Fishing Report

Photo By: Hillary Maybery “Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.” – Charles de Gaulle Each fly in my box, rod in my quiver, and gadget I carry is an answer to some angling question. But having the right answers is not enough if I don’t seek the questions? Silver Creek November is the last month to…

Photo By: James Conrad “Magic does not come to those who do not expect it.” – Diana Vreeland While each cast is an occasion for hope, it is also an opportunity to learn how and where to make the next cast. Magic, like luck, comes to those who cast with a purpose, not a prayer. Silver Creek Like the rest…

w Photo By: Alex Long “Meet me at the creek, grab a beer and tap your feet.” – Billy Strings There is still time to grab some friends, some hot or cold beverages, and get into the rhythm of the fall while fishing your favorite water. Winter is nigh after all. Silver Creek The recent cold weather has concentrated the…

Photo By: Alex Long “You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.” – Paulo Coelho The river is not the problem. Anglers trapped by rigid habits can’t even see that they are metaphorically submerged. Sometimes you need a mentor to help you stand. Silver Creek The inclement weather forecasted this week bodes well for…

Photo By: Alex Long “Now and then it is good to pause in the pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” – Guillaume Apollinaire The paradox of the pursuit is that it requires presence. Fly fishing is happiness made manifest. And ephemeral as it may be, your angling days become spots of time that stay with you long after you…

Photo By: Stephen Barnard “The thing that is important to know is that you never know. You’re always sort of feeling your way.” – Diane Arbus The fact that complete mastery is unattainable is fly fishing's greatest gift. Silver Creek Cool mornings and pleasant days will make for another perfect week of fishing on the Creek. Expect the morning activity…

Photo By: Alex Long “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.” – Jonathan Swift A keen eye and intuition give the angler sight beyond vision. Do you see it? Silver Creek It is transition time on the Creek. With the cooler weather, the large browns will start moving and become more aggressive in preparation of the…

Photo By: Alex Long “As Nick’s fingers touched him, touched his smooth, cool underwater feeling, he was gone, gone in a shadow across the bottom of the stream. He’s all right, Nick thought. He was only tired.” – Ernest Hemingway Every encounter with a trout has a restorative power. Silver Creek The rain and cooler weather last week was certainly…

Photo By: Bob Knoebel “I ended up by being my own trout and eating the slice of bread myself.” – Richard Brautigan Sometimes the pursued and the pursuer merge into one, and a river runs through them. Silver Creek The cooler weather this week should help snap the Creek out of its summer funk. You may see a few Tricos,…

Photo By: Bob Knoebel “Fish are, of course, indispensable to the angler. They give him an excuse for fishing and justify the fly rod without which he would be a mere vagrant.” – Nick Lyons Trout are essential to all, not just the angler. Without them, all humanity is a mere vagrant. Silver Creek There are still Tricos in the…