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New Fork River – Fly Fishing Float

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The New Fork Offers the Challenge of a Lifetime

Just about an hour south of Jackson Hole, flows the New Fork, a small, intimate stream with undercut banks and numerous brush piles which provide excellent cover for German Brown Trout and a large population of aerobatic rainbows. This is not a beginner’s river, but can provide some great fishing for an intermediate or advanced fly fisherman and the chance to catch a trophy Brown.

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Close-up of a hand holding a spotted brown trout at the water's surface before release.

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A hand holds a speckled cutthroat trout just above a calm river's surface before release.

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A hand holds a speckled rainbow trout just above the water's surface, showcasing its pink stripe and pink-tinged gill plate.

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Angler crouching by a stream holds a large speckled cutthroat trout above a landing net, grassy bank and cloudy sky in the background.

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Character of the Water

With the best fishing in the Summer into the Fall, the New Fork River can be a great option for your trip. Learn about what your trip timing can mean for your fishing options.

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Time to Fish

With the best fishing in the Summer into the Fall, the New Fork River can be a great option for your trip. Learn about what your trip timing can mean for your fishing options.

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What’s Hatching

Our guides teach you how to work with nymphs and streamers and help you tie into some nice brown trout. For those who are experienced, the New Fork offers the challenge of a lifetime. See how well you fare on this exciting river.

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Fish You Can Catch

Brown Trout

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Rainbow Trout

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Mountain Whitefish

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Full Day Trip

TRIP INCLUDES:

Rods, reels, and waders if needed
Transportation to and from Jackson
Delicious lunch

PER BOAT: $825 FOR 2 PEOPLE

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New Fork River Fishing Report

What are the fish biting on today? Check back often for our latest Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report update!

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Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of fishing does the New Fork River offer?

The New Fork River is a small, intimate stream about an hour or more south of Jackson Hole. It flows through undercut banks and past numerous brush piles that provide excellent cover for Brown Trout and a large population of aerobatic Rainbow Trout. Guides work nymphs and streamers to target the big browns holding in the structure. For experienced anglers, it offers some of the most technical and rewarding dry fly fishing in the region.

Is the New Fork River suitable for beginners?

What fish are in the New Fork River?

When is the best time to fish the New Fork River?

How much does a New Fork River trip cost, and how does it compare to the Green River?

Full day float trips on the New Fork River are $825 per boat for two people, the same price as the Green River. Both rivers are about an hour south of Jackson. The Green is a larger river with broad access to brown and rainbow trout, well suited to anglers of any skill. The New Fork is smaller, more intimate, more technical, and better suited to experienced anglers chasing trophy browns in tight water.