Fly fishing aficionados can now own a piece of paradise the only kicker is it costs, $7.95 million. The South Fork Lodge is located in the Rockies on the Snake River in Swan Valley, ID, it was a state-of-the-art, luxury fly fishing lodge but it can now be your dream getaway house.
The property is set on 25 acres with over a half-mile of river frontage and features 8 bedrooms with their own outdoor patios, 2 private cabins containing 5 suites, a self-contained 4 bedroom/2.5 bath river house, 4 fisherman cabins, and a high-end restaurant replete with outdoor, riverside seating and a grand bar suited for swapping fishing stories by the roaring fire.
The property includes a full-service fly shop, established and successful guide service, employee housing and equipment storage, and an exclusive number of fishing permits for the South Fork, Main Snake and Blackfoot Rivers. The location of the property is also strategically located next to the busiest boat ramp on the river providing robust retail traffic throughout the fishing season.
The best part is the listing agent is Jim Hickey, Orvis’s 2019 Fly Fishing Guide of the Year. If you are serious about this one check out the listing here. For most of us, we will just keep camping in our beat-up rigs on side of our favorite trout stream.
[…] According to a Wall Street Journal article published last month, Kimmel and White closed on the South Fork Lodge in June after nearly a year of negotiations. Though the final purchase price of the property wasn’t disclosed, the 25-acre lodge near Swan Valley was on the market for $7.95 million in 2019, according to Flylords magazine. […]