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...
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...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in [Idaho] won't make it 'white'." ~ Bing Crosby
What is it that gets you into the Christmas spirit? For us, ...
Meeker, Colorado, United States May 26th,
She didn't get enough on the 25th, so she stayed & did it again on the 26th!
Thought the last pic was pretty cool...Ate'um both!
Meeker, Colorado, United States April 13,
The White finally blew out today, so we slipped into one of the spring creeks. Not the numbers from yesterday, but hard to complain when you get to touch some brown gold!
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "There is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothing."
â Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Rain, snow, sleet, inversions: we have seen it all this winter. Fortunately, when the weather is bad...
About fifteen years ago, a friend of mine came home to order ten dozen of flies. I checked out the list of flies and realized he hadn’t ordered any Soft Hackle. I told him so and he just said, “I don’t like those, ...
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 âI salute the gallantry and uncompromising standards of wild trout, and their tastes in landscapes.â
â John Madson
If it is true that your surroundings shape your thoug...
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...
Meeker, Colorado, United States It's that time of the year midges & Blue wings!
Had a great time on the water with these boys last weekend! With morning temps in the mid 30's & daytime temps running in the mid 50's it's...
Meeker, Colorado, United States May 25th,
The forecast called for heavy winds & 80% chance of rain...the weather man was wrong, forecast for big browns...spot on!
Frank Sawyer must have never imagined that this simple nymph, perfected in the River Avon, would become a classic that is included in every angler’s fly box. Sawyer wanted a nymph that made an attractive sound when rea...
Meeker, Colorado, United States March 24th;
The water is in great shape, making for some happy, happy fish & guests. Hit me up if your itching to get out of the house.
Meeker, Colorado, United States The boys are back in town & they found the browns today!
Looks like the cool weather is going to stick with us for the next couple of weeks holding back a early run-off. So, if ya want i...
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."
â...
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, 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...
Meeker, Colorado, United States April 28th
I'm sure it wont last long! But, a few days of cold weather cleared the water up on the White giving us a chance to go stick a few. Great Day!
Vail,Beaver Creek, Western Colorado, United States The fantastic weather has made for even better conditions! greazt dry fly and Streamer action from mid morning until dark.
Vail,Beaver Creek, Vail,Beaver Creek CO, United States 7/14/2017- Itâs crazy good out there! Wade it or float it just get it. Flows are perfect for float fishing right now. Fish are holding pretty tight to the ba...
Vail, Colorado, United States Great Skiing and Great fishing! Mid-day midges hatching. Very good Nymphing. Much warmer weather coming next week. Discounted guide trips. Having good success fishing winter holding water. Great fishing in ski country.
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...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States Fishing Forecast 2-3 to 2-17
"I will never tire of what fishing gives me. It puts me in touch with another of nature's species, in beautiful surroundings that are old as time. This is ...
Benton Crossing, California, United States Cutty Spawn was killer once again, attractor patterns, eggs, san juans and big streamers were able to pull them up into a net. there is a lot of pressure this time of year, so stealth approach is important.
Vail,Beaver Creek, Colorado, United States Spring fishing Conditions in January! Open rivers, no ice and warmer water temps. day time highs have been above avereage
The way in which we tie CDC in this emerger –as seen in the picture that shows it in action- makes the abdomen have the correct posture when on the water. The air bubble that takes form below the CDC wing case preve...
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...
The Fat Albert is an interesting variant of the Chernobyl Ant with a bigger and bulkier body. It hits the water clearly calling trout´s attention. With some variations, we have used it successfully to catch golden do...
Designed to attract fish and not fishermen, Ed Surryn flies were innovative from the very moment of its appearance. They are built with balsa wood, a particularly suitable material for making bodies of terrestrial ins...
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...
Nevada, United States Fishing at the Desert Lake continues to improve from shore as the water temps finally are in the 50's. This weekends cold front should really get the fishing going. Right now, some days are good and...
Reno, Nevada, United States Slowing down a lot and this was our last day of the season here, we will be back in October. The fish were abundant at south nets along with the crowds. We tried Dago bay with no luck and 40mp...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States Autumnal light can play tricks with an anglerâs vision. When the sun is out, it is bright and low on the horizon, making it difficult to see a fly on the water. When the sun is obscured...
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 ...
Stonefly nymph imitations are very effective in fast water rivers with big rocks on the bottom. The impressionistic ones with soft materials that move attractively underwater with the slightest currents are especially...
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...
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 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 ...
There are many Hopper imitations nowadays and lots of them are undoubtedly very effective. I choose the simpler ones which have an undressed silhouette that does not bother when casting. I recommend soft rubber legs, esp...
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...
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...
Lyons, Oregon, United States The weather is about to get back to normal for this time of year - Highs in the 50's, lows in the 40's with rain. Area rivers will be on the rise through the week, but we should see a break ...
The Royal Trude is a classic fly that remained in time. The down wing provides fish with a different silhouette than most attractor flies. It is a universal pattern that could be used everywhere.This fly is cre...
Sprawling across more than 3,400 square miles of mostly Wyoming territory, Yellowstone National Park houses a rich blend of exploding geysers, an active volcano, its very own Grand Canyon, world-class waters with native ...
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. ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States "Forecasters at NOAAâs Climate Prediction Center released the U.S. Winter Outlook... with La Niña potentially emerging for the second year in a row as the biggest wildcard in how thi...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âIn the entire circle of the year there are no days so delightful as those of a fine October.â âAlexander Smith
We have come full circle and paused on the tipping point of ...