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 "Fishing is fundamentally a game of chance, and at heart we are all gamblers." - Dorothy Noyes Arms
Fly fishing is often rife with uncertainty, ambiguity, and misadventure. These are t...
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 ...
Vail, Colorado, United States Current Conditions
http://www.vailvalleyanglers.com/eagle-river-fly-fishing-report-vail-colorado
The fly fishing on the Eagle should remain good this week with a big January thaw con...
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...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States Fly Fishing Forecast Jan 21- Feb 3
"If a little madness be a necessary requisite to obtain the ultimate in the pleasure of angling-- then O Lord, give me insanity!" ~ John Alden Knight...
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...
Great blog post on the different types of drake hatches you will come across this summer from fishing on stream, rivers and lakes.https://zingerfishing.com/blogs/blog-and-tips/different-drake-fly-fishing-hatches
This fly, credited to Art Flick from the early days of fly-fishing in the USA, is probably one of the simplest yet effective trout dry flies, both for rivers and lakes.Gray Fox, Cream, and Dun are some of 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 ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States Silver Creek Outfitters Fly Fishing Forecast
"...what fishing ought to be about: using the ceremony of our sport and passion to arouse greater reverberations within ourselves." ~ Thomas McG...
This famous fly was designed to imitate large dark stonefly nymphs of North America. It was first tied by Lew Oatman of New York. The stonefly nymph essentially lives in fast flowing freestone rivers. This style of nymph...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "There is only one thing wrong with a fishing day-- its staggering brevity." â Zane Grey
The experience of time while fly fishing is somewhere between "a watched pot never boils" ...
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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Fd: Can you tell us a bit about how the idea of setting up a fly-fishing operation came up? The Red Rock Ranch has 2 ½ miles of Crystal Creek running through the private property.The ranch owners have improved the strea...
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada With the spring weather here on Vancouver island the fishing is heating up as well and the bugs are starting to hatch. dry fly fishing for rainbow trout cutthroat and browns have b...
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: https://destinationangler.libsyn.com/websitePicture this. You’re off on a fishing adventure to a new location and just arrived at the fly shop, hoping to pick up some local knowledge. It’s 7...
In January of 2005 I was surprised when I saw a young american angler at the Manzano pool in the Chimehuín River (Patagonia). Not only by the way in which he casted and mended the line, but also because he caught five r...
To say the South Fork of the Snake River, in South East Idaho, is a special place would be a real injustice. It probably should be described, at least to me, as a bit like heaven. And, as flat out beautiful as it is, the...
Vail,Beaver Creek, Colorado, United States We are now fishing the Eagle on wades and floats. Caddis are hatching now!! Pale Morning Duns are also making an appearance. Itâs that time of year!! Get after it. Bes...
Our boxes are filled with endless patterns and every year new ones are added, unless one decides to fish only with the ones that never fail. Some fishermen just prefer to stock their boxes with Woolly Buggers and maybe s...
When beginning to fly fish, one wonders if a big fish might be caught using such small fly…Created by George Griffith, one of the founders of Trout Unlimited, this pattern imitates midges, midge emergers, m...
Vail,Beaver Creek, Colorado, United States Fall Dry fly and Streamer fishing on 100 plus miles of the Colorado river headwaters. Our guides have over 275 years combined experience on the Colorado, eagle, Roaring Fork ,Frying Pan and much more.
Traditional wet flies are coming back to the fly fishing. In the shadows of nymphs and emergers for a while, this kind of flies that served well for years is today studied again by the finest anglers that find unique sol...
Colorado, United States It's Caddis season on the Eagle, Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers. Yellow Sally's and PMD's too. The rivers are dropping as run-off is ending. Conditions are excellent! This is some of the best dry fly fishing of the year.
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States Silver Creek Outfitters Fly Fishing Forecast June 29 to July 5
"Most of the world is covered in water. A fisherman's job is simple: Pick the best parts." ~ Charles Waterman
The opti...
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...
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 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 "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...
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April is our peak month for Bull trout on the Squamish river which is only 50 minutes from downtown Vancouver. This classic British Columbia river holds good numbers of Bull trout plus...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "The angling fever is a very real disease and can only be cured by the application of cold water and fresh untainted air."
â Theodore Gordon
For some, the concept of winter fly f...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States Silver Creek Outfitters Fly Fishing Forecast 12-9 to 12-23
âOh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful. Since we've no place to go...Let It Snow, Let It Sn...
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...
This is an article that About You Magazine published featuring our Publisher Heather Baker that I thought you all might be interested in. Thank you.https://aymag.com/fly-fishing-girls/
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States FLY FISHING FORECAST FEB 17TH â MARCH 2ND
This time of year, the temperature can swing 20 to 30 degrees from sun up to sun down. The key to staying comfortable on the water: layer...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States âFor me, sport is actually a chance for us to have other human beings push us to excel.â ~ Mr. Keating from Dead Poet Society
Bosnia was very good to Fly Fishing Team USA! We...
Avon Colorado, Vail,Beaver Creek CO, United States The flows have dropped below floating levels today, but the river is in amazing condition! Still great Caddis, Stonefly and PMD hatches. Dry fly fishing is excellent es...
George Francis Grant was without a doubt an accomplished artist at developing techniques to shape hackles using animal hair. His skill went beyond the ones of a regular tier. In his books, “Master Fly Weaver” and ...
Avon, Vail,Beaver Creek CO, United States 10/12/2017- Itâs been absolutely amazing up on the Colorado all summer and early fall! Dry fly fishing has been incredible pretty much the entire day. Start small with an ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States Among those things that have contributed to your advancement include fly fishing, a tradition that brings you closer to family, friends, and fish. The angler who counts blessings, rather tha...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States Fly Fishing Forecast June 8th - 15th
"Success on the stream or in life comes from a balanced approach. In the business world, successful CEOs must possess more than one skill set. This ba...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "Fishing is like that. It keeps you off balance, surprises you. It takes humility to learn, to accept that you may need a lesson or two even in your advanced stage of enlightenment."
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Avon Colorado, Vail,Beaver Creek CO, United States The run-off is over. dropping and very clear. The Caddis hatch is coming any minute now. It's some of the best dry fly fishing around!! wade or float there is tons of p...
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SPRING is finally moving into the region and this is going to kick start our Bull Trout and Steelhead fly fishing on the lovely Squamish river. This amazing beautiful river lies 50-60 ...
Vail,Beaver Creek, Western Colorado, United States Water temps are hitting Mid 40's at mid-day. Great Blue Winged Olive hatches. Very good dry fly fishing as well as streamers. Excellent public access. Our guides have ov...
Patrick, Nevada, United States Flows were not too bad near Patrick Nevada (120-190CFM). Water temperature was 43 degrees at 2pm. Weather was partly cloudy with spots of sun. Around 2 pm there was a small hatch of BWO tha...
Vail,Beaver Creek, Colorado, United States The Flows have dropped substantially in the last 3 days and conditions are ripe for the dry-fly action on Caddis, Stoneflies and Pale Morning Duns. The float fishing is still h...
This is one of the flies that cannot be missing in the box of any dry fly addict. The attractor pattern is similar to the Irresistible Adams in its design. It has great buoyancy because it is tied with deer h...