Well, the weekend we’ve all been waiting for is almost here… the General Season Opener is Saturday, May 25, and our beloved Silver Creek will once again present us with gorgeous views, rising trout, and our favorite mayflies.
If you plan to fish the first few weeks of the season on Silver Creek, the mainstay hatches will be PMDs and Baetis. We have been consistently seeing PMDs on most afternoons. A large beetle pattern (black Mini-Chubby Chernobyl, Jake’s Gulp Beetle, Crowe Beetle, or black Fat Albert) can save the day on early-season Silver Creek outings, particularly if there’s a bit of wind. Small leech patterns, the Picabo Angler Custom Sparkle Minnow, or Mouse patterns can produce some truly large fish during the early season. Don’t put away your streamer rods!
Brown drakes are probably at least a week (or more) away. With that said, no one ever truly knows when this hatch will appear, and history says have some of these patterns in your fly box from the moment the clock strikes 12 a.m. on Opening Day.
There should be plenty of anglers on the Creek during June. Let’s be sure we celebrate the season together and treat one another like we want to be treated on the river. Keep in mind that this one weekend may be a bit busier than others, so let’s show that extra grace that we all know makes Silver Creek such a special place.
Freestone rivers such as the Big Wood and Upper Big Lost River system will be too high and turbid for several weeks.
Magic Reservoir continues to fish well. Black leeches are the ticket!
Happy fishing, everyone!
