"Naked women could have been skydiving into a bullseye on his head and he'd have kept casting." ~Lorain Hemingway It is Brown Drake time on the Creek! And during a Brown Drake hatch, both fish and fisherman are not easily distracted; an angler's compulsion to fish is equally matched by a trout's need to feed. These are big mayflies, and…
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"The image of giant mayflies backlit by a broad Western sunset is a sight that can never be forgotten. And when the audible rise of trout that may not be interested in surface feeding at any other time is added to the picture, you begin to understand the special summer event that Brown Drakes have come to represent." ~ Rene…
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"What a tourist terms a plague of insects, the fly fisher calls a great hatch." ~ Patrick F. McManus Fly Fishing Forecast May 27th to June 3rd Despite the rain and cool weather, a few Brown Drakes have been spotted on the lower river. This slow trickle of insects is a good sign that the "plague" is just on the…
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"But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloom is shed; Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white then melts forever." ~ Robert Burns The run-off started early this year since March came in like a lamb. However, April has come in like a lion, and we we have received some more high…
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The view looking North over the newly dredged and redesigned Purdy Pond. Photo- Huskey There are two restoration projects underway on Silver Creek, both of which aim to remove silt and reduce soaring summertime water temperatures. The first project which has taken place on the Purdy Pond below Kilpatrick Bridge began in October and is now close to completion.…
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May 25th...the 2013 season opener is upon us! While Silver Creek will fish from day one, our local freestone rivers are in the midst of spring runoff. The weather gurus are calling for cooler temperatures over Memorial Weekend which will slow the runoff, but there is still a bit of high altitude snow yet to come down when warmer temperatures…
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http://vimeo.com/43547974 From brown drakes on Silver Creek to green drakes on the Big Wood, Dave talks about the bugs, the waters they live in, and the flies to use for June fishing in the Sun Valley area. Give Dave a call at the shop (208)726-5282 for more details.
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http://vimeo.com/27201950 Ross J Reid and the boys crank out a super nice short film from the Brown Drakes back in June.
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Once lost and now found, this is some great footage of Dave Faltings and Ritchie Thurston fishing Silver Creek during the Brown Drake hatch in 1995. Love the stache! http://www.vimeo.com/23882265
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