Sun Valley Area Fly Fishing Forecast

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May 28 2019

Sunrise over Silver Creek Idaho | Silver Creek Outfitters

Fly Fishing Forecast
May 29 – June 5

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

“Learn to be flexible. Don't start with a preconceived idea. Is the water clear? Are the fish spooky?” ~from Trout Tactics by Joe Humphreys Fishing success really depends on asking the right questions. This time of year, the questions should include: What are the water flows? Do I have a good variety of flies to match the changing conditions? When…

May 15 2019

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Fly Fishing Forecast
May 15 – 29

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

“I think the best teacher is the stream, the best way to learn is again and again.” ~from Trout Tactics by Joe Humphreys Thursday, June 20th you will have the chance to meet fly fishing icon Joe Humphreys. Joe, along with the cast and crew of the documentary film Live The Stream, will be on hand at the Sun Valley Opera House. A…

May 01 2019

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Silver Creek Outfitters | Fly Fishing | Ketchum Idaho

Fly Fishing Forecast
May 1 – 15

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

“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 Haig-Brown In less than a month, the Wood and Silver Creek will reopen and the outlook is optimistic. Certainly, all the freestone rivers will continue to be swollen as the mountains…

Apr 17 2019

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Fly Fishing Forecast
April 17 – May 1

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

“Perhaps I should not have been a fisherman, he thought. But that was the thing that I was born for.”— Ernest Hemingway from The Old Man and the Sea Born to fish? Don’t despair. There are still a few days left to enjoy the steelhead run on the Upper Salmon or make a pilgrimage over to the Big Lost before…

Apr 03 2019

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Fly Fishing Forecast
April 3 – 17

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

“The old man used to say that the best part of hunting and fishing was the thinking about going and the talking about it after you got back. ~ Robert Ruark The hardest part of waking up on April 1st is knowing that the season on the Wood has ended. And what an amazing winter of fly fishing we have…

Mar 20 2019

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Fly Fishing Forecast
March 20 – April 3

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

“Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!” ~Robin Williams For the skier, spring means the start of the thaw/freeze cycle and corn snow. For the angler, spring means March midge on the Wood, steelhead on the Salmon, and come March 31st, the end of the fishing season until the last weekend of May. In other words, it is time…

Mar 06 2019

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Winter Fly Fishing | Silver Creek Outfitters

Fly Fishing Forecast
March 6 – 20

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

“Officially it was almost spring, but someone had forgotten to pass the news on to winter.” ~Robert Harris Winter has been very, very good to the Wood River Valley. The snow water equivalency for the Wood River drainage is currently at 134% of average and climbing. The mountains hold a promise of full reservoirs and healthy river flows for the…

Feb 20 2019

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Winter Fly Fishing | Silver Creek Outfitters | Photo Hillary Mayberry

Fly Fishing Forecast
February 20 – March 6

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

“It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming.” - John Steinbeck There is no better way to spend a late winter day then putting your intelligence up against that of a Winter Midge feeding trout. Truth is anyone who places his or her intelligence up…

Feb 06 2019

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Fly Fishing Forecast | Sun Valley Idaho | Silver Creek Outfitters

Fly Fishing Forecast
February 6 – 20

By Silver Creek Outfitters Fishing Forecast

“Does the fly pattern (color, size, and silhouette) really make much difference? It certainly can, but more often than not I'd argue that confidence in the pattern is the overriding factor.” ~ Lance Egan of Fly Fishing Team USA Whether you prefer traditional fly patterns (Prince Nymphs, Pheasant Tails, Parachute Adams, etc.) or the latest Perdigons, Frenchies, and Mops, having…

Jan 23 2019

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Fly Fishing Forecast
January 23 – February 6

By SCO Fishing Forecast

“…Ignorance is one of the most crucial pieces of equipment any fly fisher will ever own.” ~David James Duncan While it is a good idea to head to the river equipped with knowledge of the current conditions (the very reason one might read this report), it is also wise to cast preconceptions aside. Fishing with established expectations often leaves an…

Mar 18 2025

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