Synopsis We continue to reap the benefits of our enormous snow pack, as almost every river in our area is fishing really well. With the dropping water and hot temperatures, anglers need to begin thinking about fishing early and late for the bigger fish, but there is still plenty of midday action on the surface. Big flies are still the…
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Synopsis Here comes the moment we have been waiting months for. The Tricos are out. The Wood has dropped below 1000 CFS and continues to drop rapidly. The bugs in the freestone rivers are hatching, and more fishable water opens daily so we can all spread out and enjoy the serenity of Idaho. It is safe to say from here,…
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Silver Creek The Creek continues to fish relatively well despite a lack of strong P.M.D. activity. The Baetis and Callibaetis are still bringing fish up to the surface. The Damsel activity is also picking up and a few anglers are finding success with these patterns as well as small terrestrials like the Ants and Beetles. Tricos are still not in…
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The Wood and other rivers continue to drop and are becoming fishable in select areas. Expect more and more fishable water on a daily basis. Clearing water may still be accompanied by quick flows, so exercise extreme caution when fishing any of our freestone waters in the next few weeks. Silver Creek The Creek is still fishing well on a…
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The Brown Drake has all but petered out on the Creek, the Wood continues to run-off and the South Fork and Lost River tailwaters are running really high. So where is the good news? The Creek is starting to show strong hatches and spinner falls on the right day, Magic Reservoir is fishing better for fly anglers than it has…
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Synopsis A week of the Brown Drake hatches and spinner falls have everyone in the fishing community buzzing. A great hatch has been overshadowed by the amazing amount of anglers that have gone to witness the event, and by the gracious attitudes and camaraderie that have accompanied them. After a week we’ve heard no stories of boorish behavior, and I’ve…
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Synopsis With temperatures warming back up, expect the Big Wood to start running-off again. We should start seeing significant hatches on Silver Creek with the warmer weather. The reservoirs continue to fish extremely well, with many fish over the twenty inch mark being caught by fly anglers. Silver Creek Expect Baetis and PMD hatches in the late morning and early…
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May 27th is Opening Day in Idaho! Fly-tying benches have been cleaned and put in order, and fly boxes stuffed with this years arsenal. Reels have slick new lines on them and their insides have a fresh coat of grease. Float tubes are being filled from their winter sag – to summertime tight. Waders were patched with the first signs…
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Very little to report this week. The reservoirs continue to fill and spill over. Flood warnings are in place for the towns south of the valley and most rivers haven’t even begun to run off yet. A warmer weekend should make for nice weather to explore “ice out†on our area reservoirs. With large chunks of ice still around on…
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With the Creek closing this week, the Big Wood will be the only game in town for awhile. The good news is, we are about to begin the single best month for catch rates on this river for the entire year. There are still very few areas to park a vehicle, so those anglers willing to do some walking are…
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"The irreducible constant of fishing is water." – Ted Leeson Opening day for the Big Wood, Silver Creek, and the South Fork of the Boise is Saturday, May 28th. Time to gather and prepare the ingredients for a successful day of angling: patch waders, replace laces, organize fly boxes, check tippet, rebuild leaders, clean lines, fill float tube, call a…
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"Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." – Charles Dudley Warner One thing we do when it comes to talking about the weather is: make predictions. Four weeks ago the summer water forecast for the Valley looked grim, but moisture keeps coming to our mountains. As of April 1st, the Big Wood Basin snow water equivalent…
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