“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.”~Ralph Waldo Emerson We have much to be grateful for in the Wood River Valley including the rivers abundant with trout and the mountains coated…
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"When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels." ~ Unknown You have a third choice...go fly fishing. After a mild fall, snow has blessed the valley and the mountains making the transition on our waters to a winter fishery rather abrupt. And looking at the extended forecast, there is more snow on the way. So, if…
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"To fish, fine and far off, is the first principle rule for trout angling ." ~ Charles Cotton (1676) This is especially true in the fall. This time of year, all our fisheries are low and crystal clear and the largest fish will be searching for bugs in skinny water. Since the trout are exposed and vulnerable to predators in…
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“Autumn is the hush before winter." ~ French Proverb Autumn is the silence before the storm, and all nature knows there is work to be done. As the days get shorter, the trout feast on the last mayflies of the year, like squirrels gathering nuts for the cold days ahead. They sense that our pleasant days are numbered. As anglers,…
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“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.”~ Henry David Thoreau When nature's green turns to gold, it is high time to head to a river and go fly fishing. Heed the call. There will be time for hibernation later...now the sky seems bluer, the air more elemental,…
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"The great charm of fly-fishing is that we are always learning; no matter how long we have been at it, we are constantly making some fresh discovery, picking up some new wrinkle. If we become conceited through great success, some day the trout will take us down a peg."~ Theodore Gordon The fall is a great time to pick up…
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"Fishing is a quest for knowledge as much of a pursuit of fish; it is as much acquaintance with beavers, dippers, and other fishermen as it is the challenge of catching trout." ~ Paul Schullery When the cottonwood leaves start to change color and the air is crisp and clear, the fly fisherman receives the call to adventure and crosses…
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"It was a long time since Nick had looked into a stream and seen trout. They were very satisfactory." ~Ernest Hemingway, from "Big Two-Hearted River" The satisfaction comes from not just seeing the trout, but from seeing the trout feed. And then seeing what the trout is feeding upon. And then imagining your presentation; imagining how your fly would float…
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"I didn't know it, but a radical change had taken place in my life. I had become a fisherman and would never be quite the same again." ~Jack Hemingway With the air and water cooling down, the leaves starting to change color and fall, and with the traditional celebrations of summer coming to a head, it is time to let…
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"If fishing interferes with your business, give up your business...the trout do not rise in Greenwood Cemetery." ~ Sparse Grey Hackle The nonstop flights into Sun Valley continue into the fall season and some great deals can be found! The cool fall mornings, the yellow, orange foliage, and some of the best fishing of the season awaits. And with school…
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