"The trout fly of today grew out of the trout fly of yesterday." ~ John McDonald Fly fishing has a rich tradition. One such tradition is passing the love of the sport on to the next generation. If you have a father who took you fishing and taught you how to to fly fish, now is a good time to…
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"Success on the stream or in life comes from a balanced approach. In the business world, successful CEOs must possess more than one skill set. This balance allows them to overcome obstacles on a daily basis. The same holds true for successful anglers." ~ George Daniel We all have a different measure of success when it comes to angling. But…
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"Naked women could have been skydiving into a bullseye on his head and he'd have kept casting." ~Lorain Hemingway It is Brown Drake time on the Creek! And during a Brown Drake hatch, both fish and fisherman are not easily distracted; an angler's compulsion to fish is equally matched by a trout's need to feed. These are big mayflies, and…
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"Fish come and go, but it is the memory of the afternoons on the stream that endure." ~ E. Donnall Thomas The season opener has arrived! Come join us Friday, May 27th as we celebrate with the Sage on the Water crew at the shop. There will be drinks, finger food, and casting games. Then on Saturday and Sunday, the…
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"Fish come and go, but it is the memory of the afternoons on the stream that endure." ~ E. Donnall Thomas Only a few weeks until the season opener for the Creek, the Wood, and the South Fork on May 28th. It seems that the closer the opener gets the more tantalizing it becomes. We all pine for the river…
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A man comes into a shop and asks, 'Can I have a rod and reel for my son?' The owner replies, 'Sorry sir, we don't do trades.'" ~Anonymous We are a month away from opening day. Don't wait until May 28th to dust of the gear only to find it in disrepair. Now is the time to do a thorough…
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"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday." ~ A.A. Milne. With the patience of a Taoist we wait for our rivers to open. The Wood closed the end of March on a high note...the fishing was fantastic. And now the flows have jumped as high as 1,300 CFS with the recent warm weather. With a…
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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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"Our life is March weather, savage and serene in one hour." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson March is often personified by sentimental poets, and for good reason; like life, it is unpredictable. But one thing is certain. At March's end, the Big Wood and South Fork will close for the season. So even if the weather turns savage, then serene, then…
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"When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest." ~ Ernest Hemingway We are going to have plenty of water this summer! The average snowpack for the Wood River Basin right now is 106% of average and the forecast for March looks like more snow is on the way. Typically when we have…
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"Fly-fishing is a magic way to recapture the rapture of solitude without the pangs of loneliness." – John D. Voelker Seek to recapture the rapture of solitude this September while standing against the glide of moving water in the company of trout. Silver Creek Expect to find decent dry fly fishing with a few lingering Tricos, but mostly Baetis and…
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"Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place, simply leaning a little more to the right or left." – Paul Cezanne Anglers who spend their days by the river bank know we are on the verge of the season’s best angling. The days are getting noticeably shorter, and if you look to the…
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