Silver Creek

[EddieFish]

Fished Silver Creek yesterday. Just west of Picabo, Idaho. The best fishing is generally considered to be the Nature Conservancy's preserve so I headed there. Also no fees and just about the only public access. It's flyfishing only and catch-and-release only. The water is gin clear and the fish are big and smart. You can see them and they can see you! It's always the ultra challenge! The weather wasn't the best! The wind was blowing most of the day and not much of a insect hatch. It's still a little early in the season. Did get some small caddis hatches and I hooked up on a couple of smaller rainbows with a elk hair pattern. I talked to a couple of local guys from Hailey and they gave me a couple of ideas, I switched over to a sink tip and started to pull a Wolleybugger along the bank and on about my third cast bam a 22" Brown. I think the three fish I landed today was a personal best for me on Silver Creek. I grew up in the Magic Valley and have fished this great place a ton but it's usually always a lesson in what you don't know about flyfishing. Don't get me wrong you can catch alot of fish here. Later in the summer the Mayfly hates are unreal but it was my first fish over 20" in a long time for me on this creek. It made for a enjoyable ride back to Idaho Falls. I hope to get some pix up, my wife had by good camera and I used my cell, I just need to figure out how to download them to my computer. I did send a couple of pix to Ironrod just for the record! Anyway it was a great trip and I hope to get back at least one more time before the summers over!
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