"Fly rods in hand they entered into the natural world, a world of risk, chance, raw energy, adventure." - Harry Middleton The 36th FIPS-Mouche World Fly Fishing Championships were held in Vail, Colorado last week and Fly Fishing Team USA finished on the podium for the second time in two years. This is also the second year SCO guide Bret…
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"When I’m fishing and hunting with the right attitude, I reenter the woods and river with a moment-by-moment sense of the glories of creation, of the natural world as a living fabric of existence, so that I’m both young again but also 70,000 years old." —Jim Harrison from Field & Stream, 2003 Thank you Mr. Harrison for your inspirational life…
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"Any fool can know. The point is to understand." ~ Albert Einstein Any fool can tell you that one of the wonders of fly fishing is that there is always more to know and understand. January 9th and 10th, the Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo in Boise is a great opportunity to build on your fishing understanding. There will be…
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"Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in won't make it 'white'." ~ Bing Crosby What is it that gets you into the Christmas spirit? For us, it is sharing the blessing of our beautiful valley with you. There is no better way to experience the serenity and magic of the winter than fly…
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"If fishing interferes with your business, give up your business...the trout do not rise in Greenwood Cemetery." ~ Sparse Grey Hackle The nonstop flights into Sun Valley continue into the fall season and some great deals can be found! The cool fall mornings, the yellow, orange foliage, and some of the best fishing of the season awaits. And with school…
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"Choosing to save a river is more often an act of passion than of careful calculation. You make the choice because the river has touched your life in an intimate and irreversible way, because you are unwilling to accept its loss." ~ David Bolling In November of 2014 the Kilpatrick/Purdy Pond project was completed. The restoration project addressed the accumulation…
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"For me, sport is actually a chance for us to have other human beings push us to excel." ~ Mr. Keating from Dead Poet Society Fly Fishing Forecast June 24th to July 1st. Bosnia was very good to Fly Fishing Team USA! We came away with team silver and an individual bronze medal. Spain took the gold and the home…
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"The best fisherman in the world can't catch them if they aren't there."~Anthony Accerrano Fly Fishing Forecast June 10th to June 17th. The fish are there; the bugs are there too. The missing ingredient? You! Our freestone rivers are still high and off color, but Silver Creek is fishing very well. The Brown Drakes have run their course and now…
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Tucked away in downtown Boise is an unassuming corridor where a rotation of work from the greatest fishing artist in the country hangs. It's called the Fulton Street Showroom and folks who stroll down this hall have a chance to enjoy "Trout Art" at it's absolute finest. Ed Anderson, a prominent Boise artist himself curates this revolving collection. His bold, gestural…
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"The image of giant mayflies backlit by a broad Western sunset is a sight that can never be forgotten. And when the audible rise of trout that may not be interested in surface feeding at any other time is added to the picture, you begin to understand the special summer event that Brown Drakes have come to represent." ~ Rene…
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