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Option 1: Group trip 3 day expedition Cabins & Camp out

Option 2 single day guide trip

Cabins & Camp out Clinic:

A 3 day expedition designed for the finest instructional/guided steelhead fly fishing experience. For the novice or expert angler. The surface rising steelhead is the focus but we also will swing sink tips when necessary.

Please inquire about some great October dates now available!

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Grande Ronde Slide Show

Watch our new GR Video

The 3 day Cabin/Camp out Clinic:

Anglers begin their 3 day adventure from Washington's Bogans Oasis, overlooking the Grande Ronde River.

Plan on lots of instructional and guided fishing:

Day 1 Fishing starts early and finishes at nightfall. We fish over many of the productive pools only minutes from Bogan's Oasis restaurant/lodging. Comfortable lodging and wonderful meals provided from the lodge (included with the trip).

Day 2 Begins as Day 1. After more instructional fishing a restaurant luncheon is provided (included with the trip). After lunch Anglers will gather their camping supplies as we drive off to our mid-river camp. After learning some new water and settling in, anglers can kick back at the camp or walk down to the river to fish some more remote and beautiful pools.

Day 3 The outfitted camp is yours for the stay & play. Anglers are on your own with the knowledge of the right equipment and pools on the river to fish all day. You are welcome to stay the 3rd night, we will be in with a new group mid afternoon on your 4th day. You will be amazed how much water you have learned!

About the instructional and guided fishing:

Absolutely the greatest rush in freshwater, is learning to raise steelhead to surface flies. One of the finest steelhead streams in the world, to teach the art of surface flies, is Washington's own Grande Ronde River, and its wild summer steelhead. Dennis and Mike have been teaching or fishing the GR. since the mid eighties, and now the Dickson fly fishinginstructors are ready to teach you how to fish it. These 3 day fly fishing trips will cover all aspects of floating and sinktip line presentations as angler learn some twenty miles of this world class fishery. Skaters, bombers, grease lining, wet fly swing on an open loop, which pools to fish, what flies to fish, and how to fish them. Up to six anglers are allowed per trip with 2 guides, while you are taught from sunrise to sunset. There are so many pools! We also do single day guide trips.

Discovering the nuances of the lie water, where the steelhead hold, which pools consistently hold fish, and avoiding those that don't, that is worth the experience itself!

Click here to see our Grande Ronde Slide Show

     
Hi Dennis,

Well, I just got back to civilization and wanted to say thanks for showing me a good time over on the Grande Ronde. I had so much fun and learned a lot, from all of you guys. It was my first steelhead trip. I got to fish with Mike the most, I enjoyed his company and I learned a lot from him. He was always there to help out and to laugh along with me and my comedy of errors. From over spinning reels to near-dunkings, I had some good laughs with him!

I also wanted give a big thanks to you for coaching me into that steelhead on a dry. It was the most exciting thing that's ever happened at the other end of my fly line! Just to see the take and feel the fish on...I don't see how it can get better than that! Learning from you that afternoon made getting a fish on top like that for me a total bonus. It's something I'll remember for the rest of my life and I can't thank you enough for that.

Sincerely,

Willie U.

More Testimonials

Read:

Surface Flies for Steelhead and
The Grande Ronde and Mrs .Brown.

See the River Level Page for links to interesting graphs of the Grande Ronde
fish movement.

Other payment options: Send a check:
Mike Dickson, Dickson Fly fishing
PO Box 295
Arlington WA 98223

Pricing:

Grande Ronde Instructional Campouts:
Three day Cabin/Camp out 3 and 6 angler groups:
Per angler paid in full: $599.00
Single occupancy
deposit: $300.00  

1 day 2 angler guided float trips: $399
1 day 3 angler guided float trips: $499

All Permits covered: Dickson's has all necessary and legal permits for fishing and camping on Washington Grande Ronde waters. Licensed, bonded, and insured.

Email Mike Dickson

Frequently Asked Questions:

A) $599/ angler. How come so inexpensive compared to other outfitters?
Just a good deal! For many outfitters, it's just about the fish. We actually teach.

B) 3 and 6 angler trips: Is there room to spread out to learn?
We believe the key to our steelheading success is personal attention. Rare to even find two of our instructors & clients learning on the same pool. Tons of lovely pool s..

C) Only October?
Yup, few fish in September, good camping / surface fly weather ends by Oct 30. Usually we start fishing single day guide trips on the Grande Ronde and Methow.

D) What dates are available?
Depends on size of your party. Contact for availability.

E) Can a novice catch a steelhead?
We specialize in getting first-timers into fish.

F) How good would you rate your Grande Ronde Cabin/Camp out?
Pretty good! We started teaching the Camp out clinics back in 1990. We like to think we do it well. The Cabin/Camp out experience will be awesome!

G) What is the best way to contact you for more information?
Happy to send a complete description.
E-mail Dennis at DDDicksons@aol.com or phone at (425) 238-3537
E-mail Mike at Streamsideflyshop@yahoo.com or phone at (425) 3309506

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