“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...
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“Water, is taught by thirst.” - Emily Dickinson A year ago, the annual snowpack in the Wood River and surrounding basins were right around 70% of average. This year the...
“Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle....
“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” - Rainer Maria Rilke The ode of the river beckons the angler to apprehend the...
“It is utterly soothing to fly fish for trout. All other considerations or worries drift away and you couldn't keep them close if you wanted. Perhaps it's standing thigh deep...
“We hear nothing so clearly as what comes out of silence.” - David James Duncan Fresh snow absorbs noise, rendering a canvas of silence along the river. Add to the...
“The line between catching fish and not catching them is often very thin.” - Ted Trueblood Anglers with a balance of preparation, patience, humility, confidence, and faith approach the thin...
“There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home.” - Roderick...
“Trout are among those creatures who are one hell of a lot prettier than they need to be. They can get you to wondering about the hidden workings of reality.”...
“With a fly rod, anglers are not casting to a fish; rather to a circle of dreams: ripples that spread into every aspect of their lives.” ― Fennel Hudson So,...
