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 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 ...
Milesburg, Pennsylvania, United States I guided a great sat water fisherman from the Washington DC area by the name of Thao Le. She was new to the freshwater game and new to fly fishing in general. I choose to take my be...
Picabo, Idaho, United States "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail." ~ John Wooden
It is as true in fly fishing as it is in basketball. A successful fly fishing outing is dependent on preparation. If you are planin...
Milesburg, Pennsylvania, United States The weather in Central Pennsylvania was unseasonably warm...but very welcomed! It was bright and sunny with high temperatures in the low 50's. We fished many Central Pa streams in a...
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...
Vail, Colorado, United States http://www.vailvalleyanglers.com/fishing-conditions
Current Conditions:
Excellent winter fly fishing conditions with warmer than average temps on the Roaring Fork have it fishing like...
Vail, Colorado, United States http://www.vailvalleyanglers.com/fishing-conditions
Report Date: February 16, 2015
Current Conditions
The fly fishing on the Eagle has been excellent as the unseasonably warm weather con...
Vail, Colorado, United States
Report Date: February 8, 2015
Current Conditions:
Excellent winter fly fishing conditions with warmer than average temps on the Roaring Fork have it fishing like it is early March. Wa...
Vail, Colorado, United States http://www.vailvalleyanglers.com/fishing-conditions
Current Conditions
The upper Colorado from Pumphouse down to Dotsero is fairly icy in spots and the fishing is poor to fair. There is ...
Vail, Colorado, United States Report Date: March 8, 2015
Current Conditions:
Excellent winter fly fishing conditions with warmer than average temps on the Roaring Fork have it fishing like it is already spring. Warme...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States
The upper end of Sullivanâs Slough is aptly named the Shark Tank. From the road cutting across the sage covered hillside above the Slough, gawkers stop and admire the size and quan...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "Respect your quarry." ~ Paul Guernsey
Learning how to properly land and release fish is as important as learning how to read the water, cast, and set the hook. Studies have shown that...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "Never throw a long line when a short one will serve your purpose." - Richard Penn
Trout take a fly with astonishing speedâ¦and as quickly as they take it they spit it out. To ensu...
Boone, North Carolina, United States I fished Sunday morning at Helton Creek. (I guide near Boone, NC as well as Florida's Everglades)The temperature was about 42° when I started and pretty much had the creek to mysel...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States Silver Creek Outfitters Fly Fishing Forecast June 1st - 8th
"Naked women could have been skydiving into a bullseye on his head and he'd have kept casting." ~Lorain Hemingway
It is Brow...
Milesburg, Pennsylvania, United States I've been so fortunate in my guiding career to have super awesome human beings to guide. That was especially true with John and Rob who I guided for Wild Trout on Spring Creek near ...
Milesburg, Pennsylvania, United States I'm always nervous leading up to a trip. I want every one of my clients to catch a fish and enjoy their time on the water. There are so many variables that factor into a clients su...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States Silver Creek Outfitters Fly Fishing Forecast May 11-25
"Fish come and go, but it is the memory of the afternoons on the stream that endure." ~ E. Donnall Thomas
Only a few weeks until...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States Fly Fishing Forecast 8-17 to 8-24
"About the only certainty, other than uncertainty, in fly fishing is that a fly won't catch a fish if it stays in its box." ~ Arnold Gingrich
The Sun ...
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...
Sun Valley, Idaho, Afghanistan Fly Fishing Forecast October 28- November 11
"My favorite thing about fishing is being able to just be. Being able to get myself as quiet inside as it is outside." ~ Sabrina Sojourner
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Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "For the supreme test of a fisherman is not how many fish he has caught, not even how he has caught them, but what he has caught when he has caught no fish." â John H. Bradley
The...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States Fly Fishing Forecast October 11th - 25th
"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, sn...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States âYellowstone River closed in response to on going fish kill.â ~Montana Fish and Wildlife Website
The parasite that is killing whitefish and trout in the Yellowstone is prese...
Fly Tyer, Spring 1988Fast Sinking Streamers"Aren't there any good sculpin patterns that don't have the deer hair head," I asked? "You bet," said George Kelly. "I've got one I call the Foxy Lady and I really believe in i...
Vail, Colorado, United States
Report Date: February 8, 2015
Current Conditions
The fly fishing on the Eagle has been excellent as the unseasonably warm weather continues. We have even seen fish rising on most days a...
First published in Rod and Reel: 2/15/1985Roadkill StreamersOf the 364 four pound (or larger) trout painted on the walls of DanBailey's Fly Shop in Livingston Montana:7% were taken on small wet flies.12% were t...
Vail, Colorado, United States http://www.vailvalleyanglers.com/fishing-conditions
Report Date: February 22, 2015
Current Conditions
The upper Colorado from Pumphouse down to Dotsero is icy in spots but there is now pl...
Vail, Colorado, United States http://www.vailvalleyanglers.com/fishing-conditions
Report Date: February 16, 2015
Current Conditions
The upper Colorado from Pumphouse down to Dotsero is icy in spots but there is now pl...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States 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 ...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "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 Sch...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "Never throw a long line when a short one will serve your purpose." - Richard Penn
Trout take a fly with astonishing speedâ¦and as quickly as they take it they spit it out. To ens...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States âThis I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.â
â John Steinbeck
All good anglers seem to have a common...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "Spring creek trout have a reputation for being moody, which often means they are difficult, but when they are in the mood to feast, almost nothing-- not sloppy wading, not poor casting, ...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States âA fly fishermanâs knowledge is compounded of many things. It grows out of imagination, curiosity, bold experiment, and intense observation.â ~ Roderick L. Haig-Brown
The ...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States Fly Fishing Forecast 8-26 to 9-2
"If fishing interferes with your business, give up your business...the trout do not rise in Greenwood Cemetery." ~ Sparse Grey Hackle
The nonstop ...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "...this winter I'm determined to for once fish sensibly, and by that I mean in comfort, to try not only to match the hatch but also to match the weather."
â Tom Sutcliffe, MD
Fi...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States âI am haunted by waters.â â Norman Maclean
The first wave of true spring run off occurred during the first week of May causing the Big Wood to peak at nearly 7,000 CFS. ...
Vail, Colorado, United States
Report Date: February 8, 2015
Current Conditions
The upper Colorado from Pumphouse down to Dotsero is icy in spots but there is now plenty of open water and the fishing is picking up. Tr...
Boulder, Colorado, United States Boulder Creek has been fishing great this week. Took a guided trip on the creek to teach my client how to euro nymph. We caught 30-40 fish on a variety of flies. Anything from a small ba...
spruce creek, Pennsylvania, United States It's always a great day when your client catches a personal best fish...but when they catch TWO personal bests then that's an amazing day!!
There was some sporadic Sulphur ha...
Fontana Lake, North Carolina, United States First wild trout trip to the Smokies! Alot of water to fish on Hazel creek, Browns and Rainbows were caught during our outing on the creek. flies used for the the three days we...
No hay duda de que los streamers y bucktails convencionales pescan bien. Sin embargo, si aplicamos a estas moscas el mismo cuidado que usamos al atar secas y ninfas cuando reproducimos los diferentes estadios de los inse...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States Silver Creek Outfitters Fly Fishing Forecast - February 4th-18th
"To go fishing is the chance to wash one's soul with pure air, with the rush of the brook, or with the shimmer of sun o...
Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States Spring Has Sprung in the High Country!
Spring Break is in full swing now at the Wolf Creek Ski Area, but we are still fishing on the Lower San Juan River with both wade and ...
There was a damp, early-morning fog at Ed and Helen Nelson's Spring Creek Ranch, a few miles south and across the river from Armstrong Spring Creek, near Livingston, Montana. This was to be the first of three guiding day...