"Failing to prepare is preparing to fail." ~ John Wooden It is as true in fly fishing as it is in basketball. A successful fly fishing outing is dependent on preparation. If you are planing on coming to the Sun Valley area, your preparation should include a visit to our store. Access to local knowledge about hatches, water levels, water…
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"About the only certainty, other than uncertainty, in fly fishing is that a fly won't catch a fish if it stays in its box." ~ Arnold Gingrich The Sun Valley Summer Symphony is coming to an end and many schools around the country are beginning again. These things are as certain as "death and taxes." So if you have been…
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"Cast your fly with confidence." ~Theodore Gordon And release your fish with compassion. Studies have shown that when large trout are fought to exhaustion, then held out of the water for 30 to 60 seconds during hook removal and photo, these trout have a dramatic decrease in their survival rate. Here is a list of best practices when releasing trout:…
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"The great charm of fly fishing is that we are always learning; no matter how long we have been at it, we are constantly making some fresh discovery, picking up some new wrinkle. If we become conceited through great success, someday the trout will take us down a peg." ~ Theodore Gordon As we roll into August, we cannot rely…
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