Silver Creek Outfitters

Image: Ed Northen “We need the sweet pain of anticipation to tell us we are really alive.” – Albert Camus Opening weekend is here, and it looks to be a good one! The cool weather has opened up some angling possibilities that are worth exploring and, of course, the Creek abides. So get out and enjoy the long weekend, but…

Image: Ed Northen “Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.” – Lao Tzu Streamflow forecasting is rife with uncertainty. Looking to the past and comparing years with similar snowpack helps, but so much depends on May and June. The safe bet…June will see high water,…

Image: Ed Northen “Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.” – Hal Borland Knowing rivers, we can accept that change is inevitable. The Salmon, Big Wood, and Big Lost drainages are right where they should be in terms of snowpack. And as the snow melts and the rivers swell over the next few…

Image: Ed Northen “April is the gateway to the joys of summer.” – Fennel Hudson While the fishing season on some of our local waters comes to an end, there are still fishing opportunities for those willing to seek them out. And the joy of summer rests quietly upon the mountains. Big Wood/Silver Creek/South Fork of the Boise You only…

Image: Ed Northen “One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the Spring.” – Aldo Leopold The same could be said of the steelhead. After a journey of eight hundred miles and eight dams, Spring has arrived. With one return, surely a hover will follow. Big Wood Late February…

“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 It was the best of March weather, it was the worst of March weather. And all within ten minutes. While fishing, be sure to stack your layers wisely…