Santa, if you are listening, the winter fishing season is upon us and I have a few simple needs. To help me keep my feet toasty warm and my legs dry, a pair of SIMMS Bootfoot Waders is top of my list. Next are layers, lots of layers; from long underwear to fleece pants and jackets, I know SIMMS has…
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With multiple hunting opportunities, the prospect of a great ski season on the horizon, and miles of open water free from fishing pressure, November is a great time to be in the Wood River Valley. If fishing is your activity of choice, keep checking the weather forecast and dress for the occasion as the forecast for the next two weeks…
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Temperatures in the valley are starting to drop and the ski season is less than a month away. While waiting for the snow to fall, why not go fishing. In November, we still have very good Baetis hatches on our local streams and even some steelhead opportunities a couple hours outside of town. And be sure to mark your calendar...Wednesday,…
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Kilpatrick Pond Rehab Progress Report The fish from our reservoirs to our rivers sense the changing seasons. There is a kind of "now or never" approach toward feeding this time of year, and a successful fall angler knows how to take advantage of this, from the right fly, to the right tippet, to the right presentation. But there is more…
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For fly fisherman and fish, fall signals the last good wave of surface feeding opportunities before the onset of winter. On the Lost, this means Fall Baetis and on the Creek, Fall Baetis and Mahogany Duns. This time of year, the surface feeding window tends to shift from the morning to the afternoon and it can also shrink in duration,…
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Autumn stirs the angler's soul. There is something about standing in water surrounded by golden leaves with mountains dusted by the seasons first snows against a crisp, blue canvas. And the trout too, sense the season's end and the coming of winter. Their feeding lacks the laziness of summer and becomes more focused and purposeful. If you have postponed your…
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"Tidings of raging forest fires continue to come in from every quarter" reads the lede of the Idaho Daily Statesman news story; only, this story is from 1889. Fires surrounded and threatened Ketchum 124 years ago just like they have in our more recent past. It is stories like this that remind us how cyclical nature can be in both…
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Through this week, we will have unsettled weather with localized flash flood potential. While any and all moisture is welcome, heavy rains on the recently burned areas have become problematic for the Wood and the South Fork of the Boise. Thunder storms this week have sent mud, silt and ash into Warm Springs and The Big Wood. At this time,…
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With the Beaver Creek Wildfire 92% contained and Wagon Days on the horizon, this is looking to be a spectacular start to our late summer fly fishing here in the Wood River Valley. Still, it is fire season in the West, which means that we will see some smoke in the air depending on which way the wind blows.…
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The Beaver Creek fire has been a tough hit to our entire community. We have so much to be grateful for however. The fishing in the area has been quite outstanding, and we remain open daily 8-6, and our online store open 24-7. Despite the fire, the smoke, the mandatory and pre-evacuation notices, Silver Creek Outfitters has remained open and…
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"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…
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"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…
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