Archive for the 'Fishing' Category

There are few places in the United States that offer solitude in the truest sense of the word. Even on many vacations that tout “getting away from it all” you may still find yourself within wireless internet range updating your Facebook status or responding to urgent emails. Even vacations that take you far off the [...]

It was a crisp, late summer morning when my fly reflected off Yellow Belly Lake and landed softly on the surface. Little ripples echoed off the Orange Stimulator (thanks to McCoy’s in Stanley, Idaho) and it wasn’t three seconds later the fly was hit hard – with a flash – by one Idaho’s famous Westslope [...]

Want to truly get away from it all? Make a night at the Redfish Lake Lodge part of your escape while visiting Stanley, Idaho. Redfish Lake, which is located only 15 minutes south of Stanley, is a large lake resting at the base of the Sawtooth Mountains. It takes its name from the Salmon Runs [...]

Main Salmon River: The Main Salmon River begins its over 900 mile journey to the Pacific Ocean from the Stanley/Sawtooth area.   Before it joins with the Snake River and then the Columbia, it becomes a mighty river but in the Stanley area, it is a much smaller stream and a great place to fish.  The [...]

The Middle Fork of the Salmon River is among forty nine other venues around the world that you must “fly fish before you die” – at least according to author Chris Santella, which features the river in his book, Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die: “The Middle Fork of the Salmon – framed [...]

Come September, the gin clear waters of the Middle Fork begin cooling down from the summer heat, and the river sees a lot less traffic. Cooler weather means that the fishing picks up considerably as our native cutts begin to pack on the weight for the difficult winter that lay ahead.  At this time of [...]

Are you coming to Stanley, Idaho? Are you interested in possibly doing a day fly fishing trip? Then you might want to consider going with a guide from Silver Creek Outfitters this spring, summer or fall for the fly fishing experience of a lifetime! Silver Creek Outfitters features guided fly-fishing trips in Idaho near Stanley, [...]