Drift Boat and Fishing Craft Rentals

Red's Fly Shop is located in the heart of the Yakima Canyon. With our own private boat launch/takeout, there is no better place in the country to rent a fishing boat. Our location and shuttle service makes it easy on the customer. All renters must have river rowing experience, and all liability and risk is assumed by the rower and passengers. Our rental service spans from Ringer Road to Roza Recreation Area.

Our fiberglass rental fleet is composed of Clackacraft Drift Boats, we have both Eddy and Headhunter Skiff models available. Our framed fishing rafts are RIO Craft Madison 3-man fishing rafts, RIO Craft 10.5' Colorado 2-man fishing raft and our single person watercrafts are WaterMaster. Our rental fleet is composed of the same boats are professional guides choose for taking paying clients downstream. All boats include oars and necessary accessories.

While life jackets are not legally required to be worn, we strongly encourage all guests to wear lifejackets. If you plan to wear a PFD, in insure perfect fit and all day comfort anglers should bring their own.

• $229 per boat (up to 3 people)
• Includes Shuttle Transportation
• 8 Hour Rental
• River Rowing Experience Required

Our framed fishing rafts are excellent boats for a group that is experienced enough to safely navigate rivers, but more comfortable in an inflatable boat. In low water conditions the soft nature of rafts are more forgiving.

Our crew will do all the boat towing, launching, and take the boat out. Customers do not need to do any towing. Details on float length and location can be discussed at the time of departure from the fly shop. Customers are solely liable for their own saftey and the condition of the boat and accompanying equipment including oars and anchor.

There is no better crew and location to learn the skills necessary to row and manage both drift boats, rafts, and personal watercrafts. Our lessons are personal, professional, and most importantly will get you rowing enough in a single outing to get confident.

The course we teach will demonstrate skills applicable to any oar-lock based watercraft used on moving water. Many of our students aspire to row their own personal watercraft like a WaterMaster style boat. No problem. While we teach in fiberglass style drift boats to best accomodate an instructor and (2) students, the same skills apply.

This course can be scheduled almost anytime, but we prefer weekdays if possible so that there is minimal other traffic on the river to contend with. We'll teach you all the basics from putting boats in the water at the launch, to taking the boat out of the water at day's end.