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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About as strange as the rumored Sturgeon of Sullivan's Slough years ago, Silver Creek Outfitters guide Brian Richter came upon another strange inhabitant of The Creek. While fishing in the Nature Conservancy waters of the Preserve, Brian's client slid a strange looking fish into the net. A cross hybrid between Brook and Brown Trout, they found a Tiger Trout in…
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