Silver Creek Outfitters

“If you do not change direction, you might end up where you are heading.” – Lao Tzu Change the fly, the depth, the water, the approach: fly fishing is about changing direction at the right moments. Silver Creek November is the last month to fish the Creek in the Nature Conservancy. The Creek below Highway 20, however, remains open year…

“October had tremendous possibility. The summer's oppressive heat was a distant memory, and the golden leaves promised a world full of beautiful adventures. They made me believe in miracles.” – Sarah Guillory Frost on the windshield, gold on the water, miracles on the line: that is October’s promise. Silver Creek With the cooler weather and the days getting shorter, the…

“It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” – Ursula K. Le Guin The trout give the journey direction, but the pursuit is what keeps you coming back. Silver Creek When the cool weather returns this weekend, it will concentrate the feeding and bug activity on the Creek.…

“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” – Hermann Hesse Fly fishing is about letting go: the line, the fly, the fish, the outcome. Embrace uncertainty, not rigidity. Silver Creek Fall Baetis and Mahogany duns will be the main fare on the Creek. The hatch will occur during the most pleasant time…

Photo: Bob Knoebel “Spend the afternoon, you can't take it with you.” – Annie Dillard An autumn afternoon on a river is something you can hold in your heart even after the cold water running past your legs is gone. Silver Creek Fall has arrived on the Creek. You can hear elk bugling in the Aspen grove and see browns…

“Sometimes I wish I could photosynthesize so that just by being, just by shimmering at the meadow's edge or floating lazily on a pond, I could be doing the work of the world while standing silent in the sun.” – Robin Wall Kimmerer Standing or floating silent in the sun, amid the shimmering water, the angler does the quiet work…

“We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.” – Voltaire For those who have been waiting, it is time to fish. The Big Wood Flows have dropped all the way down to 700 CFS from a peak of 1700 CFS during the early May heat wave. Warmer temps are in the forecast and the flows will come…