Maggie Mae with a Tiger Trout caught on Silver Creek. Drakes and Stones...The big bugs of summer have arrived. Normally when these bugs make their early summer appearance, the local rivers are still busting the banks with spring runoff. As predicted, this winter's lower snowpack has set the stage for some spectacular early season dry fly action. However, don't be…
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My wife has done so many amazing things for me and our daughter over the years - today I have to add another! While just south of 25 years spent on Silver Creek, today I had one of those "What the F is that!" moments. When netted I initially thought of a giant Brook Trout with the mottled markings, but…
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SCO customer Steve Briggs (Skooter Gardiner's Client) caught and landed this beast of a brown on Silver Creek (6/15). Took a nymph on 5x. Battle of the nerves (at least for the guide), but Steve won in the end. New member of the Two Footer (+) Club! Robert Frost wrote, "Nature's first green is gold." This is certainly the case…
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It has been almost 6 months since I have seen my good friend Jack, and he has not missed a beat. While the fish on the right is dwarfed by the big fall brown on the left, Jack should be more proud today than that slab of October. Tighter water - More delicate cast - Slow water sight nymping at…
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As predicted, last weeks warm weather brought out the Brown Drakes, and reminding us of the transience of all things, has already run its course. If you missed the action this year, be sure to put it on your bucket list for next year. The warm weather has also brought the Wood, the Upper Lost and the Salmon back up…
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This is the time of year I begin to feel a bit like the legendary Paul Revere heralding the arrival of the Redcoats. Only my refrain is, "The Brown Drakes are coming! The Brown Drakes are Coming!" All signs suggest this is the week. The weather is going to be beautiful. The water temperature is right. In fact, a few…
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