“Our life is March weather, savage and serene in one hour.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson March is often personified by sentimental poets, and for good reason; like life, it is unpredictable. But one thing is certain. At March’s end, the Big Wood and South Fork will close for the season. So even if the weather turns savage, then serene, then…
“When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest.” ~ Ernest Hemingway We are going to have plenty of water this summer! The average snowpack for the Wood River Basin right now is 106% of average and the forecast for March looks like more snow is on the way. Typically when we have…
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” ~ Charles Dickens This time of year, the temperature can swing 20 to 30 degrees from sun up to sun down. The key to staying comfortable on the water: layering. Since…
“I will never tire of what fishing gives me. It puts me in touch with another of nature’s species, in beautiful surroundings that are old as time. This is where I want to be; that is how I am renewed.” ~ Joan Wulff If it is time to renew yourself in a different, beautiful surrounding, then wading expansive saltwater flats…
“If a little madness be a necessary requisite to obtain the ultimate in the pleasure of angling– then O Lord, give me insanity!” ~ John Alden Knight Winter fly fishing is not as crazy as it sounds. It should be on your short list of winter activities while visiting the Wood River Valley along with skiing on Baldy, snow shoeing…
“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” ~ Albert Einstein Any fool can tell you that one of the wonders of fly fishing is that there is always more to know and understand. January 9th and 10th, the Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo in Boise is a great opportunity to build on your fishing understanding. There will be…
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