This tour includes lunch, snacks, water and beverages. Enjoy lunch along the riverside at a sandy beach, take a swim if you like and continue on up the Salmon River to Eye of the Needle Rapids. You will see exotic rock formations, wildlife and beautiful scenery. You will stop at Dug Bar and the Historical Nez Perce river crossing. This 5 hour tour begins at the Pittsburgh Landing Marina and will take you downstream towards the confluences of the Imnaha River and the Salmon River. The Scenic River Tour is located downstream from the Marina, 36 miles to Cache Creek and the Oregon/Washington border. You will stop for lunch, swim at a sandy beach if you like, and enjoy the gorgeous scenery, exotic rock formations and the beauty of the canyon. Wildlife to look for and see include Big Horn Sheep, Elk, Deer, Bear, Bald Eagles, Otters and numerous birds. Stops include Kirkwood Historical Museum, Sheep Creek Cabin, Bernard Creek and MacGafee cabin, the Ancient Indian Petroglyphs, and the Visitor Center at the Dam. This tour begins at the Pittsburgh Landing Marina and takes you safely up stream in a comfortable, not crowded 28 foot or 36 foot twin engine Jet Boat through all the big whitewater rapids, through the deepest most rugged part of the canyon, all the way to the Hells Canyon Dam (subject to water levels) and the Visitor Center. You will jet boat through all of the Wild River Section and Natural Wilderness Preserve area. On this 6 hour tour you will see the best of Hells Canyon. The Hells Canyon Dam Tour is located up stream from the Marina on the Wild River Section, 32 miles to the Hells Canyon Dam. Their meeting point, on the Salmon River, is located 17 miles from Hells Canyon Marina, which is in the center of Hells Canyon. The Hells Canyon Jet Boat Trips provide tours in Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in North America. Salmon River Trips: Put in on the Salmon River with a fishing adventure that will take you winding through Green Canyon where you'll enjoy premium fishing for Steelhead and Sturgeon, and an abundant whitewater experience. Either way, your fishing adventure will send you home feeling energized and relishing your fishing experience.
Your guide will either take you down river towards Lewiston, Idaho or up river towards Hells Canyon Dam depending on the time of year and the fish you are out to catch. In the summertime on the Snake River, water levels are lower and the trout fishing is good. Your adventure begins wherever the fish are biting. Snake River Trips: Put in at famous Pittsburgh Landing where the Wild River begins and the Scenic River ends. All Sturgeon fishing is Catch & Release only. Sturgeon, trout and bass are open your round with April through October being the best months. Steelhead fishing on the Salmon River is September through March and on the Snake River September through April. Hells Canyon Jet Boat Trips offer fishing trips on the Snake River in Hells Canyon, Main Salmon River east of Riggins and the Lower Salmon River down stream from White Bird.