September 2024

“Days decrease, and autumn grows, autumn in everything.” – Robert Browning  Autumn has left its mark: cooler water, shifting hatches, shorter windows. Autumnal angling is bittersweet as fish and fishers sense the urgency of the season. Silver Creek While fishing the Creek, expect to see typical fall bugs. The hatch timing depends on the day, so check the weather before…

“Fly fishing teaches us a few things about a few things.” – Steve Duda As microcosms for life's most valuable lessons go, fly fishing is the best way to learn, and relearn, the few things that matter. Silver Creek The morning activity has waned and the transition to fall fishing is complete on the Creek. There are still Callibaetis around…

“You just had to be still and have faith, that was the main thing.” – Jim Dodge, Fup Being still and having faith is not just about waiting for a fish to take. But that is a good place to start. Silver Creek On warmer days, the mornings can still be good with a smattering of Tricos and decent numbers…

“The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.” – Henry David Thoreau Take inventory of those things that steal your attention. Eliminate them. Your time, immediately and in the long run, is better spent beside a river. Silver Creek There…