Synopsis The approach of the Fall is in the air. Daytime temperatures are a few degrees lower, night time temperatures force us into morning sweaters and hunting dogs are coming out of a summer slumber and getting spirited. These new lows will begin to cool the water and signal the bugs and the fish to get with it - as…
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Synopsis If an angler were to only fish the afternoon hours in August, it would be easy to say the August doldrums are upon us. Anglers that are out early and also those fishing until the last moments of visibility before dark know that there are no August doldrums this year. The long delayed runoff we experienced this June is…
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Synopsis Things are taking a dramatic turn on area rivers, as the seemingly endless array of “easy†fishing opportunities becomes more and more limited. This is not to say the fishing is bad, it’s just different. The bugs are smaller, the fishing windows are smaller, and fine tuned skills will come into play as well as the brain game. Expect…
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Synopsis There is change happening on all our rivers as the flows drop, the insects become smaller and, and the fish begin to wise up. There is still plenty of opportunity to catch fish with attractors and cover water looking for greedy trout, but more and more in the coming two weeks, be prepared to find fish locked onto a…
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Synopsis Trico Madness has started up on Silver Creek. It is one of the few insects to show up on time this season. Of course the ongoing question is whether it is called “Trico Madness†because the fish go mad for the bug, or because the fishermen go mad trying to fish during this event! Every river is primed for…
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Synopsis With many area rivers coming into prime shape we are truly enjoying a feeling much like opening weekend. There is a lot of water that has not been fished yet this summer, a lot of fish that have yet to see a fly and an overall forecast that looks great! Expect more people on the water between now and…
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Synopsis With the holiday approaching expect to see more anglers than in past weeks, but also plan on seeing more fishable waters opening up around the valley. The weather is going to get warmer and this could keep local rivers high and tinted a bit, but as of this writing the rivers have been dropping for three straight days. Hopefully…
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Synopsis Like the shot heard around the world, the Brown Drake hatch happened and was attended by many an angler. Accomplished anglers and novices alike, enjoyed the short, but very intense hatch and subsequent spinner falls. A few expletives were thrown to the wind, sometimes directed at the fish and sometimes toward other anglers - as shoulder to shoulder fishing…
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Synopsis It looks as though we are finally going to break out of our cold and windy weather this weekend and all of next week. Temperatures should be in the 70’s and one nice day is supposed to follow the next. Expect a plethora of insect activity this week, as we should see decent emergences of both Drakes, Stoneflies, and…
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Synopsis The most notable occurrence so far this season has been the difference in the micro climates between the Sun Valley area, and the Silver Creek area. On days in the north valley that look rainy and unpleasant, it has often been sunny and warm down on Silver Creek. Be sure that there are still plenty of thunderstorms rolling around…
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"In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." – Albert Camus Find that invincible summer within by going fly fishing during the depths of winter. Here are some tips for winter fishing success: The key to comfort on the river is dressing in layers. Under your waders, using two or even three…
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"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…
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