photo by Bryan Huskey The easy fishing of July is behind us and the more technical fishing of August has arrived. Really the fishing is still quite good on all our rivers and should remain so for the foreseeable future, but the fish have wised up and the bugs have shrunk. This means the angler needs to up his game.…
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photo by Bryan Huskey The last week of July promises to be a great week of fishing, but to assure success, anglers should be prepared for change. In our local freestones, the flows continue to drop to more wadable levels opening up more water to explore and spread the fishing pressure. Keep in mind that as the levels change, the…
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7th Annual Fly Fishing Film Festival & Product Fair As we enter the second half of July, the myriad of fishing opportunities continue to expand. The hardest thing about fishing right now is choosing where to go. Do you want to fish high mountain streams with big attractor patterns in pursuit of cutthroat trout? Or would you rather cast long…
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As the summer days begin to heat up, our local waters will begin to transition. Hatches like the Green Drake will begin to taper off on the local freestones and the Trico hatch will slowly begin to build to its peak in late July and early August on Silver Creek. The Big Wood, the Big Lost below Mackay Reservoir, and…
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Unlike the last years above average run off, this July the water is dropping fast giving anglers a lot of options for fishing on the Big Wood and its tributaries as well as the Copper Basin. The water is still high in places but look for more and more water to open up in the coming weeks. July is a…
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http://vimeo.com/44536420 Dave Faltings talks about local conditions, hatches, flies and techniques for the Wood River Valley. Prime time is upon us! Browse our selection of Tenkara rods and tackle. Give Dave a call at the shop (208)726-5282 for more details.
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http://vimeo.com/42775440 SCO fly shop manager Dave Faltings talks about options for this weekends opening of the 2012 Idaho fishing season. There is a ton of variety found in local fly fishing options and opportunities around Sun Valley. For the 2012 season opener coming up this weekend, we are expecting very fishable river levels and conditions. (A far cry from last…
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http://vimeo.com/37750502 From the Big Wood River to the Salmon, SF Boise and Big Lost, Dave Faltings talks about what to expect as we look into March fishing in the Sun Valley area.
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The Big Wood River will fish very good in the month of March. As the temperatures warm up expect very good midge fishing. You will want dries and nymphs for this time of year. Pattern size will be critical and I like very small flies for this time of year. My favorite dries are Trailing Shuck Midges and griffith's Gnats…
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