Angler's Blog
Emergers, the Controversy
I believe in the concept that says, trout prefer eating the emerger fly over that of the dry fly.
Read MoreGood old Riley Creek
If there is one stream or creek somewhat close to my home that I have many memories of it has to...
Read MoreSecret Spots
I once asked a well-known fly fisherman, a former guide for years on the Owyhee River, to come to Northwest School...
Read MoreBugs and the North Fork Payette – Mike Sandifer
Bugs, and the North Fork Payette River The North Fork Payette River is a tailwater river, It is born from...
Read MoreWhere to Fly Fish in the Fall (SW Idaho) – Mike Sandifer
Where to Fly Fish in the Fall (Southwest Idaho) South Fork Boise River  Close to home you cannot ignore...
Read MoreThe Deadwood River – Mike Sandifer
The Deadwood River The Deadwood River is a tailwater river which is born from the Deadwood Reservoir way high in...
Read MoreSouth Fork Payette River A Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing River
South Fork Payette River Right in the backyard of the Treasure Valley is a blue ribbon trout river known as...
Read MoreProspecting for New Water
The word prospecting usually denotes someone crawling and climbing all over the mountains looking for gold. We might associate the...
Read MoreSteelhead Trip – Trevor Sheehan
Most people like to catch fish when they go fishing. That’s pretty safe to say. Why would any rational person...
Read MoreStriper Fishing – Trevor Sheehan
Recently my day-job brought me to Salinas, California to help move a warehouse. It was going to just be four...
Read MoreUpper Salmon River in the Fall – Mike Sandifer
Upper Salmon River in the Fall America’s first recollection of the Salmon River comes from the journals of Lewis and...
Read MoreFly Fishing the North Fork Payette – Mike Sandifer
Fly Fishing the North Fork Payettte It never ceases to amaze me the lack of fly fishing pressure on the...
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