Ketchum, Idaho, United States "A year of snow, a year of plenty."
â French Proverb
The snow pack in the Big Wood drainage is currently at 172% of average and still has the potential to climb heading into spring....
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âThere is nothing like the thrill of expectation over the first cast over unfamiliar waters. Fishing is like gambling, in that failure only excites hope of a fortunate throw next time....
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âNobody goes there anymore. Itâs too crowded.â
â Yogi Berra
As one of the few fishable rivers in the state of Idaho, the Creek certainly saw its share of anglers this...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States And everything under the sun is in tune. But the sun is eclipsed by the moon.
â Pink Floyd
If you have not heard, the Sun Valley and Stanley area is in the path of totality for the ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âThe stream before you is constantly changing. If you are not flexible or confident enough to adapt to changing conditions on the stream, you are sure to fail.â
â Joe Humphre...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âOurs is the grandest sport. It is an intriguing battle of wits between an angler and a trout; and in addition to appreciating the tradition and grace of the game, we play it in the mag...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States "I really can't stay (Baby it's cold outside), I've got to go away (Baby it's cold outside)" - Frank Loesser
Sitting by a fire or sliding down a slope are fine traditional winter activit...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States ââ¦for me, fly fishing is a great puzzle-solving challenge.â
â Jennifer Smith
The best anglers are always changing their tactics as conditions change from season to se...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âAs we try to estimate future streamflow scenarios, please remember that Mother Nature bats last and she can be a switch hitter.â
â Idaho Water Supply Outlook Report June 1, ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States "A warm January, a cold May." ~Welsh Proverb
To date, January has been warm, and what May will yield has yet to be seen. While proverbs portend general truths based on common experience, ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States "Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve."~ Benjamin Franklin
Make a resolution you can keep this new year. Resolve yourself to spend more time fly fishin...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âFishing consists of a series of misadventures interspersed by occasional moments of glory.â
â Howard Marshall
What constitutes a âmoment of gloryâ while angling...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âLive in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.â
â Henry David Thoreau
With winter...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âDrake is a term of European origin generally applied to a mayfly larger than size 14, and they are considered royalty by fly fishers wherever they exist.â
â Rene Harrop
T...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âI have had my share of hairy moments, always from the same mistakeâmisjudging the strength of the current.â
â A.J. McClane
As the rivers in our region continue to dr...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âMost anglers spend their lives making rules for trout, and trout spend their lives breaking them!â
â George Ashton
Fly fishers are slaves to rules⦠Rods needs to be ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âPerhaps fishing is, for me, only an excuse to be near rivers. If so, Iâm glad I thought of it.â
â Roderick L. Haig-Brown
If you are looking for an excuse to be near ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âTHERE IS NO TAKING TROUT IN DRY BREECHES.â â Cervantes
September is a magical time on the waters around the Wood River Valley. The days are getting shorter, the nights coo...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âThere is time to go long, time to go short and time to go fishing.â
â Jesse Livermore
Fly Fishermen understand anticipation; after all, our sport is predicated by watchin...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States ââ¦the fisherman fishes. It is at once an act of humility and a small rebellion. And it is something more. To him, his fishing is an island of reality in a world of dream and shadow...
