The weather has been hot and the days long. So after a hard day of working a lot of us at Lunker Vision find ourselves fishing late into the evening. Most days we will just hit the Big Wood River close to home, but with recent water level drops and the heat we decided to give Silver Creek a try. Silver Creek this time of year is very productive, and difficult at the same time. With a lot of fishing pressure and such slow clear water, it is a reward to catch anything out of this creek. With hoppers in full swing in the afternoon and more hatches happening in the evening we decided to give the S turns a try in our float tubes.
Nate Farrell tries his luck on the S turns.
After the light starts to fade, the fish get more and more active. Going after your standard Silver Creek flies, PMD’s, beetles, even a hopper or two in the late afternoon. The creek comes alive and with the Trico hatch in full swing it seems most hit the creek in the morning, leaving us with a peaceful evening float.
Pat Lee wrangles a nice Silver Creek brown.
Also with the light fading and the haze from nearby wildfires, the sun begins to set on Silver Creek. It seems every time we are there we witness one of these famous Silver Creek sunsets.
Nate Farrell enjoys the last of the light on Silver Creek
Anytime on the creek is time well spent, and with epic scenery all around it is easy to find yourself just floating and taking it all in rather than fishing. Its nights like these that you really see how lucky we are to live in such an awesome place.
