always digging in the dirt and bringing home lots of interesting critters and letting 'em go in the house to see my mother's reaction and that was kind of just inherent. The biology was just inherent in me. I was always outside. I went through school and was always interested in the sciences and things like that and finally I graduated from high school and took an aptitude test. I didn't recall this until just a few years ago, but the aptitude test said that I should be a microbiologist or a pilot. Piloting was far from anything our family or anything I had been exposed to, and so that just didn't even seem like an option. So I ended up pursuing Wildlife and Fisheries Science at University of Arizona. I got my bachelor's there, and then went on to do my master's degree in biology. 

How did you get into flying?

It seemed like everywhere I lived, I was always under the pattern of an airport so that the airplanes that were landing, were always overhead wherever my house was. So I was always looking up at those airplanes thinking, I bet I could do that . Then once I completed my master's degree, I decided, you know, I'm just going to do that. And I took flight lessons and basically gave myself the gift of flight lessons for completing my master's.

How did you get working in Alaska?

About 2010 I moved to Juneau and found myself working in a windowless office for eight hours a day looking through a microscope and I knew that wasn't the job for me. While I was there, I met a pilot with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service who really piqued my interest because he saw my airplane sitting at the airport, and we started having a discussion and he started talking about his job and I figured, okay, this is something I need to do. And so I was gunning for this job for about six years before I finally got it. 

"I thought I had an idea of what this job was about and it is far more amazing than I ever anticipated."

How does your work as a biologist and pilot work together.

Everything in my background with fisheries biology has served me really well in the aviation world, because I did so much boat work and fisheries biology. And that directly translates to flying a float plane and being on the water in a float plane. And, you know, trying to keep a float plane upright in swift water. The airplane that I fly for work has skis, wheels, and floats associated with it. So I can fly different configurations as needed throughout the seasons. Also, it turns out one of the best things you can do when flying an airplane is to think like a fish, because air flows over the mountains like water over a streambed. Generally, fish like to stay out of the current, behind rocks or in eddy lines. This is NOT where you want to be as an airplane. 

Because of the demands of piloting, the biology is maybe 20% or less of my time. And usually that just entails bringing data home and writing up a couple of reports and it's just because the flying part of it is so intense and the training requirements is pretty extensive. Most of my time is dedicated to the aviation part of it, preflighting, weather checking, flying and then maintaining U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and FAA certifications.

What is it like flying for the National Wildlife Refuge System?

Flying as a Refuge Pilot is challenging. It demands, especially the cub flying, it demands building and maintaining technical flying skill. We're not just landing and airports and flying straight lines. We're low and slow counting fish in rivers or antler status on female caribou, tracking line-of-sight radio collars in mountainous areas, and providing top cover for the helicopter during capture operations. I also provide law enforcement support often using fighter pilot tactics to keep the aircraft from being seen or heard by people on the ground like keeping the aircraft near the sun so people can't easily look up and see us, or conversely, hitting them with our shadow so they know we are there. It has been a great learning experience figuring out how many ways aircraft are used to further the Refuge missions.

When I came on board, having a master's degree in biology and a pilot's license, and 500 hours to be able to fly for the service, you know, I was called the unicorn. You just don't exist. The aviation training is something that brings out all of your faults. It is so difficult in a lot of regards and so rewarding all at the same time. Operating equipment, there's certainly a propensity for folks to do well, if they enjoy that kind of thing. That's a very small portion of it. Because I'd say the majority of being successful in an airplane is the mental part of it. Where you have to be ahead of the airplane, you have to understand aerodynamics, you need to know if the engine bubbles a little bit, why did it do that, and you need to correct it right away. You need to know yourself. If you do get in a situation where you're in weather, and you can't see the ground, which is a very sickening feeling, you can't panic. If you do smell smoke in the cockpit, you can't panic and that's where the training comes in. When you're in a tense situation, you can't go all fliberty gidget and freak out. You got to maintain your head.

Every day, I go up in this airplane for work, and I cannot believe I'm getting paid to do this job. I fly across the refuge and it's the most beautiful wild place that I have ever seen in my entire life. You don't see fence lines, you don't see power lines, you don't see roads, you don't see any semblance of human disturbance across 4.7 million acres of land. It is unbelievable. It's very hard to describe to people who fly over the Lower 48 and they see a bunch of square grids laid across the ground with roads and pipelines and everything else. This refuge is just amazing. It's something that every person should try to see, but the only way they're gonna see it is by an airplane.

Do you stay busy as a pilot/biologist? 

There is no downtime in refuge flying. In the wintertime we're doing captures and surveys. In the spring, we're doing telemetry to find collared animals to see how many babies they're having, and how they're surviving. Then in the summertime, we're doing float work with all the water quality where the fisheries work, invasive species invasive species An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars. Learn more about invasive species work. 

What is the most satisfying part of your position? 

The most satisfying part of this job is being able to use the airplane as a tool to achieve really amazing, worthwhile projects that are towards the conservation of landscapes and critters on the refuge. Part of that concept of being a tool, it's me in the airplane and my passenger. All three of us have a job. When you fly a certain passenger time and time and time again, you become what I call a well-oiled machine where you know what's going on, you know what the next step is, and you can anticipate things. So the efficiency component has really improved and feeling like you and your passenger are a well oiled machine and feeling completely connected to the airplane. That is really, really rewarding for me. 

What do you enjoy most?

I think what I enjoy most is flying over the landscape and reading the story that's written in the snow. So you can follow the moose tracks and follow the moose tracks to an individual moose or you can be flying along and see a little bit of blood in the snow. Then start following that and pretty soon you see a scene where wolves had chased a moose and done what wolves do, eat moose. You can see where it was probably a calf and then the cow left the area. So it's pretty interesting to, to read the story in the snow. 

What is special about working in Alaska?

Working for the Fish and Wildlife Service and thinking about the refuge system down in the Lower 48, most of the refuges down there have some sort of hands-on management actions, like harvesting cornfields and leaving the stubble up for you know, winter forage for migrating waterfowl or actively removing something in order to promote another species. The refuge managers down there are actually I think I've seen the term "moving dirt" around to actively manage the landscape to promote conservation of various species. Alaska's lands and waters are largely intact, and they deserve every level of protection that we can possibly give them to conserve ecosystem processes and the subsistence users that rely on the critters that utilize the refuge. The grandeur of the refuges in Alaska is unmatched in the world in my opinion.

Adapted from episode 37 of the My Life, Wildlife Podcast ! 

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Maryland Fishing Report – April 24

Zach Bennett caught this northern snakehead in the Patapsco River. Photo courtesy of Zach Bennett

The weather forecast for the next week promises mild and sunny conditions, perfect for venturing into the outdoors for fishing with family and friends. Trout continue to be stocked each week in the put-and-take trout waters, and a wide variety of fish are active, including the northern snakehead .

Forecast Summary: April 24 – April 30:

Stable, moderate weather this week will make for great fishing conditions to enjoy the variety of fish currently swimming in Maryland’s waters. Main Chesapeake Bay surface temperatures are holding in the high 50s. River temperatures have also risen to the upper 50s and low 60s, although smaller streams and downwind areas will warm faster on a sunny day and can hold temperatures even warmer. Such low salinity areas will be prime areas to look for hickory and American shad as they move upriver to spawn. Keep an eye out for large gamefish ambushing the shad as they move upriver. 

Expect above average flows for the Potomac and Susquehanna rivers but average flows for most of the other Maryland rivers and streams. Expect poor but improving water clarity for the Maryland portion of the Bay down to the Bay Bridge as well as the Potomac River down to the 301 Bridge. To see the latest water clarity conditions, check Eyes on the Bay Satellite Maps . There will be above average tidal currents through Tuesday as a result of the full moon on April 24.

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Flows at the Conowingo Dam have moderated this week, but waters remained stained. Anglers are seeing the hickory shad runs peaking this week in the lower Susquehanna and Octoraro Creek. Anglers are also catching hickory shad at the mouth of Deer Creek. A few American shad are being caught close to the Conowingo Dam pool. Anglers are urged to bring a variety of colors in their shad dart inventory as well as small gold and silver spoons. Sun conditions and water clarity can have a large effect on color preferences that will attract the attention of hickory and American shad.

Decreased flows at the Conowingo Dam have attracted anglers looking to fish for flathead catfish in the turbine wash. Most are casting heavy jig heads with soft plastics and a strip of gizzard shad for the largest success. Flathead catfish can also be found just below the dam pool and as one moves down the river a transition occurs where blue catfish begin to dominate the catches. 

Blue catfish with a mix of large channel catfish can be found from the lower Susquehanna River south through the entire upper bay region to the Bay Bridge. Most of the blue catfish being caught are large and they tend to be spread out along channel edges. Many anglers are heading out in boats with family and friends and enjoying plenty of fun fishing during the striped bass closure. Shore anglers can access various public and private piers and docks along the shores of the upper bay region and its tidal rivers. Sandy Point State Park is a great place to fish for blue catfish for those with light to medium surf fishing tackle at the point locally known as the “rips” or from the jetty near the Bay Bridge. 

Cut bait is a popular bait of choice but chicken liver and chicken breast meat scented with various scents including WD-40 are working well. The Maryland DNR website provides a wealth of information on blue catfish , including how to fish for them and how to prepare them for the dinner table. 

Fishing for white perch is good this week in many of the tidal rivers and creeks of the upper bay, usually several miles below the spawning reaches. Fishing with small spinnerbaits and Roadrunner type lures is a great option. Bottom rigs baited with grass shrimp or pieces of bloodworm are also popular for deeper waters.

Tailgating with some white perch, photo by Keith Lockwood

Anglers in the middle Bay are finding blue catfish along the channels in the bay this week due to the low salinity values due to spring runoff of freshwater. Locations near the Bay Bridge, Hacketts Point, the Brick House Bar area, down to Tilghman Island and the mouth of the Choptank River. Most of the blue catfish being caught are large, usually from 15 pounds up to 30 pounds or more. Cut bait of menhaden is a popular choice for bait but many anglers are having good success with chicken liver and chicken breast meat cut into chunks and soaked in various scents. 

The Choptank River has one of the largest blue catfish populations in the middle bay region and offers anglers good fishing in a more sheltered setting than fishing out on the open waters of the bay. One can fish from boats as small as a kayak or from the shores. The sections of the river from Denton to the town of Cambridge offer some of the best fishing along the channel edges this week.

Fishing for white perch in the tidal rivers of the middle bay region is good this week in several of the region’s tidal rivers. Anglers are having fun casting a variety of small spinnerbaits and jigs in the narrower sections of the rivers. Fishing with grass shrimp or pieces of bloodworm on a simple bottom rig is also an excellent way to fish for them in deeper waters. The Choptank River has recently been a good place to fish with grass shrimp on a bottom rig for white perch. One unfortunate consequence of fishing with small baits are 14-inch blue catfish that keep gobbling up the small baits.

White perch, photo by Eric Packard.

Anglers in the Bay are focusing on catching blue catfish throughout the region and enjoying the catch-and-release fishery for hickory and American shad in the Potomac this week. Fishing for blue catfish has hit high gear as water temperatures warm and the catfish are becoming more active. The hickory shad spawning runs in the Potomac in the District of Columbia waters is peaking this week and American shad will linger a bit longer. Colorful shad darts and small gold and silver spoons are popular lures for those using spinning gear and fly-fishing tackle. 

The tidal Potomac River from the Wilson Bridge downriver to as far as the mouth of the river is providing plenty of blue catfish action. The Patuxent River from Jug Bay south to Benedict is an excellent place to fish, and the Nanticoke River near Sharptown is the place to be on the Eastern Shore. It should be noted that the Wicomico and Pocomoke rivers are also holding expanding populations of blue catfish.

Anglers can find good shoreline fishing locations at many of these areas, it will just take some exploring for newcomers. Others are out in their boats and even kayaks in the more protected waters and enjoying good fishing. Most anglers are using cut bait with circle hooks with or without a small inline float and a fish finder sliding sinker rig. Using a bait caster type spinning reel or putting a conventional reel on free spool and the clicker helps a circle hook do its job. Cut gizzard shad, menhaden, or white perch are popular baits as are chicken liver and scented chicken breast. 

Anglers are finding white perch in the tidal rivers several miles below the spawning reaches as they head towards the mouth of the tidal rivers and nearby bay waters. In shallower water casting a variety of small spinnerbaits and jigs is a great way to target them with light spinning tackle. In deeper waters a simple bottom rig baited with grass shrimp, or pieces of bloodworm can work wonders when targeting white perch moving down the rivers.

Put-and-take trout anglers continue to enjoy the continued generous stocking of trout in many of the trout management waters. Trout waters in the central, southern, and eastern regions with marginal summer water conditions will continue to be stocked through a good part of May, so anglers are urged to make time to get the family out to local community ponds that are being stocked. Several ponds and creeks in Montgomery and Baltimore counties were stocked recently. To see the latest stockings see the Maryland DNR trout stocking website . 

The Susquehanna and Potomac rivers have been experiencing high flows and plagued with stained waters for several weeks now. There is no forecast of rain for the next week so hopefully water flows and water quality will improve. Fisheries biologist Josh Henesy sent us a report from the upper Potomac late last week: “ Water levels are high, but color is fishable and ideal for smallmouth – which should be the most sought-after fish right now.  The bass seem to be moving into spawning areas but based on our collections, are still several weeks away from spawning. Water temps are in the upper 50s to 60 degrees, and with this level, color, and time of year, spinnerbaits would be my number one choice!”

Angler Gina Maxwell caught a 34-inch Northern Snakehead in Galloway Creek on Apr 16,Photo courtesy of Gina Maxwell

Fishing for largemouth bass is very good this week in both tidal and nontidal waters. Largemouth bass are in a pre-spawn mode of activity. In the southern, central, and eastern regions, male largemouth bass are preparing spawning beds and females are holding in slightly deeper waters and feeding aggressively. Casting spinnerbaits and plastic worms are two excellent lures to use. Emerging grass beds and sunken wood are two excellent places to target. 

Northern snakeheads are becoming active and especially the larger ones. They can be found near any kind of structure or emerging grass beds, fallen branches and brush submerged in the water along shorelines are excellent places to target. Casting white paddletails, chatterbaits with large creature soft plastics as trailers and frogs are very popular lures. Dead sticking a large minnow under a bobber is always a great tactic while casting lures, just be sure to keep an eye on that bobber. On sunny afternoons sun exposed waters are a good location to look for northern snakeheads looking for a little warmth. 

The middle to upper sections of the tributary rivers in the upper bay are providing some exciting northern snakehead opportunities. The middle and Bush rivers are particularly good. The tributaries to the Potomac, the lower Dorchester County backwaters and tidal waters throughout the Chesapeake all have a number of northern snakeheads present.

Chain pickerel are providing plenty of fun and exciting fishing and can be found in the upper sections of most all tidal rivers, and nontidal ponds and reservoirs. The thick grass beds of the summer months are forming but there is still plenty of open water to find chain pickerel lurking near sunken wood and similar structures. Spinners, spoons, paddletails and jerkbaits are all good lures to use but consider removing the treble hooks and replacing them with single inline hooks. Chain pickerel have a habit of engulfing baits and often get hooked in the gills which is usually fatal.

Black drum are starting to show up in the surf and surf casters are soaking baits of sand fleas and clams, hoping to tie into one. These are usually black drum in the 15-pound to 40-pound size range and generally make for good eating. A few striped bass are being caught in the surf, but it will be another week or two before the Chesapeake Bay spawners pass by on their trip to New England waters. In the meantime, clearnose skates and dogfish are keeping anglers busy.

Fishing for tautog along the Ocean City Inlet jetties and the Route 50 Bridge and bulkheads has been very good this week. Anglers are catching plenty of tautog measuring over the 16-inch minimum. The daily limit is four fish and catching 3 or 4 legal-sized tautog is not uncommon. Sand fleas and pieces of crab are the most popular baits.

Striped bass are entertaining anglers casting soft plastic jigs and paddletails in the inlet, the Route 50 and 90 bridges. Most come up a little shy of the 28-inch minimum but offer plenty of fun catch and release action and now and then a legal-sized striped bass is caught. There are even a few large bluefish to be found inside the Ocean City Inlet and despite cold water and churned up bay waters a few flounder have been caught in the Thorofare Channel. Tautog continue to be the main attraction at the offshore wreck and reef sites this week. Anglers are catching a mix of medium to large tautog on pieces of crab.

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In Transit: Notes from the Underground

Jun 06 2018.

Spend some time in one of Moscow’s finest museums.

Subterranean commuting might not be anyone’s idea of a good time, but even in a city packing the war-games treasures and priceless bejeweled eggs of the Kremlin Armoury and the colossal Soviet pavilions of the VDNKh , the Metro holds up as one of Moscow’s finest museums. Just avoid rush hour.

The Metro is stunning and provides an unrivaled insight into the city’s psyche, past and present, but it also happens to be the best way to get around. Moscow has Uber, and the Russian version called Yandex Taxi , but also some nasty traffic. Metro trains come around every 90 seconds or so, at a more than 99 percent on-time rate. It’s also reasonably priced, with a single ride at 55 cents (and cheaper in bulk). From history to tickets to rules — official and not — here’s what you need to know to get started.

A Brief Introduction Buying Tickets Know Before You Go (Down) Rules An Easy Tour

A Brief Introduction

Moscow’s Metro was a long time coming. Plans for rapid transit to relieve the city’s beleaguered tram system date back to the Imperial era, but a couple of wars and a revolution held up its development. Stalin revived it as part of his grand plan to modernize the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 30s. The first lines and tunnels were constructed with help from engineers from the London Underground, although Stalin’s secret police decided that they had learned too much about Moscow’s layout and had them arrested on espionage charges and deported.

The beauty of its stations (if not its trains) is well-documented, and certainly no accident. In its illustrious first phases and particularly after the Second World War, the greatest architects of Soviet era were recruited to create gleaming temples celebrating the Revolution, the USSR, and the war triumph. No two stations are exactly alike, and each of the classic showpieces has a theme. There are world-famous shrines to Futurist architecture, a celebration of electricity, tributes to individuals and regions of the former Soviet Union. Each marble slab, mosaic tile, or light fixture was placed with intent, all in service to a station’s aesthetic; each element, f rom the smallest brass ear of corn to a large blood-spattered sword on a World War II mural, is an essential part of the whole.

The Metro is a monument to the Soviet propaganda project it was intended to be when it opened in 1935 with the slogan “Building a Palace for the People”. It brought the grand interiors of Imperial Russia to ordinary Muscovites, celebrated the Soviet Union’s past achievements while promising its citizens a bright Soviet future, and of course, it was a show-piece for the world to witness the might and sophistication of life in the Soviet Union.

It may be a museum, but it’s no relic. U p to nine million people use it daily, more than the London Underground and New York Subway combined. (Along with, at one time, about 20 stray dogs that learned to commute on the Metro.)

In its 80+ year history, the Metro has expanded in phases and fits and starts, in step with the fortunes of Moscow and Russia. Now, partly in preparation for the World Cup 2018, it’s also modernizing. New trains allow passengers to walk the entire length of the train without having to change carriages. The system is becoming more visitor-friendly. (There are helpful stickers on the floor marking out the best selfie spots .) But there’s a price to modernity: it’s phasing out one of its beloved institutions, the escalator attendants. Often they are middle-aged or elderly women—“ escalator grandmas ” in news accounts—who have held the post for decades, sitting in their tiny kiosks, scolding commuters for bad escalator etiquette or even bad posture, or telling jokes . They are slated to be replaced, when at all, by members of the escalator maintenance staff.

For all its achievements, the Metro lags behind Moscow’s above-ground growth, as Russia’s capital sprawls ever outwards, generating some of the world’s worst traffic jams . But since 2011, the Metro has been in the middle of an ambitious and long-overdue enlargement; 60 new stations are opening by 2020. If all goes to plan, the 2011-2020 period will have brought 125 miles of new tracks and over 100 new stations — a 40 percent increase — the fastest and largest expansion phase in any period in the Metro’s history.

Facts: 14 lines Opening hours: 5 a.m-1 a.m. Rush hour(s): 8-10 a.m, 4-8 p.m. Single ride: 55₽ (about 85 cents) Wi-Fi network-wide

Buying Tickets

• Ticket machines have a button to switch to English.
• You can buy specific numbers of rides: 1, 2, 5, 11, 20, or 60. Hold up fingers to show how many rides you want to buy.
• There is also a 90-minute ticket , which gets you 1 trip on the metro plus an unlimited number of transfers on other transport (bus, tram, etc) within 90 minutes.
• Or, you can buy day tickets with unlimited rides: one day (218₽/ US$4), three days (415₽/US$7) or seven days (830₽/US$15). Check the rates here to stay up-to-date.
• If you’re going to be using the Metro regularly over a few days, it’s worth getting a Troika card , a contactless, refillable card you can use on all public transport. Using the Metro is cheaper with one of these: a single ride is 36₽, not 55₽. Buy them and refill them in the Metro stations, and they’re valid for 5 years, so you can keep it for next time. Or, if you have a lot of cash left on it when you leave, you can get it refunded at the Metro Service Centers at Ulitsa 1905 Goda, 25 or at Staraya Basmannaya 20, Building 1.
• You can also buy silicone bracelets and keychains with built-in transport chips that you can use as a Troika card. (A Moscow Metro Fitbit!) So far, you can only get these at the Pushkinskaya metro station Live Helpdesk and souvenir shops in the Mayakovskaya and Trubnaya metro stations. The fare is the same as for the Troika card.
• You can also use Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.

Rules, spoken and unspoken

No smoking, no drinking, no filming, no littering. Photography is allowed, although it used to be banned.

Stand to the right on the escalator. Break this rule and you risk the wrath of the legendary escalator attendants. (No shenanigans on the escalators in general.)

Get out of the way. Find an empty corner to hide in when you get off a train and need to stare at your phone. Watch out getting out of the train in general; when your train doors open, people tend to appear from nowhere or from behind ornate marble columns, walking full-speed.

Always offer your seat to elderly ladies (what are you, a monster?).

An Easy Tour

This is no Metro Marathon ( 199 stations in 20 hours ). It’s an easy tour, taking in most—though not all—of the notable stations, the bulk of it going clockwise along the Circle line, with a couple of short detours. These stations are within minutes of one another, and the whole tour should take about 1-2 hours.

Start at Mayakovskaya Metro station , at the corner of Tverskaya and Garden Ring,  Triumfalnaya Square, Moskva, Russia, 125047.

1. Mayakovskaya.  Named for Russian Futurist Movement poet Vladimir Mayakovsky and an attempt to bring to life the future he imagined in his poems. (The Futurist Movement, natch, was all about a rejecting the past and celebrating all things speed, industry, modern machines, youth, modernity.) The result: an Art Deco masterpiece that won the National Grand Prix for architecture at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. It’s all smooth, rounded shine and light, and gentle arches supported by columns of dark pink marble and stainless aircraft steel. Each of its 34 ceiling niches has a mosaic. During World War II, the station was used as an air-raid shelter and, at one point, a bunker for Stalin. He gave a subdued but rousing speech here in Nov. 6, 1941 as the Nazis bombed the city above.

Take the 3/Green line one station to:

2. Belorusskaya. Opened in 1952, named after the connected Belarussky Rail Terminal, which runs trains between Moscow and Belarus. This is a light marble affair with a white, cake-like ceiling, lined with Belorussian patterns and 12 Florentine ceiling mosaics depicting life in Belarussia when it was built.

Transfer onto the 1/Brown line. Then, one stop (clockwise) t o:

3. Novoslobodskaya.  This station was designed around the stained-glass panels, which were made in Latvia, because Alexey Dushkin, the Soviet starchitect who dreamed it up (and also designed Mayakovskaya station) couldn’t find the glass and craft locally. The stained glass is the same used for Riga’s Cathedral, and the panels feature plants, flowers, members of the Soviet intelligentsia (musician, artist, architect) and geometric shapes.

Go two stops east on the 1/Circle line to:

4. Komsomolskaya. Named after the Komsomol, or the Young Communist League, this might just be peak Stalin Metro style. Underneath the hub for three regional railways, it was intended to be a grand gateway to Moscow and is today its busiest station. It has chandeliers; a yellow ceiling with Baroque embellishments; and in the main hall, a colossal red star overlaid on golden, shimmering tiles. Designer Alexey Shchusev designed it as an homage to the speech Stalin gave at Red Square on Nov. 7, 1941, in which he invoked Russia’s illustrious military leaders as a pep talk to Soviet soldiers through the first catastrophic year of the war.   The station’s eight large mosaics are of the leaders referenced in the speech, such as Alexander Nevsky, a 13th-century prince and military commander who bested German and Swedish invading armies.

One more stop clockwise to Kurskaya station,  and change onto the 3/Blue  line, and go one stop to:

5. Baumanskaya.   Opened in 1944. Named for the Bolshevik Revolutionary Nikolai Bauman , whose monument and namesake district are aboveground here. Though he seemed like a nasty piece of work (he apparently once publicly mocked a woman he had impregnated, who later hung herself), he became a Revolutionary martyr when he was killed in 1905 in a skirmish with a monarchist, who hit him on the head with part of a steel pipe. The station is in Art Deco style with atmospherically dim lighting, and a series of bronze sculptures of soldiers and homefront heroes during the War. At one end, there is a large mosaic portrait of Lenin.

Stay on that train direction one more east to:

6. Elektrozavodskaya. As you may have guessed from the name, this station is the Metro’s tribute to all thing electrical, built in 1944 and named after a nearby lightbulb factory. It has marble bas-relief sculptures of important figures in electrical engineering, and others illustrating the Soviet Union’s war-time struggles at home. The ceiling’s recurring rows of circular lamps give the station’s main tunnel a comforting glow, and a pleasing visual effect.

Double back two stops to Kurskaya station , and change back to the 1/Circle line. Sit tight for six stations to:

7. Kiyevskaya. This was the last station on the Circle line to be built, in 1954, completed under Nikita Khrushchev’ s guidance, as a tribute to his homeland, Ukraine. Its three large station halls feature images celebrating Ukraine’s contributions to the Soviet Union and Russo-Ukrainian unity, depicting musicians, textile-working, soldiers, farmers. (One hall has frescoes, one mosaics, and the third murals.) Shortly after it was completed, Khrushchev condemned the architectural excesses and unnecessary luxury of the Stalin era, which ushered in an epoch of more austere Metro stations. According to the legend at least, he timed the policy in part to ensure no Metro station built after could outshine Kiyevskaya.

Change to the 3/Blue line and go one stop west.

8. Park Pobedy. This is the deepest station on the Metro, with one of the world’s longest escalators, at 413 feet. If you stand still, the escalator ride to the surface takes about three minutes .) Opened in 2003 at Victory Park, the station celebrates two of Russia’s great military victories. Each end has a mural by Georgian artist Zurab Tsereteli, who also designed the “ Good Defeats Evil ” statue at the UN headquarters in New York. One mural depicts the Russian generals’ victory over the French in 1812 and the other, the German surrender of 1945. The latter is particularly striking; equal parts dramatic, triumphant, and gruesome. To the side, Red Army soldiers trample Nazi flags, and if you look closely there’s some blood spatter among the detail. Still, the biggest impressions here are the marble shine of the chessboard floor pattern and the pleasingly geometric effect if you view from one end to the other.

Keep going one more stop west to:

9. Slavyansky Bulvar.  One of the Metro’s youngest stations, it opened in 2008. With far higher ceilings than many other stations—which tend to have covered central tunnels on the platforms—it has an “open-air” feel (or as close to it as you can get, one hundred feet under). It’s an homage to French architect Hector Guimard, he of the Art Nouveau entrances for the Paris M é tro, and that’s precisely what this looks like: A Moscow homage to the Paris M é tro, with an additional forest theme. A Cyrillic twist on Guimard’s Metro-style lettering over the benches, furnished with t rees and branch motifs, including creeping vines as towering lamp-posts.

Stay on the 3/Blue line and double back four stations to:

10. Arbatskaya. Its first iteration, Arbatskaya-Smolenskaya station, was damaged by German bombs in 1941. It was rebuilt in 1953, and designed to double as a bomb shelter in the event of nuclear war, although unusually for stations built in the post-war phase, this one doesn’t have a war theme. It may also be one of the system’s most elegant: Baroque, but toned down a little, with red marble floors and white ceilings with gilded bronze c handeliers.

Jump back on the 3/Blue line  in the same direction and take it one more stop:

11. Ploshchad Revolyutsii (Revolution Square). Opened in 1938, and serving Red Square and the Kremlin . Its renowned central hall has marble columns flanked by 76 bronze statues of Soviet heroes: soldiers, students, farmers, athletes, writers, parents. Some of these statues’ appendages have a yellow sheen from decades of Moscow’s commuters rubbing them for good luck. Among the most popular for a superstitious walk-by rub: the snout of a frontier guard’s dog, a soldier’s gun (where the touch of millions of human hands have tapered the gun barrel into a fine, pointy blade), a baby’s foot, and a woman’s knee. (A brass rooster also sports the telltale gold sheen, though I am told that rubbing the rooster is thought to bring bad luck. )

Now take the escalator up, and get some fresh air.

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Cruising the Moskva River: A short guide to boat trips in Russia’s capital

There’s hardly a better way to absorb Moscow’s atmosphere than on a ship sailing up and down the Moskva River. While complicated ticketing, loud music and chilling winds might dampen the anticipated fun, this checklist will help you to enjoy the scenic views and not fall into common tourist traps.

How to find the right boat?

There are plenty of boats and selecting the right one might be challenging. The size of the boat should be your main criteria.

Plenty of small boats cruise the Moskva River, and the most vivid one is this yellow Lay’s-branded boat. Everyone who has ever visited Moscow probably has seen it.

This option might leave a passenger disembarking partially deaf as the merciless Russian pop music blasts onboard. A free spirit, however, will find partying on such a vessel to be an unforgettable and authentic experience that’s almost a metaphor for life in modern Russia: too loud, and sometimes too welcoming. Tickets start at $13 (800 rubles) per person.

Bigger boats offer smoother sailing and tend to attract foreign visitors because of their distinct Soviet aura. Indeed, many of the older vessels must have seen better days. They are still afloat, however, and getting aboard is a unique ‘cultural’ experience. Sometimes the crew might offer lunch or dinner to passengers, but this option must be purchased with the ticket. Here is one such  option  offering dinner for $24 (1,490 rubles).

If you want to travel in style, consider Flotilla Radisson. These large, modern vessels are quite posh, with a cozy restaurant and an attentive crew at your service. Even though the selection of wines and food is modest, these vessels are still much better than other boats.

Surprisingly, the luxurious boats are priced rather modestly, and a single ticket goes for $17-$32 (1,100-2,000 rubles); also expect a reasonable restaurant bill on top.

How to buy tickets?

Women holding photos of ships promise huge discounts to “the young and beautiful,” and give personal invitations for river tours. They sound and look nice, but there’s a small catch: their ticket prices are usually more than those purchased online.

“We bought tickets from street hawkers for 900 rubles each, only to later discover that the other passengers bought their tickets twice as cheap!”  wrote  (in Russian) a disappointed Rostislav on a travel company website.

Nevertheless, buying from street hawkers has one considerable advantage: they personally escort you to the vessel so that you don’t waste time looking for the boat on your own.

Prices start at $13 (800 rubles) for one ride, and for an additional $6.5 (400 rubles) you can purchase an unlimited number of tours on the same boat on any given day.

Flotilla Radisson has official ticket offices at Gorky Park and Hotel Ukraine, but they’re often sold out.

Buying online is an option that might save some cash. Websites such as  this   offer considerable discounts for tickets sold online. On a busy Friday night an online purchase might be the only chance to get a ticket on a Flotilla Radisson boat.

This  website  (in Russian) offers multiple options for short river cruises in and around the city center, including offbeat options such as ‘disco cruises’ and ‘children cruises.’ This other  website  sells tickets online, but doesn’t have an English version. The interface is intuitive, however.

Buying tickets online has its bad points, however. The most common is confusing which pier you should go to and missing your river tour.

“I once bought tickets online to save with the discount that the website offered,” said Igor Shvarkin from Moscow. “The pier was initially marked as ‘Park Kultury,’ but when I arrived it wasn’t easy to find my boat because there were too many there. My guests had to walk a considerable distance before I finally found the vessel that accepted my tickets purchased online,” said the man.

There are two main boarding piers in the city center:  Hotel Ukraine  and  Park Kultury . Always take note of your particular berth when buying tickets online.

Where to sit onboard?

Even on a warm day, the headwind might be chilly for passengers on deck. Make sure you have warm clothes, or that the crew has blankets ready upon request.

The glass-encased hold makes the tour much more comfortable, but not at the expense of having an enjoyable experience.

Getting off the boat requires preparation as well. Ideally, you should be able to disembark on any pier along the way. In reality, passengers never know where the boat’s captain will make the next stop. Street hawkers often tell passengers in advance where they’ll be able to disembark. If you buy tickets online then you’ll have to research it yourself.

There’s a chance that the captain won’t make any stops at all and will take you back to where the tour began, which is the case with Flotilla Radisson. The safest option is to automatically expect that you’ll return to the pier where you started.

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Travel Itinerary For One Week in Moscow: The Best of Moscow!

I just got back from one week in Moscow. And, as you might have already guessed, it was a mind-boggling experience. It was not my first trip to the Russian capital. But I hardly ever got enough time to explore this sprawling city. Visiting places for business rarely leaves enough time for sightseeing. I think that if you’ve got one week in Russia, you can also consider splitting your time between its largest cities (i.e. Saint Petersburg ) to get the most out of your trip. Seven days will let you see the majority of the main sights and go beyond just scratching the surface. In this post, I’m going to share with you my idea of the perfect travel itinerary for one week in Moscow.

Moscow is perhaps both the business and cultural hub of Russia. There is a lot more to see here than just the Kremlin and Saint Basil’s Cathedral. Centuries-old churches with onion-shaped domes dotted around the city are in stark contrast with newly completed impressive skyscrapers of Moscow City dominating the skyline. I spent a lot of time thinking about my Moscow itinerary before I left. And this city lived up to all of my expectations.

Travel Itinerary For One Week in Moscow

Day 1 – red square and the kremlin.

Metro Station: Okhotny Ryad on Red Line.

No trip to Moscow would be complete without seeing its main attraction. The Red Square is just a stone’s throw away from several metro stations. It is home to some of the most impressive architectural masterpieces in the city. The first thing you’ll probably notice after entering it and passing vendors selling weird fur hats is the fairytale-like looking Saint Basil’s Cathedral. It was built to commemorate one of the major victories of Ivan the Terrible. I once spent 20 minutes gazing at it, trying to find the perfect angle to snap it. It was easier said than done because of the hordes of locals and tourists.

As you continue strolling around Red Square, there’s no way you can miss Gum. It was widely known as the main department store during the Soviet Era. Now this large (yet historic) shopping mall is filled with expensive boutiques, pricey eateries, etc. During my trip to Moscow, I was on a tight budget. So I only took a retro-style stroll in Gum to get a rare glimpse of a place where Soviet leaders used to grocery shop and buy their stuff. In case you want some modern shopping experience, head to the Okhotny Ryad Shopping Center with stores like New Yorker, Zara, and Adidas.

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To continue this Moscow itinerary, next you may want to go inside the Kremlin walls. This is the center of Russian political power and the president’s official residence. If you’re planning to pay Kremlin a visit do your best to visit Ivan the Great Bell Tower as well. Go there as early as possible to avoid crowds and get an incredible bird’s-eye view. There are a couple of museums that are available during designated visiting hours. Make sure to book your ticket online and avoid lines.

Day 2 – Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the Tretyakov Gallery, and the Arbat Street

Metro Station: Kropotkinskaya on Red Line

As soon as you start creating a Moscow itinerary for your second day, you’ll discover that there are plenty of metro stations that are much closer to certain sites. Depending on your route, take a closer look at the metro map to pick the closest.

The white marble walls of Christ the Saviour Cathedral are awe-inspiring. As you approach this tallest Orthodox Christian church, you may notice the bronze sculptures, magnificent arches, and cupolas that were created to commemorate Russia’s victory against Napoleon.

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Unfortunately, the current Cathedral is a replica, since original was blown to bits in 1931 by the Soviet government. The new cathedral basically follows the original design, but they have added some new elements such as marble high reliefs.

Home to some precious collection of artworks, in Tretyakov Gallery you can find more than 150,000 of works spanning centuries of artistic endeavor. Originally a privately owned gallery, it now has become one of the largest museums in Russia. The Gallery is often considered essential to visit. But I have encountered a lot of locals who have never been there.

Famous for its souvenirs, musicians, and theaters, Arbat street is among the few in Moscow that were turned into pedestrian zones. Arbat street is usually very busy with tourists and locals alike. My local friend once called it the oldest street in Moscow dating back to 1493. It is a kilometer long walking street filled with fancy gift shops, small cozy restaurants, lots of cute cafes, and street artists. It is closed to any vehicular traffic, so you can easily stroll it with kids.

Day 3 – Moscow River Boat Ride, Poklonnaya Hill Victory Park, the Moscow City

Metro Station: Kievskaya and Park Pobedy on Dark Blue Line / Vystavochnaya on Light Blue Line

Voyaging along the Moscow River is definitely one of the best ways to catch a glimpse of the city and see the attractions from a bit different perspective. Depending on your Moscow itinerary, travel budget and the time of the year, there are various types of boats available. In the summer there is no shortage of boats, and you’ll be spoiled for choice.

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If you find yourself in Moscow during the winter months, I’d recommend going with Radisson boat cruise. These are often more expensive (yet comfy). They offer refreshments like tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and, of course, alcoholic drinks. Prices may vary but mostly depend on your food and drink selection. Find their main pier near the opulent Ukraine hotel . The hotel is one of the “Seven Sisters”, so if you’re into the charm of Stalinist architecture don’t miss a chance to stay there.

The area near Poklonnaya Hill has the closest relation to the country’s recent past. The memorial complex was completed in the mid-1990s to commemorate the Victory and WW2 casualties. Also known as the Great Patriotic War Museum, activities here include indoor attractions while the grounds around host an open-air museum with old tanks and other vehicles used on the battlefield.

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The hallmark of the memorial complex and the first thing you see as you exit metro is the statue of Nike mounted to its column. This is a very impressive Obelisk with a statue of Saint George slaying the dragon at its base.

Maybe not as impressive as Shanghai’s Oriental Pearl Tower , the skyscrapers of the Moscow City (otherwise known as Moscow International Business Center) are so drastically different from dull Soviet architecture. With 239 meters and 60 floors, the Empire Tower is the seventh highest building in the business district.

The observation deck occupies 56 floor from where you have some panoramic views of the city. I loved the view in the direction of Moscow State University and Luzhniki stadium as well to the other side with residential quarters. The entrance fee is pricey, but if you’re want to get a bird’s eye view, the skyscraper is one of the best places for doing just that.

Day 4 – VDNKh, Worker and Collective Farm Woman Monument, The Ostankino TV Tower

Metro Station: VDNKh on Orange Line

VDNKh is one of my favorite attractions in Moscow. The weird abbreviation actually stands for Russian vystavka dostizheniy narodnogo khozyaystva (Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy). With more than 200 buildings and 30 pavilions on the grounds, VDNKh serves as an open-air museum. You can easily spend a full day here since the park occupies a very large area.

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First, there are pavilions that used to showcase different cultures the USSR was made of. Additionally, there is a number of shopping pavilions, as well as Moskvarium (an Oceanarium) that features a variety of marine species. VDNKh is a popular venue for events and fairs. There is always something going on, so I’d recommend checking their website if you want to see some particular exhibition.

A stone’s throw away from VDNKh there is a very distinctive 25-meters high monument. Originally built in 1937 for the world fair in Paris, the hulking figures of men and women holding a hammer and a sickle represent the Soviet idea of united workers and farmers. It doesn’t take much time to see the monument, but visiting it gives some idea of the Soviet Union’s grandiose aspirations.

I have a thing for tall buildings. So to continue my travel itinerary for one week in Moscow I decided to climb the fourth highest TV tower in the world. This iconic 540m tower is a fixture of the skyline. You can see it virtually from everywhere in Moscow, and this is where you can get the best panoramic views (yep, even better than Empire skyscraper).

Parts of the floor are made of tempered glass, so it can be quite scary to exit the elevator. But trust me, as you start observing buildings and cars below, you won’t want to leave. There is only a limited number of tickets per day, so you may want to book online. Insider tip: the first tour is cheaper, you can save up to $10 if go there early.

Day 5 – A Tour To Moscow Manor Houses

Metro Station: Kolomenskoye, Tsaritsyno on Dark Green Line / Kuskovo on Purple Line

I love visiting the manor houses and palaces in Moscow. These opulent buildings were generally built to house Russian aristocratic families and monarchs. Houses tend to be rather grand affairs with impressive architecture. And, depending on the whims of the owners, some form of a landscaped garden.

During the early part of the 20th century though, many of Russia’s aristocratic families (including the family of the last emperor) ended up being killed or moving abroad . Their manor houses were nationalized. Some time later (after the fall of the USSR) these were open to the public. It means that today a great many of Moscow’s finest manor houses and palaces are open for touring.

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There are 20 manor houses scattered throughout the city and more than 25 in the area around. But not all of them easily accessible and exploring them often takes a lot of time. I’d recommend focusing on three most popular estates in Moscow that are some 30-minute metro ride away from Kremlin.

Sandwiched between the Moscow River and the Andropov Avenue, Kolomenskoye is a UNESCO site that became a public park in the 1920’s. Once a former royal estate, now it is one of the most tranquil parks in the city with gorgeous views. The Ascension Church, The White Column, and the grounds are a truly grand place to visit.

You could easily spend a full day here, exploring a traditional Russian village (that is, in fact, a market), picnicking by the river, enjoying the Eastern Orthodox church architecture, hiking the grounds as well as and wandering the park and gardens with wildflower meadows, apple orchards, and birch and maple groves. The estate museum showcases Russian nature at its finest year-round.

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If my travel itinerary for one week in Moscow was a family tree, Tsaritsyno Park would probably be the crazy uncle that no-one talks about. It’s a large park in the south of the city of mind-boggling proportions, unbelievable in so many ways, and yet most travelers have never heard of it.

The palace was supposed to be a summer home for Empress Catherine the Great. But since the construction didn’t meet with her approval the palace was abandoned. Since the early 1990’s the palace, the pond, and the grounds have been undergoing renovations. The entire complex is now looking brighter and more elaborately decorated than at possibly any other time during its history. Like most parks in Moscow, you can visit Tsaritsyno free of charge, but there is a small fee if you want to visit the palace.

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Last, but by no means least on my Moscow itinerary is Kuskovo Park . This is definitely an off-the-beaten-path place. While it is not easily accessible, you will be rewarded with a lack of crowds. This 18th-century summer country house of the Sheremetev family was one of the first summer country estates of the Russian nobility. And when you visit you’ll quickly realize why locals love this park.

Like many other estates, Kuskovo has just been renovated. So there are lovely French formal garden, a grotto, and the Dutch house to explore. Make sure to plan your itinerary well because the estate is some way from a metro station.

Day 6 – Explore the Golden Ring

Creating the Moscow itinerary may keep you busy for days with the seemingly endless amount of things to do. Visiting the so-called Golden Ring is like stepping back in time. Golden Ring is a “theme route” devised by promotion-minded journalist and writer Yuri Bychkov.

Having started in Moscow the route will take you through a number of historical cities. It now includes Suzdal, Vladimir, Kostroma, Yaroslavl and Sergiev Posad. All these awe-inspiring towns have their own smaller kremlins and feature dramatic churches with onion-shaped domes, tranquil residential areas, and other architectural landmarks.

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I only visited two out of eight cities included on the route. It is a no-brainer that Sergiev Posad is the nearest and the easiest city to see on a day trip from Moscow. That being said, you can explore its main attractions in just one day. Located some 70 km north-east of the Russian capital, this tiny and overlooked town is home to Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, UNESCO Site.

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Sergiev Posad is often described as being at the heart of Russian spiritual life. So it is uncommon to see the crowds of Russian pilgrims showing a deep reverence for their religion. If you’re traveling independently and using public transport, you can reach Sergiev Posad by bus (departs from VDNKh) or by suburban commuter train from Yaroslavskaya Railway Station (Bahnhof). It takes about one and a half hours to reach the town.

Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is a great place to get a glimpse of filling and warming Russian lunch, specifically at the “ Gostevaya Izba ” restaurant. Try the duck breast, hearty potato and vegetables, and the awesome Napoleon cake.

Day 7 – Gorky Park, Izmailovo Kremlin, Patriarch’s Ponds

Metro Station: Park Kultury or Oktyabrskaya on Circle Line / Partizanskaya on Dark Blue Line / Pushkinskaya on Dark Green Line

Gorky Park is in the heart of Moscow. It offers many different types of outdoor activities, such as dancing, cycling, skateboarding, walking, jogging, and anything else you can do in a park. Named after Maxim Gorky, this sprawling and lovely park is where locals go on a picnic, relax and enjoy free yoga classes. It’s a popular place to bike around, and there is a Muzeon Art Park not far from here. A dynamic location with a younger vibe. There is also a pier, so you can take a cruise along the river too.

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The Kremlin in Izmailovo is by no means like the one you can find near the Red Square. Originally built for decorative purposes, it now features the Vernissage flea market and a number of frequent fairs, exhibitions, and conferences. Every weekend, there’s a giant flea market in Izmailovo, where dozens of stalls sell Soviet propaganda crap, Russian nesting dolls, vinyl records, jewelry and just about any object you can imagine. Go early in the morning if you want to beat the crowds.

All the Bulgakov’s fans should pay a visit to Patriarch’s Ponds (yup, that is plural). With a lovely small city park and the only one (!) pond in the middle, the location is where the opening scene of Bulgakov’s novel Master and Margarita was set. The novel is centered around a visit by Devil to the atheistic Soviet Union is considered by many critics to be one of the best novels of the 20th century. I spent great two hours strolling the nearby streets and having lunch in the hipster cafe.

Conclusion and Recommendations

To conclude, Moscow is a safe city to visit. I have never had a problem with getting around and most locals are really friendly once they know you’re a foreigner. Moscow has undergone some serious reconstruction over the last few years. So you can expect some places to be completely different. I hope my one week Moscow itinerary was helpful! If you have less time, say 4 days or 5 days, I would cut out day 6 and day 7. You could save the Golden Ring for a separate trip entirely as there’s lots to see!

What are your thoughts on this one week Moscow itinerary? Are you excited about your first time in the city? Let me know in the comments below!

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24 comments.

Ann Snook-Moreau

Moscow looks so beautiful and historic! Thanks for including public transit information for those of us who don’t like to rent cars.

MindTheTravel

Yup, that is me 🙂 Rarely rent + stick to the metro = Full wallet!

Mariella Blago

Looks like you had loads of fun! Well done. Also great value post for travel lovers.

Thanks, Mariella!

I have always wanted to go to Russia, especially Moscow. These sights look absolutely beautiful to see and there is so much history there!

Agree! Moscow is a thousand-year-old city and there is definitely something for everyone.

Tara Pittman

Those are amazing buildings. Looks like a place that would be amazing to visit.

Adriana Lopez

Never been to Moscow or Russia but my family has. Many great spots and a lot of culture. Your itinerary sounds fantastic and covers a lot despite it is only a short period of time.

What was their favourite thing about Russia?

Gladys Parker

I know very little about Moscow or Russia for the\at matter. I do know I would have to see the Red Square and all of its exquisite architectural masterpieces. Also the CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST THE SAVIOUR. Thanks for shedding some light on visiting Moscow.

Thanks for swinging by! The Red Square is a great starting point, but there way too many places and things to discover aside from it!

Ruthy @ Percolate Kitchen

You are making me so jealous!! I’ve always wanted to see Russia.

Moscow is in my bucket list, I don’t know when I can visit there, your post is really useful. As a culture rich place we need to spend at least week.

DANA GUTKOWSKI

Looks like you had a great trip! Thanks for all the great info! I’ve never been in to Russia, but this post makes me wanna go now!

Wow this is amazing! Moscow is on my bucket list – such an amazing place to visit I can imagine! I can’t wait to go there one day!

The building on the second picture looks familiar. I keep seeing that on TV.

Reesa Lewandowski

What beautiful moments! I always wish I had the personality to travel more like this!

Perfect itinerary for spending a week in Moscow! So many places to visit and it looks like you had a wonderful time. I would love to climb that tower. The views I am sure must have been amazing!

I was lucky enough to see the skyline of Moscow from this TV Tower and it is definitely mind-blowing.

Chelsea Pearl

Moscow is definitely up there on my travel bucket list. So much history and iconic architecture!

Thumbs up! 🙂

Blair Villanueva

OMG I dream to visit Moscow someday! Hope the visa processing would be okay (and become more affordable) so I could pursue my dream trip!

Yup, visa processing is the major downside! Agree! Time and the money consuming process…

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