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...
New York, United States Numbers of lake run browns in the creeks and rivers remains very good. Steelhead numbers are inching upwards. Lots of snowmelt means blown out creeks for a while. Look for streamers to fish well as the creek levels drop.
Alaska, United States The Journey
What can I say about fishing in Alaska that hasnât already been said? Nothing really â so here are some adjectives that work well so I can move on â wild, wondrous, un...
New York, United States After a long summer and a dry start to fall, we have finally had a few rainy days here in western New York. The creeks and rivers rose quite a bit toward the end of last week. Over the weekend and...
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 ...
Cleveland, Ohio, United States Well it's spring steelhead time! Can't believe it's here already, but chrome steelhead have been running the rivers for the last few weeks. We were swinging them up on the Grand in February...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "Water is the driving force in nature." - Leonardo da Vinci
The current snow water equivalent for the Big Wood, Little Wood, and Big Lost rivers is at around 170% of average. Simple tr...
Buffalo, NY, New York, United States Waters up across the area. Bigger rivers are muddy but the other creeks that have good flow are fishing well. We're still seeing quality fish! Browns running 10 pounds and steelhead u...
Ohio, United States Spring steelhead fishing remains very good! We have been able to float or wade and are finding good numbers of fish any way we get out after them. The water is a bit high right now but dropping, so lo...
Comandante Luis Piedra Buena, Santa Cruz , Argentina WEEK REPORT #2 Santa Cruz at Los Plateados Lodge
Karl Otto and his wife Eva arrived at Los Plateados for the beginning of their trip to south Patagonia, in search ...
Ohio, United States Great fishing continues. Spey fishing is the way to go. The rivers are still a bit high, but it's from snowmelt so there is still good visibility. We're seeing a bunch of nice fish pushing in. Should ...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States FLY FISHING FORECAST April 2nd - 15th
"Never make predictions, especially about the future." ~ Casey Stengel
Just don't do it on the Wood or the South Fork of the Boise. Like Silver...
Santa Cruz , Argentina SANTA CRUZ STEELHEAD UNRIDDLED
*Notes on how to prepare for the most unique river in Patagonia, by Claudio Martin.
The weather during fall is usually calm with a lack ...
New York, United States Fishing has been consistent over the past week, with steelhead, king salmon, and coho salmon all making an appearance in our rivers. Look for good fishing to continue as water levels drop from the...
Ohio, United States DOUBLE DIGITS IN THE NET BEFORE NOON! Fished with Mike over the weekend. We hit em swinging. We hit em nymphing. Ohio rivers are loaded. Give me a call or shoot me a message if you want to get in on t...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States Fly Fishing Forecast March 30 - April 13
"When Iâm fishing and hunting with the right attitude, I reenter the woods and river with a moment-by-moment sense of the glories of creatio...
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 ...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States Our Lake Erie Steelhead season is in full swing and our clients are having a blast! This early part of the season has been challenging because of the low clear water flows throughout mo...
New York, United States Brown trout are still fishing very, very well in the Lake Ontario tribs. Swinging streamers is the most exciting, and one of the most productive way to fish these fish, with baitfish and attractor...
Ohio, United States ANOTHER DAY OF DOUBLE DIGIT STEELHEAD IN THE NET! Great fishing continues. We're seeing good numbers of fish up to 10 pounds and an handful over that. Lost the biggest Ohio steelhead I've seen in year...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States The Big Wood Basin snow water equivalent is at 70% of normal as of March
16th. For those already looking ahead to summer, all signs are pointing
to an early and moderate run off and a g...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States I had the privilege of guiding Rob Giannino from Fly Fishing Journeys and his son Tyler for Tylers first ever trip to Steelhead Alley. Tyler was relatively new to the sport of fly fishin...
Bryson City, North Carolina, United States Good fishing right now for white bass and walleye at the mouth of the Tuckaseege River outside of Bryson City. A few lake run Steelhead are being caught. Steelhead should peak over the next two weeks.
Lyons, Oregon, United States Starting to see an uptick in the number of Wild Winter Steelhead coming into the system the last few days. This time of year requires a lot of flexibility to work around Mother Nature and h...
comandante luis piedra buena, Santa Cruz, Argentina Season Report and Highlights from our second season in Santa Cruz river at Los Plateados Lodge
Season started with an unusual phenomenon, the glaciers in the headwat...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States Lake Erie, Pa area had approximately 12"-16" of existing snow that melted with unseasonably warm weather and rain on January 9-12 2017 causing major flooding. We planned our guided trip ...
Lake Cowichan, Canada With the winter steelhead coming to a close for the season we still got a few weeks of great fishing with the last of the March run entering the system. We are switching gears to trout fishing with ...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States We started our scouting excursions for Steelhead this past week (end of September) This year has been one of the wettest in recent history everywhere but the Great Lakes area. So as usua...
comandante luis piedra buena, Santa Cruz, Argentina Santa Cruz Steelhead - Week #1
On the first week of April we welcomed the first group of Americans of this season at Los Plateados Atlantic Steelhead camp.
Three ...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States âNo fisherman ever fishes as much as he wantsâ¦this is the first great rule of fishing, and it explains a world of otherwise inexplicable behavior.â â Geoffrey Norman
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Shady Cove, Oregon, United States The river finally dropped, and when it left its runs full of chromers! We went 2 for 4 yesterday and i expect it will only get better for the rest of the week. The river is running aroun...
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...
Ohio, United States Good despite high, dirty water. We've had a lot of rain last week, and then got snow. The bigger systems are now dropping and should begin to fish. Got out to some small creeks and found some fish despite 8-10" of visibility.
Santa Cruz , Argentina We set a trip for the second weekend of May to check on the fishing in the lower mid section of the Santa Cruz river, down at Estancia Los Plateados, at Tres Amigos Outfitters operation.
During Ma...
New York, United States Great fishing for this early in the run. Fished a combination of streamer techniques including sink tip swinging and riffle hitch swinging a floating line. Quite a few fish spread over the middle ...
Ohio, United States Water is up but still has enough vis to fish! We're seeing good numbers of spring fish. Looking ahead, we should have dropping an clearing flows as March progresses. I expect good numbers of three and...
New York, United States Fishing still remains very productive. Look for the browns to start keying in heavily on baitfish patterns as the numbers of browns dropping out of the creeks starts to rise. Steelhead remain hit ...
New York, United States Fished through 15" of lake effect snow with two great guys- father and son team Greg and Kyle- from West Virginia! There are still plenty of fish to be had. Ice is starting to be a problem but the...
comandante luis piedra buena, Santa Cruz, Argentina 5 MUST TIPS ON: Steelheading the Santa Cruz river (Argentina).
1) Size and color of the water
2) Casting distance and Tackle
3) Flies
4) Fishing technique
5) Ha...
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...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States Nothing brings me any more pleasure than helping someone catch their first fish on a fly rod, or guiding someone to their first Steelhead or Wild Trout for that matter. There is a certai...
New York, United States Steady fishing over the past week and a half. Better when the temperature is warmer and a bit tougher when it's cold. Saw 16 degrees on the car thermometer a couple mornings ago so that made it a ...
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...
United States Unfortunately the cold has sunk in. We had a brief break in the weather but it did not last the wind shifted out of the north started blowing hard and temperatures plummeted. It was still great to get out t...
Ohio, United States The spring steelhead game here in Ohio has really picked up over the last couple weeks. With the warm winter, things are running approximately two weeks ahead of schedule. Look for solid fishing to co...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States Streams have been low and clear the last few days. Most reports are coming from just above the access points and upstream on streams. Again mostly egg and minnow patterns have been prod...
Kenai, Alaska, United States King Salmon
Pre-season forecasts were dismal for king salmon runs here on the Kenai peninsula and for much of the state. While few would call the 2019 King Salmon fishery as excellent, it wa...