Author: Emerald LaFortune

OARS Blog Contributor Emerald LaFortune | PC: Leslie Hittmeier

Emerald LaFortune is a fishing guide on Idaho’s Salmon River and an outdoor writer who’s passionate about conservation issues. You can find more of her writing at www.emeraldlafortune.com and follow her adventures on Instagram at @emeraldlensmedia.

Photo Credit: Leslie Hittmeier

27 Posts

River Rowing Techniques - A Small Guide's Guide to Rowing Big Boats

Finesse, Not Muscle

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Impassable Canyon, Middle Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho | Photo: Justin Bailie

Rapid Musings: Redside on the Middle Fork Salmon

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How to rig a dory for whitewater

How to Rig a Dory for Whitewater

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Adventure Inspiration: 15 Instagram Accounts to Follow if You Love Rivers

15 Instagram Feeds to Follow if You Love Rivers

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6 Things Only Someone Who Has Been on a River Trip Will Understand

6 Things Only People Who Have Been on a River Trip Will Understand

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Guide Playlist: Songs for a river state of mind

Guide Playlist: Songs for a River State of Mind

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5 Signs You Should Quit Your Job and Become a River Guide

4 Signs You Should Quit Your Job and Become a River Guide

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Idaho's Best Whitewater Rapids | Granite, Hells Canyon | Photo: David Hessel

10 of Idaho’s Best Whitewater Rapids

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Your Guide to Idaho Rafting | Main Salmon River | Photo: Neil Rabinowitz

Your Guide to Idaho Rafting

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5 Morning Habits of Successful River Guides

5 Morning Habits of Successful River Guides

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Salmon River, Black Creek Rapid | Photo: Corey Robinson

Rapid Musings: Black Creek on the Salmon River

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Whitewater rafting on the Main Salmon River in central Idaho.

A Love Letter to Idaho’s Salmon River

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Life After Guiding: Meet Elise Otto, U.S. Forest Service River Patrol | Photo: Scott Ligare

Life After Guiding: Meet River Ranger Elise Otto

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What Female River Guides Really Think About Being Called a ‘Boatman’

How We Really Feel About Being Called ‘Boatmen’

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Owyhee Canyonlands River Rafting

A Rugged and Beautiful Boat: In Honor of the Owyhee Canyonlands

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A Day in the Life of an Idaho River Guide

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Give Like a River Guide

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Free the Snake | Photo: Ben Moon / Whitney Hassett

Deadbeat Dam Alert: Free the Snake

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Reel Women Fly Fish

Reel Women Fly Fish

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Why Rafting Trips are a Perfect Romantic Getaway

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