Silver Creek, ID

Some of you know that I moved to southern Idaho last fall and have been eagerly anticipating the fly fishing opportunities this area offers. The legendary brown drake hatch on Silver Creek was one such opportunity, and it did not disappoint. I've fished Silver Creek this past winter and had good success (along with nearly frostbitten extremities), but the brown drake hatch is where it's at, so I kept my eyes/ears open hoping to hit it just right. This is a short-lived hatch (~2 weeks in duration) and if you miss it you'll have to wait another year.

Thanks to a very understanding better-half, I got to fish it three consecutive evenings during the peak of the hatch from about 7:30 PM to just after dark and had pretty good success. Nothing of monstrous proportions to report - these fish have doctorates in entomology due to the number of flies (natural and artificial) they see, so any hookup should be celebrated.

Here's a natural.


A couple shots of the surrounding area




I only took a few pictures of the rainbows and browns that I caught (not the best photos - sorry)






Even managed to get the young fella out for some bug collecting (note net and bug box - I'll take two thumbs up from him while out on a river any day!).