The best way to contend with the smoky, hot days of August is to wet a line in one of our local fisheries. The fish don't mind the intermittent smoke, and some anglers believe the obscured sun actually improves the dry fly fishing. To date, the August fishing has been true to form with the best fishing coming early and…
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The summer symphony season has concluded but the sonorous waters of the Sun Valley region continue to flow in harmony with the rhythms of the day. The hum of bugs can be heard both early and late and the staccato clatter of hoppers fill the air throughout the day. Those anglers who attune themselves with the bug activity of August…
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photo by Bryan Huskey The easy fishing of July is behind us and the more technical fishing of August has arrived. Really the fishing is still quite good on all our rivers and should remain so for the foreseeable future, but the fish have wised up and the bugs have shrunk. This means the angler needs to up his game.…
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photo by Bryan Huskey The last week of July promises to be a great week of fishing, but to assure success, anglers should be prepared for change. In our local freestones, the flows continue to drop to more wadable levels opening up more water to explore and spread the fishing pressure. Keep in mind that as the levels change, the…
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7th Annual Fly Fishing Film Festival & Product Fair As we enter the second half of July, the myriad of fishing opportunities continue to expand. The hardest thing about fishing right now is choosing where to go. Do you want to fish high mountain streams with big attractor patterns in pursuit of cutthroat trout? Or would you rather cast long…
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http://vimeo.com/42775440 SCO fly shop manager Dave Faltings talks about options for this weekends opening of the 2012 Idaho fishing season. There is a ton of variety found in local fly fishing options and opportunities around Sun Valley. For the 2012 season opener coming up this weekend, we are expecting very fishable river levels and conditions. (A far cry from last…
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http://vimeo.com/41304430 SCO Guide manager Dave Faltings talks about current fishing options as well as a forecast of what to expect for the season opener end of May. Give Dave a call at the shop (208)726-5282 for more details so you can make the most of your plans for season opener.
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I expect the Big Wood to fish better in February as temperatures rise on some days. It will still be weather dependent but on those days when temperatures are above freezing the fishing can be good. Expect to see midges especially on cloudy overcast days and you will want various stages of this bug. I like to carry surface patterns…
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Winter fishing reports around here are short but sweet. http://vimeo.com/35475622
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The fishing this time of year can be good depending on the day. With temperatures above freezing on some days I like to fish in the middle of the day. Your best bet is still nymphing with sub surface patterns. I'll use different techniques depending on the water Im fishing. I like big stonefly nymphs when I first get to…
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