Where to fly fish in October

30 destinations list October among their best months.

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Flats

Andros Island

North, Central and South Andros · Bahamas

Guide day
$800
Trip style
Lodge-based
Crowding
Low
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
NAS Nassau · 20-min flight
Trout

Arkansas River

Salida, Colorado · USA

Guide day
$695–750
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
COS Colorado Springs · 2 hr
Flats

Ascension Bay

Punta Allen, Quintana Roo · Mexico

Guide day
$850
Trip style
Lodge-based
Crowding
Low
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
CUN Cancún · 2.5 hr, then 1 hr by boat (TQO Tulum closer)
Trout

Beaverkill & Willowemoc

Roscoe, Catskills, New York · USA

Guide day
$425–450
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
EWR Newark · 2–2.5 hr
Trout

Bighorn River

Fort Smith, Montana · USA

Guide day
$725
Trip style
Lodge-based
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
BIL Billings · 1.5 hr
Trout

Bow River

Below Calgary, Alberta · Canada

Guide day
$505–580
Trip style
Guide recommended
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
YYC Calgary · 20–45 min
Inshore salt

Cape Cod

Brewster, Chatham, Monomoy · USA

Guide day
$900 for 6 hr
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
BOS Boston · 1.5–2 hr
6-hour trip, not a full day
Trout

Central PA Limestoners

Spring Creek, Penns Creek, Little Juniata · USA

Guide day
$500–550
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Advanced
Fly into
MDT Harrisburg · 1.5 hr
Trout

Deerfield River

Charlemont, Massachusetts · USA

Guide day
$500–720
Trip style
Guide recommended
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
BDL Hartford · 1 hr 15 min
Trout

Farmington River

Riverton, Connecticut · USA

Guide day
$500–600
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
High
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
BDL Hartford · 40 min
Trout

Great Smoky Mountains

Townsend, Tennessee / Bryson City, North Carolina · USA

Guide day
$375–800
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
TYS Knoxville · 45 min
Trout

Green River

Dutch John, Utah · USA

Guide day
$699–700
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
High
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
SLC Salt Lake City · 3.5 hr (VEL Vernal about 1 hr)
Trout

Henry's Fork

Island Park, Idaho · USA

Guide day
$795–880
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Advanced
Fly into
IDA Idaho Falls · 1.5 hr (WYS West Yellowstone 25 min)
Trout

Kenai River

Cooper Landing, Alaska · USA

Guide day
$660–1,400
Trip style
Guide recommended
Crowding
High
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
ANC Anchorage · 2 hr
Shared and private boat prices mixed
Trout

Lower Deschutes

Maupin, Oregon · USA

Guide day
$625–750
Trip style
Guide recommended
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Advanced
Fly into
PDX Portland · 2 hr 15 min
Trout

Madison River

Ennis, Montana · USA

Guide day
$700–800
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
High
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
BZN Bozeman · 1 hr 15 min to Ennis
Salmon

Miramichi River

Blackville and Doaktown, New Brunswick · Canada

Guide day
$250–300 per angler
Trip style
Guide recommended
Crowding
Low
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
YQM Moncton · 1.5–2 hr
Priced per angler, not per boat
Trout

Missouri River

Craig, Montana · USA

Guide day
$700–790
Trip style
Guide recommended
Crowding
High
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
HLN Helena · 45 min (BZN Bozeman 2.5 hr)
Inshore salt

Montauk

Long Island, New York · USA

Guide day
$900–1,100
Trip style
Guide recommended
Crowding
High
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
ISP Islip · 1.5 hr (JFK 2.5–3.5 hr)
Inshore salt

Mosquito Lagoon

Titusville and Oak Hill, Florida · USA

Guide day
$500–700
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
MCO Orlando · 45–60 min
Steelhead

Ohio Steelhead Alley

Rocky, Chagrin and Grand rivers, Ohio · USA

Guide day
$475–550
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
High
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
CLE Cleveland · 20–50 min
Steelhead

PA Steelhead Alley

Erie County, Pennsylvania · USA

Guide day
$475–650
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
High
Difficulty
Beginner
Fly into
CLE Cleveland · 1.5 hr (ERI Erie about 15 min)
Steelhead

Pere Marquette

Baldwin, Michigan · USA

Guide day
$400–700
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
High
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
GRR Grand Rapids · 1.5 hr
Steelhead

Salmon River

Pulaski, New York · USA

Guide day
$450–600
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
High
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
SYR Syracuse · 45 min
Trout

San Juan River

Navajo Dam, New Mexico · USA

Guide day
$575–625
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
High
Difficulty
Advanced
Fly into
DRO Durango · 1 hr 15 min (ABQ Albuquerque 3 hr)
Steelhead

Skeena System

Bulkley, Kispiox, Skeena, British Columbia · Canada

Guide day
$1,500
Trip style
Lodge-based
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Advanced
Fly into
YYD Smithers · Fly in via Vancouver
Trout

South Fork Snake

Swan Valley, Idaho · USA

Guide day
$880
Trip style
Guide recommended
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
IDA Idaho Falls · 45 min (JAC Jackson 1 hr 15 min)
One outfitter's rate only
Trout

South Holston

Bristol, Tennessee · USA

Guide day
$495
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Advanced
Fly into
TRI Tri-Cities · 30 min
Low confidence; local shops list no rates
Trout

Upper Delaware

Hancock, New York / Pennsylvania · USA

Guide day
$425–600
Trip style
Guide recommended
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Advanced
Fly into
EWR Newark · 2.5 hr (BGM Binghamton about 1 hr)
Trout

Yellowstone National Park

Lamar, Slough Creek, Firehole · USA

Guide day
$790–850
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Crowding
Medium
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
BZN Bozeman · 1.5–1.75 hr to the park