This July promises to be one of best in years. The long days of summer are upon us and we have multiple fishing opportunities rife with possibility from sun up to sundown. Our local rivers are dropping everyday and opening up more and more river to explore. The most difficult part of your fishing day will be choosing what to…
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Happy 4th of July! If you are coming up to Sun Valley to enjoy the 4th of July festivities, be sure to add a fly fishing outing to your agenda. First, it is a great way to stay cool as our day time highs go between the high 80s to 90s; and second, the lower than average flows combined with…
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Maggie Mae with a Tiger Trout caught on Silver Creek. Drakes and Stones...The big bugs of summer have arrived. Normally when these bugs make their early summer appearance, the local rivers are still busting the banks with spring runoff. As predicted, this winter's lower snowpack has set the stage for some spectacular early season dry fly action. However, don't be…
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My wife has done so many amazing things for me and our daughter over the years - today I have to add another! While just south of 25 years spent on Silver Creek, today I had one of those "What the F is that!" moments. When netted I initially thought of a giant Brook Trout with the mottled markings, but…
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http://www.vimeo.com/52057593 The first flakes of the season have officially hit the ground and with hesitation I am off to the sweet smell of P-tex and burning wax for the winter. A huge thanks to everyone that made this year one for the books. A few new faces this summer, but mostly people that I have fished with for many years…
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The Silver Creek Browns have been delivering continuously over the past few weeks, with both size and numbers. From the deeper troughs to the undercut banks to sipping dries in the shallow flats, the fishing could not be better. The sudden heat wave has put the bugs in an inconsistent mode, but find the right place at the right time…
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Things are starting to heat up, including the temperatures down on the Creek. Just one persons opinion on the fishing the past week. Early Morning Fishing - Whatever that fluttering white moth looking thing is, there is a billion of them. Prairie Caddis/Land Moth/White Sedge, there are a ton on the lower stretches, and get a stiff wind and…
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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://www.vimeo.com/41621757 Busted out of the Blaine County bubble to visit the family in Santa Cruz and was fortunate to book a day with Mike Costello. He literally wrote the book on flyfishing in the California Delta, and again did not disappoint. Always fun to throw 9wt rods with I-lines and sinks, a real departure from the lighter weight stuff…
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http://www.vimeo.com/31527770 Like a 10 year-old hillbilly being dragged away from the Mountain Dew factory, I am not going quietly from my 2011 guiding season. I love the winter, but the fishing season was, and still is, some of the best in years. Great water, healthy fish, bugs, and plenty of great people to spend the day with around the Wood…
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