08-29-2010, 03:47 PM
Trail Creek is very good fishing at times. I have had several very good days of fishing there. That said I am not that wild about Sun Valley or Stanley. Way too many people that have an elevated sense self worth.
Stanley WAS a crown jewel. Pine bark beatles have killed about every tree there. USFS has done there best to make regular people feel unwelcome.
Wildlife was once a great reason to go sight seeing. Elk in the medows and Deer walking through camps. Not any more.
If it were me I would skip the whole mess and head for Salmon and Challis. I would rather spend time fishing the big lost than silver cr but that is just me. Macky Res would be a must stop place for me as well. Antelope Creek is very good fishing and Cherry Cr in the Antelope drainage has some VERY VERY good brook trout fishing. Brookies in the 12" to 14" range are there.
Over to the East going over Pass cr is a creek called Wet creek. Fishing beaver ponds for Brookies and Bull trout is in order there.
While Ketchum and Stanley are the poster "child" of Idaho the real "Gem's" are off the beaten path.
Ron
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Stanley WAS a crown jewel. Pine bark beatles have killed about every tree there. USFS has done there best to make regular people feel unwelcome.
Wildlife was once a great reason to go sight seeing. Elk in the medows and Deer walking through camps. Not any more.
If it were me I would skip the whole mess and head for Salmon and Challis. I would rather spend time fishing the big lost than silver cr but that is just me. Macky Res would be a must stop place for me as well. Antelope Creek is very good fishing and Cherry Cr in the Antelope drainage has some VERY VERY good brook trout fishing. Brookies in the 12" to 14" range are there.
Over to the East going over Pass cr is a creek called Wet creek. Fishing beaver ponds for Brookies and Bull trout is in order there.
While Ketchum and Stanley are the poster "child" of Idaho the real "Gem's" are off the beaten path.
Ron
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