One would be hard pressed to find a more beautiful setting for trout fishing then what is out there right now. The trees are in full autumn color, the weather is nice enough, and there is still good fishing to be had. Looking ahead we should have mostly sunny weather with an occasional quick moving cloud front coming through. Temperatures…
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Under a mixed bag of weather, anglers are still finding rising fish on most of our area streams. It can be very hit and miss, but late afternoons seem to be the most consistent time of the day. The same hatches we've seen the last few weeks continue, although the duration is shorter and things aren't quite as intense. That's…
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The window for anglers to get over rising fish is shortening by the day. Very cold mornings and the low evening sun means one must take advantage of our late afternoon fishery. When the hatches come off, the fish are still eager to come to the surface, but the rise duration keeps growing shorter and shorter. In the coming weeks…
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The fishing report will be switching to Wednesday, starting October 6th. This will give weekend anglers in the late fall and winter months a more timely outlook. Locally fall fishing has gone into full swing. The Baetis (also know as the Blue Winged Olive) hatches are strong and anglers are doing excellent over these diminutive insects. We expect a few…
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The leaves are beginning to turn color on the rivers here. Mornings are cool, darkness is falling quicker each night. River levels are approaching winter time flows, elk are bugling, chukars are chuking, and anglers are finding a few hours of Nirvana every afternoon. Autumn in the Rockies is an awesome time of year and those that are out immersing…
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Goodbye summer, hello fall! There is no greater time in the Rocky Mountains to be a sportsman than the autumn. The crowds of tourists are leaving, the locals are going hunting and the fish are beginning to feel the nighttime chill in the air which will set them off on a feeding frenzy for the next month and a half.…
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As we close in on the fall we can look back at the this as the summer without the August doldrums. Our heavy spring rains kept our fishing blue ribbon right through the hottest time of the year, when we generally see a drop-off in fish numbers getting caught. With September coming, expect more great fishing. We will begin seeing…
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Cool nights and beautiful Sun Valley days are with us again after a week of unstable weather patterns. The cool nights have set the morning fishing back to late morning time frames, but when the activity starts it's happening fast. The heat and wind have been coming up in the afternoon making the fishing spotty, but productive in certain locations…
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It seems safe to say that more women in Sun Valley are fly fishing this year than at any time in the past. With a rich history in this sport, women have always participated, but now seem to be "getting out there" in numbers and with high skill levels. How long until men become the minority on our local waters?…
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The valley is moving back into a thunderstorm laced week. The temperatures will stay warm and the increased cloud cover should both, spark great insect activity, and at times put a damper on existing bug activity. It is also safe to say that some of our area waters are becoming morning / evening fisheries, while high country waters remain consistent…
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"December's wintery breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer's memory..." – John Geddes December is holding it’s wintery breath just long enough to extend the wonderful afternoon fishing opportunities in the Valley. Get out before highs in the low 50’s are just a memory. Silver Creek The upper Creek is now closed for the season. However,…
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"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." – Marcel Proust Let us be grateful to both the people and the places that bring us joy. For our souls to blossom, we need our boots planted in a river and our friends rooted nearby. Silver Creek These…
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