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...
Ketchum, Id, United States "It is the constant--or inconstant--change, the infinite variety in fly-fishing that binds us fast. It is impossible to grow weary of a sport that is never the same on any two days of the year....
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States âThe pleasure isnât in the doing of the thing, the pleasure is in planning it.â ~ John Green, Paper Towns
Fly Fishing Forecast May 13th to May 20th
Two weeks till ope...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "Two things are certain this year, there will be an extended high water season when the snow starts melting; the timing and the magnitude of the peak flows are unknown at this time, and t...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "When we fish, we are awake. We are attuned to the environment, to the world, to the reverence and wonder of life." -Dan Baughman
'Tis the season for making resolutions. This year make...
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...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future."
- Yogi Bera
One thing we do know...there is a lot of snow in the mountains. As of May 2nd, the Big Wood drainage is 217...
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...
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...
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 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 ...
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...
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...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States http://silver-creek.com/blogs/report/fly-fishing-forecast-april-16th-29th/
âBut pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloom is shed; Or like the snow falls ...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States Fishing Forecast 5-27 to 6-3
"What a tourist terms a plague of insects, the fly fisher calls a great hatch." ~ Patrick F. McManus
Despite the rain and cool weather, a few Brown...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Sun Valley, Id, United States "Wet boots are a way of life." ~ Austin McPherson
March is a great month to get your boots wet. While the Creek is now closed, the Wood is just hitting its late winter, early spring strid...
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...
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...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States The best way to deal with the heatâ¦go fly fishing! But protect yourself from the sun while you are at it with a long sleeve fishing shirt and pants, sun gloves, a proper hat, and a B...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States â...perhaps the greatest satisfaction on the first day of the season is the knowledge in the evening that the whole of the rest of the season is to come.â
â Arthur Ransome...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States âThe best fisherman in the world canât catch them if they arenât there.â~Anthony Accerrano
Fly Fishing Forecast June 10th to June 17th.
There fish are there; the...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States "A year of snow, a year of plenty."
â French Proverb
The snow pack in the Big Wood drainage is currently at 172% of average and still has the potential to climb heading into spring....
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...
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...
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 "With melted snow I boil fragrant tea.â
â Mencius
The snow keeps coming. As of February 6th, the Big Wood Basin is at 144% of average and the Little Wood and Big Lost are no...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âLive in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.â
â Henry David Thoreau
With winter...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "The poetry of the sport hooked me long before I learned the prose." - Judy Muller
There are those who fish with precision, making each cast direct and to the point. And there are thos...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âThe stream before you is constantly changing. If you are not flexible or confident enough to adapt to changing conditions on the stream, you are sure to fail.â
â Joe Humphre...
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 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...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âI have had my share of hairy moments, always from the same mistakeâmisjudging the strength of the current.â
â A.J. McClane
As the rivers in our region continue to dr...
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...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States FLY FISHING FORECAST May 20th - 27th
"The sun did not shine/ It was too wet to play/ So we sat in the house/ All that cold, cold, wet day." ~ Dr. Suess, The Cat in the Hat
After a 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, ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States "Overwhelmingly, the reason why so many experienced and well-equipped fisherman catch so few trout is that most of the time they aren't fishing over fish." - Sparse Grey Hackle
The most e...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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...
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 ...
