Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast · Dave Stewart

The River Retreat Lodge with John and Liz Douville (Traveled #38)

·58 min·5 clips
John and Liz bought their lodge in 2020 amid COVID, facing a frantic 30-day closing after an unexpected house sale.
Dave interviews John and Liz Douville, owners of River Retreat Lodge in Swan Valley, Idaho, exploring their journey from diverse backgrounds to lodge ownership during COVID. They discuss the lodge's amenities, year-round activities like fishing and snowmobiling, and detailed fishing insights including March midge techniques and the epic stonefly hatch.

As heard by us

A lodge-and-river profile that turns seasonal timing, private water, and access into practical trip-planning detail.

River Retreat Lodge comes through as a practical look at a fly-fishing base on the South Fork of the Snake and Palisades Creek, with John and Liz DeVille framing how the place shifts through the year.

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You want a Western dry-fly trip timed to the right month, not guesswork.

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