"What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn’t have any doubt—it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn’t want to go anywhere else." – Hal Boyle Winter anglers get to know a river in its most restful state. A privilege reserved for those who have no doubt how they wish to spend...

"Lovers, poets, religious madmen, and anglers seem to me to have this in common – they live for the impassioned anticipation of an uncertain thing." – Ted Leeson The anticipation of that uncertain thing is heightened when the air bites and the snow falls. While the lovers, poets, and madmen stay home, the angler continues their impassioned pursuit. Silver Creek...

"How did it get so late so soon?" – Dr. Seuss Time slips away when one task leads to another…and with the holidays around the corner, the “to do” list just keeps piling higher and higher, until...it is high time to reset your priorities. Get thee to a river. Silver Creek Remember, the Conservancy portion of the Creek will close...

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns." – George Eliot With cork in hand, savor the golden leaves as they float from air to stream and return to the soil again. Delicious autumn, indeed! A delight to the senses. However, remember the...

"My beloved October has returned—with its brilliant colors, cool temperatures and sunny, cloudless, azure skies, and I must enjoy it before it escapes for another year." – Peggy Toney Horton We only get so many Octobers…make this one your masterpiece. Silver Creek The Creek is fishing well with a nice mix of bugs: baetis, midge, October caddis, and a smattering...

"Every angler is an expert in the husbandry of hope, doling it out one spot, one cast, one fly at a time." – Ted Leeson No matter the season, anglers are eternal optimists. However, October seems to fill the glass a tad more than others. Silver Creek The Creek has transitioned into full fall mode. Expect to find mostly baetis...

"The craft of angling is the catching of fish, but the art of angling is receptiveness to those connections, the art of letting one thing lead to another until, if only locally and momentarily, you realize some small completeness. – Ted Leeson The one thing that must proceed all else is deciding to spend some time on the water this...

"I look at trees, hunt mushrooms, and watch animals. Fishing is what gets me out into the woods so I can notice these things." – John D. Voelker The best anglers notice things. Like Emerson’s transparent eyeball, they transcend the obvious and mingle with the sublime. Silver Creek This is a great time of year to explore the Creek in...

"You want to catch the fish, but you want more to figure it out, and the particular satisfactions stem less from the eventuality than the process by which the whole thing unfolds." – Ted Leeson What keeps me returning to the river bank is more than just the pursuit of trout. It is the chortle of the sandhill crane, the...

"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...

"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...

"I never went to Spring Creek without seeing something new." – Nick Lyons The angle of light changes. Water temperatures slightly drop. The trout note the difference. The change of seasons is more subtle than a date on a calendar. As August wanes, seek solace in the newness of familiar water. Silver Creek Anglers on the Creek are finding that...