With only about 36 hours left in the United States, my good friend Ben Gourlay is cramming as much of the Wood River Valley into his system as he can. Luckily, a trip to Silver Creek made the list on Monday and he made the most of it. Ben leaves Wednesday morning for a 27 month trip to Mongolia as…
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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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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 year's peak run-off flows for opening weekend). http://vimeo.com/42775440 Freestone options begin on the Big Wood. Spring creek fishing on Silver…
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Not that long ago while uploading a batch of new images to my photography site, I noticed a milestone approaching. Within my album of trout images titled "Trout Glam" one hundred images of our beloved trout were just a few fish away. As a fisherman, photographer, and filmmaker, stories seem to appear all around me. Even in something as simple…
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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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The fishing on the Big Wood can be very good this time of year. On days where the temperature is above freezing expect to see midges on top in select runs and good nymph fishing underneath. This time of the year it is very important to have dries, emegers, light sinking nymphs and heavier flies. The fish will feed in…
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Fly fishing + bass. The two do not exactly roll off the tongue like peanut butter & jelly or Bonnie & Clyde. However the reality is that bass are quite happy to eat flies, and surface oriented "poppers" at that. The takes can be violent and explosive. The fight intense and satisfying, and diversifying your standard fly fishing routine is…
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http://vimeo.com/32123836 Dave Faltings talks about November fishing opportunities around the Sun Valley area.
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Dave drops the early September report for the Wood, Lost, Salmon & SF Boise Rivers as well as Silver Creek. http://vimeo.com/28518986
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Check out the newest gear from top brands in fly fishing and meet the manufactures' reps! BBQ by Apple's Bar and Grill Brands will include: Winston, Hardy, Smith Optics, Sage, CF Burkheimer, Scott Fly Rods, Fishpond, Waterworks/Lamson, Patagonia, Simms, Rio, Abel Reels, Bucks Bags, and Ross Reels. Date: Saturday, July 16th Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm Location: Silver Creek Outfitters …
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