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Jun 07 2022

Fly Fishing Forecast | Silver Creek Outfitters | Sun Valley, Idaho

Fly Fishing Forecast
June 8 – June 15

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

"I bought some instant water one time but I didn't know what to add to it." – Steven Wright After a dry winter, the Wood River Valley was like a gag can of dehydrated water. Come spring, we are living the punch line. While this cool, wet weather may only be a temporary stay from the severe drought, it is…

May 31 2022

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Fly Fishing Forecast | Silver Creek Outfitters | Sun Valley, Idaho | Float and Fish

Fly Fishing Forecast
June 1 – June 8

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

"Seeing the first trout of the year was more than a relief – it was a form of spiritual survival. The trout were still there; something important had continued." – Ted Leeson After months of anticipation, it is reassuring to find the moose, the birds, the bugs, and the trout where they should be. Silver Creek Thanks to inclement weather,…

May 17 2022

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Anglers Hiking | Fly Fishing | Sun Valley | Idaho | Silver Creek Outfitters

Fly Fishing Forecast
May 18–June 1

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

"The irreducible constant of fishing is water." – Ted Leeson Opening day for the Big Wood, Silver Creek, and the South Fork of the Boise is Saturday, May 28th. Time to gather and prepare the ingredients for a successful day of angling: patch waders, replace laces, organize fly boxes, check tippet, rebuild leaders, clean lines, fill float tube, call a…

May 03 2022

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Fly Fishing Lower Lost | Winter | Silver Creek Outfitters | Hailey | Idaho

Fly Fishing Forecast
May 4–18

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

"Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." – Charles Dudley Warner One thing we do when it comes to talking about the weather is: make predictions. Four weeks ago the summer water forecast for the Valley looked grim, but moisture keeps coming to our mountains. As of April 1st, the Big Wood Basin snow water equivalent…

Apr 21 2022

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Fly Fishing | Winter | Silver Creek Outfitters | Idaho

Fly Fishing Forecast
April 20-May 4

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

"They both listened silently to the water, which to them was not just water, but the voice of life, the voice of Being, the voice of perpetual Becoming." – Hermann Hesse April has been a good month for moisture around the valley and the next ten days also promise more cool, wet weather. The rain dance worked! While this is…

Apr 06 2022

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Fly Fishing | Winter | Silver Creek Outfitters | Idaho | Angler

Fly Fishing Forecast
April 6-20

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

"Do you know why the Indian rain dances always worked? Because the Indians would keep dancing until it rained." – Sherman Alexie Despite a strong December and early January, the snow water equivalent around the region is between 60 and 80% of normal. While precipitation in April and May might help matters, it is very likely that we will be…

Mar 22 2022

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Sean Sullivan | Silver Creek | Angler | Sun Valley, Idaho | Fly Fishing Forecast

Fly Fishing Forecast
March 23 – April 6

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

"Spring is the time of plans and projects." – Leo Tolstoy Spring plans and projects should involve fishing in some form or fashion. Everything else can wait until the rivers swell with runoff or close for the season. Silver Creek This is the last chance to fish the Creek before it closes like the Wood and the South Fork. Tubing…

Mar 08 2022

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Angler | Fly Fishing | Silver Creek Outfitters | Fly

Fly Fishing Forecast
March 9 – 23

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

"To catch a river unguarded is less a matter of where to look than of when, and so while other fishermen have secret places, I have a secret time." – Ted Leeson, The Habit of Rivers Can you keep a secret? The best time to fish is March. Silver Creek The lower Creek from Kilpatrick Bridge down through Point of…

Feb 22 2022

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Winter Fly Fishing | Fly Fishing Ketchum | Silver Creek Outfitters | Angler

Fly Fishing Forecast
February 23 – March 9

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

"The river is everywhere." – Herman Hesse, Siddhartha What will become the river this spring, summer, and fall now blankets the mountains. And despite the extended dry period, the snowpack remains just above 100% of average in the Big Wood, Big Lost, and Little Wood drainages. Still, much of what the river will be depends on March, April, and May.…

Feb 08 2022

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Fly Fishing Trips Sun Valley | Winter Angler | Silver Creek Outfitters | Fly Fishing Forecast | Fishing Report

Fly Fishing Forecast
February 9-23

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

"A fly delicately done and with a subtle marriage of colors can possess value apart from its ability to take trout." – Darrel Martin First, a fly must capture the imagination of the angler. Then, when tied to the end of a gossamer leader and delicately delivered, a fly’s true value is realized. A fly's magic is in its ability…

Jun 24 2025

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