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Nov 28 2018
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Silver Creek Outfitters | Fly Fishing | Ketchum Idaho

Fly Fishing Forecast
November 28 – December 12

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“Fishing a good spot under the wrong conditions is like lacing up your ice skates in July.” ~ David DiBenedetto Now, lacing up your wading boots in December, that is the right thing to do. The best winter conditions to fish, of course, are during a storm, when the air temperature hovers right at freezing. There is something about a…
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Sep 26 2018
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Silver Creek Outfitters | Fly Fishing Forecast | Ketchum Idaho

Fly Fishing Forecast
September 26 – October 3

By Fishing Forecast
“Fishing should be a ceremony that reaffirms our place in the natural world and helps us resist further estrangement from our origins.” ~Thomas McGuane The fall foliage peaks over the next few weeks and the spectacular fall scenery coincides with spectacular fall fishing. Autumnal days rouse the angler's soul. Allow the ritual of fishing to help you cast your worries…
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Sep 11 2018
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Silver Creek Outfitters

Fly Fishing Forecast
September 12 – September 19

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“An undisturbed river is as perfect as we will ever know, every refractive slide of cold water a glimpse of eternity.” ~Thomas McGuane This time of year, the rivers seem undisturbed. Most casual anglers have been pulled away to other business and the rivers are left empty. The cool air and water, along with the shorter days, has triggered a…
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Sep 04 2018
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Silver Creek Outfitters | Fly Fishing forecast | Ketchum Idaho

Fly Fishing Forecast
September 5 – September 12

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“In a life properly lived, you're a river.” ~Jim Harrison When angling well, you are not at odds with a river, nor a victim to its indifference. You are the river, one with the surroundings, flowing as the river flows. When angling well, your relationship to the water is not mere simile, you are not “like” or “as” a river.…
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Aug 01 2018
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Fly Fishing Forecast
August 1 – August 8

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“Fly-fishing is solitary, contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic considerations. It's not even clear if catching fish is actually the point.” ~John Gierach What is fly fishing to you? The next time you are waist deep in a river, take a second and reflect. Contemplate your aesthetic considerations. Think about the experiences…
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Jul 24 2018
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Silver Creek Outfitters | Fly Fishing Forecast | Ketchum Idaho

Fly Fishing Forecast
July 25 – August 1

By Fishing Forecast
“The music of angling is more compelling to me than anything contrived in the greatest symphony hall.” ~A.J. Mclane As we move into August, the best fishing is during the most pleasant times of day, and with day time highs in the 80s to 90s, the pleasant times have shifted to the morning and evenings. Along with the shift in…
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May 22 2018
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Fly Fishing Forecast May 23 – 30

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“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth."  – Rumi Opening day on Silver Creek and the Big Wood is May 26th…the best season yet begins to unfold! While the Valley is still reaping the benefits of last year’s abundant water supply, this winter’s average snow pack means we again will have plenty of…
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May 01 2018
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Fly Fishing Forecast

Fishing Forecast 5-2 to 5-16

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“Fishing is to be enjoyed, but it will not be enjoyed any the more by hurrying past what Nature has to give us on the way.” ~Colonel Robert Venables During May we will see our rivers swell, recede, and swell again before they settle into their perfect summer flows in late June, early July. The cottonwoods will bloom and bring…
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Mar 07 2018
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Fly Fishing Forecast 3/7 – 3/21

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“There is a right time to ask for a raise, to propose marriage, to go cross-country skiing, and there is a right time to fish.” ~ Peter Kaminsky Good news…the snow water equivalent for the Wood River Basin went form 67% in January to 87% in March and there is more precipitation in the extended forecast. This bodes well for…
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