Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "...this winter I'm determined to for once fish sensibly, and by that I mean in comfort, to try not only to match the hatch but also to match the weather."
â Tom Sutcliffe, MD
Fi...
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States A review of my favorite trout streams in the Shenandoah Valley, VA: https://eastcoastflyguy.wordpress.com/2014/12/07/farewell-virginia/
Meeker, Colorado, United States April 12th,
Good numbers, big fish & big fun with great friends on the White River!
Contact me if you want in on some of this.
Iowa, United States Its that time of year. With low flows and clear cold water, small flies and small tippets become necessities. This weekend was a warm, by Iowa standards, 40 degrees. We fished a small spring creek tha...
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...
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...
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 ...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "Never throw a long line when a short one will serve your purpose." - Richard Penn
Trout take a fly with astonishing speedâ¦and as quickly as they take it they spit it out. To ens...
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. ...
Avon Colorado, Vail,Beaver Creek CO, United States Drier weather is making for more consistent conditions on the Colorado, where the dry fly action has been very good. Itâs Hopper/dropper season on the Colorado. B...
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...
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...
Meeker, Colorado, United States I think I found a couple new fishing buddies! The water still had a little color to it on April 8th, but as the day went on the water cleared up & water levels dropped. Making for some big grins!
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âFishing consists of a series of misadventures interspersed by occasional moments of glory.â
â Howard Marshall
What constitutes a âmoment of gloryâ while angling...
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...
Vail, Colorado, United States
Report Date: February 8, 2015
Current Conditions:
Excellent winter fly fishing conditions with warmer than average temps on the Roaring Fork have it fishing like it is early March. Wa...
Vail, Colorado, United States http://www.vailvalleyanglers.com/fishing-conditions
Current Conditions
The upper Colorado from Pumphouse down to Dotsero is fairly icy in spots and the fishing is poor to fair. There is ...
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...
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...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âDrake is a term of European origin generally applied to a mayfly larger than size 14, and they are considered royalty by fly fishers wherever they exist.â
â Rene Harrop
T...
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 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...
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."
â...
Vail, Colorado, United States
Report Date: February 8, 2015
Current Conditions
The upper Colorado from Pumphouse down to Dotsero is icy in spots but there is now plenty of open water and the fishing is picking up. Tr...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States "When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest." ~ Ernest Hemingway
We are going to have plenty of water this summer! The average snowpack fo...
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 "To fish, fine and far off, is the first principle rule for trout angling ." ~ Charles Cotton (1676)
This is especially true in the fall. This time of year, all our fisheries are low ...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "Water is taught by thirst." - Emily Dickinson
Due to the warm weather and rain over the last week, the low altitude snow has started to melt. Our freestones and tail-waters are alread...
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...
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...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States âIt was a long time since Nick had looked into a stream and seen trout. They were very satisfactory.â ~Ernest Hemingway, from âBig Two-Hearted Riverâ
The satisfaction...
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" ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âMost anglers spend their lives making rules for trout, and trout spend their lives breaking them!â
â George Ashton
Fly fishers are slaves to rules⦠Rods needs to be ...
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 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 "I didn't know it, but a radical change had taken place in my life. I had become a fisherman and would never be quite the same again." ~Jack Hemingway
With the air and water cooling do...
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
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 "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 "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...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States "I really can't stay (Baby it's cold outside), I've got to go away (Baby it's cold outside)" - Frank Loesser
Sitting by a fire or sliding down a slope are fine traditional winter activit...
Manchester, Iowa, United States Water is low and clear. Browns are just finishing up their spawn. Brook trout are colored up as well. Sleath is the main factor in catching these fish. 6x and 7x is necessary. Fish are eat...
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...
Grand Lake Stream, Maine, United States Late June fishing is strong in Grand Lake Stream. Most fish are in the upper river now, above Big Falls. Cable, Glide, Evening, Hatchery and Dam Pools are holding nice salmon and ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âPerhaps fishing is, for me, only an excuse to be near rivers. If so, Iâm glad I thought of it.â
â Roderick L. Haig-Brown
If you are looking for an excuse to be near ...
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...
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 ...
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...