"February is the border between winter and spring." – Terri Guillemets January is the August of winter: long, stagnant, dry. That makes February like September. Fishing is always better during the border months. Silver Creek Once the inversion breaks it would be worth a look at the Creek. The stretch below Kilpatrick Bridge remains open until the end of March....
"I dance with a fly rod in my hands for health and happiness." – Joan Salvato Wulff A new year and another chance to dance for health and happiness with a fly rod in hand. But before you dance, don’t forget to fill your flask, patch your waders, put on a few extra layers, and renew your license. And be...
"Hope is the thing with feathers/ That perches in the soul/ And sings the tune without the words/ And never stops at all." – Emily Dickinson Emily is right and our fly bins are full of hope. We look forward to fishing with friends old and new in the year to come! Silver Creek The Nature Conservancy is closed but...
"Close your eyes. Hear the silent snow. Listen to your soul speak." – Adrienne Posey Open your senses. Take in the Big Wood adorned in white. Witness the miracle of each delicate snowflake compound, miracle upon miracle. Watch and listen. Feel the moment a drifting flake merges with the river. Silver Creek The upper Creek is now closed until the...
"September days have the warmth of summer in their briefer hours, but in their lengthening evenings a prophetic breath of autumn." – Rowland E. Robinson On a typical September day, anglers begin bundled in fleece and waders, but by the early afternoon wish they were wet wading. Then, as the sun drops, the prophetic breath of autumn returns. Such are...
“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” - Loren Eiseley Despite a wet end to April, the Big Wood, Little Wood, and Big Lost Basin are suffering from a severe drought. For the month of May, we are expecting a drier than average weather pattern to dominate the region. Most of the low altitude snow...
“I think the best teacher is the stream, the best way to learn is again and again.” ~from Trout Tactics by Joe Humphreys Thursday, June 20th you will have the chance to meet fly fishing icon Joe Humphreys. Joe, along with the cast and crew of the documentary film Live The Stream, will be on hand at the Sun Valley Opera House. A...
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