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.
Jackson, Wyoming, United States I spent this past weekend doing a little spring fishing with a buddy of mine. We've been having unseasonably warm weather in Jackson Hole and the local area so it felt appropriate to take...
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...
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 ...
Portola, Northern California, United States Autumn bliss at Lake Davis and perfect conditions is one of the most awesome experiences I've ever had since being on this big blue marble. Glassy water with just a ripple at t...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States BIG WOOD RIVER
In the winter, midges make up a majority of a trout's diet. One positive outcome of the recent influx of silt from the fires in 2013 is that it has provided excellent habitat...
King Salmon, AK, United States by Michael Bales â Alaska fishing Guide
Itâs the time of year when many guests are trying to decide when they will visit Alaska during the 2015 season. Certainly,this is a ver...
Vail, Colorado, United States The Eagle River is one of the last true large freestone rivers in Colorado. The Eagle runs right through the heart of the Vail Valley. Starting itâs 77 mile journey high above the valle...
Benton Crossing, California, United States Spring time in the Sierra brings the migration of the big REDS. Cutthroat trout migrate from Crowley Lake up the Upper Owens River to spawn. These fish are abundant in the river...
Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States The Roaring Fork is a fantastic winter Trout fishery. A ton of access and floats all year. Lower elevation means warmer weather, very active fish. Good nymphing for large Browns...
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...
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States I guided two very experienced fly anglers on the Little Juniata River for Wild Trout. Ryan and Josh are buddies that reside in the Potter County area. Ryan is a committed streamer ...
New York, United States Great fishing for lake run browns, lake run domestic rainbows, and both chinook and coho salmon. The rivers are finally getting some rain to bump up the flows a bit, so that should really help get...
Vail,Beaver Creek, Colorado, United States Excellent conditions perfect water temps for Blue wings, Midges and streamers. Great float fishing option this time of year. We have been floating clients over there the last we...
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.
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âFishing seems awfully insignificant at times, but for those of us who love it, fishing provides opportunitiesâ opportunities to learn, to laugh, and to liveâ¦â
â Te...
Wesser, North Carolina, United States Nantahala delayed harvest section is fishing really well. Now is the time to fish. No crowds and lots of fish. Here are a couple of many fish caught on a recent guide trip with Endless River Adventures.
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...
Picabo, Idaho, United States "Dave was never on time for work. He was always early." ~ Terry Ring
That is because it wasn't work for Dave; it was his passion. Let's all try to be a little more like Dave. Whether at wo...
Kenai, Alaska, United States The Fishing
A couple weeks ago it worked out that I was able to go visit one of our newest outfitters in Alaska. I had just finished my season of guiding in Bristol Bay and had some time t...
Jackson, Wyoming, United States Wrapped up our 2014 season last week and as we write this heavy snow has moved into the region, this is good for next season's water. Fishing is still an option on the warmer days and you ...
Katmai National Park, Alaska, United States The first few weeks of the fishing season have been great, The Nushagak River saw a strong run of King Salmon during June and into July with some 95,000 fish returning as of th...
Vail,Beaver Creek, Western Colorado, United States The Colorado River is open for business from state bride down to Rifle! thats about 60 miles of amazing Trout water. Some dry fly action on Midges and Blue Winged Olive...
Avon Colorado, Vail,Beaver Creek CO, United States 10/12/2017- The conditions on the Eagle River are fantastic right now. The dry fly conditions have been great from mid morning on. BWOâs & Midges have been the ...
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...
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...
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 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...
Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States With the incredible late season snow pack, we are still having a good run-off. It is great to see how green Pagosa is in the valleys, and up in the high country there is still snow...
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...
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 ...
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 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...
King Salmon, Alaska, United States 2019 End of Season Report from ATA Lodge on the Fabled Alagnak Wild River of Bristol Bay, Alaska
Another Great Season in the Books at ATA Lodge!
After browsing through this blog ...
King Salmon, Aalaska, United States June 8-18, 2023 Trout Opener at ATA Lodge
Jun 23, 2023
Well the 2023 season started with a bang! What a great opener we have had this year. June is arguably my personal most fa...
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 ...
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 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 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, ...
Parshall, Colorado, United States I have fished the Colorado at Parshall the last 4 Fridays in a row. The fishing has been good as well as the weather. This last Friday, due to the high temperatures, the water was up a...
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...
Colorado, United States CHANGING PLANS WORKED OUT BEST
Started out in the morning fishing the Dream Stream section of the South Platte River. There was still some small areas of ice on 11 Mile Res. Which was kee...
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...
Lake George, Colorado, United States It was cold, but fishing was consistent. Caught about 40 fish between the 3 of us. Biggest fish was approaching 20in. Fish were caught on small eggs and annelid patterns trailed by sm...
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, ...
Crestline, Southern California, United States We have finally been getting a decent amount of rain and snow this winter, over the past five years California has seen almost every watershed turn bone dry. Topograph...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States Fly Fishing Forecast
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday." ~ A.A. Milne
With the patience of a Taoist we wait for our rivers to open. The Wood closed the end...