Hey Brown Drakes... "If you can't get here on time, just get here when you can ok?" Well our buddies have finally shown up in healthy numbers over the last several days, including a few rare day time emergences. With warm summer weather in the forecast we can expect the hatch to move fairly quickly so get your hall pass…
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At 2 years-old, Ruby Lou will never remember this day, or the hundreds of others that Mom and Dad have already exposed her to in search of the next adventure. Until she is old enough to know better, or is just too embarrassed to hang with the old man (which is going to be sooner than I think), she has…
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Grabbing the family and heading over the hill to "Idaho's Wildest Rodeo" this weekend. Parade at 12:00, Rodeo starts at 2:00. Kids cash scramble, wild cow milking, cold rodeo beers, and as many rodeo hot dogs as you can stuff. For those looking to fish, the Big Lost below the reservoir is at a fishable level - 300/400 CFS, but…
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Still no sign of the Brown Drake, but they will hatch someday. The nymphs are around but I think we need a couple of days of warm weather to get them going. Once the hatch begins make sure you have both spinner patterns and duns for the fishing. On a hot sunny day the spinner fall will occur around 6:00…
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Apologies to Canadian super group, The Five Man Electrical Band, but not a lot of long-haired freaky people down here today. A few souls leaning into the wind, and looking for those BIG PMD's. They are here, just looking for the right conditions. The bugs tried to stay on the water, but heavy gusts started about 10:00. Try finding the…
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A few of the Silver Creek Outfitters crew were fortunate enough to meet with Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and company this last week at Mark Harbaugh's Goat Mountain Ranch in Ashton, Id. The agenda for the meeting was not only Patagonia's 2012 product line, but also discussions about the heart and soul of fly fishing and perspectives of limiting impact…
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http://www.vimeo.com/24933480 Dave Faltings gives the early June report with style!
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Cool pic of the debris pile from this winter. The runoff is getting bigger, the rivers are starting to swell. Keep checking the streamflows and be careful. Summer will come. I promise.
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Considering the current water situation, Silver Creek is the only sure bet at the moment. Although hatches have been inconsistent, typically the best dry-fly fishing has been late in the morning, although some afternoons have been good as well. I have had my best success with PMD Sparkle Duns, Parachutes, and some emergers such as Harrop’s CDC PMD Emerger. Baetis…
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