Kern River Fly Shop

Guided days run on the Upper Kern above Kernville for wild trout and on the Lower Kern below Isabella Dam for bass. Wade trips on the upper river are priced by party size: a half day is $500 for one or two anglers, $625 for three and $750 for four, and a full day is $700 for one or two anglers and $875 for three. The shop also runs boat trips on the upper Kern, sold one angler to a guide, at $500 for a half day and $700 for a full day, reaching water its booking page describes as exclusive and unreachable on foot. The drainage holds the Kern River Rainbow and the Little Kern Golden in their native water, and largemouth and smallmouth bass that entered the lower river through the flume and below the Lake Isabella dam.