Ski Equipment and Footwear Buyer, Guide Jim Santa isn’t your typical outdoorsmen. He takes advantage of every recreational activity the valley has to offer on a daily basis, never doing so halfheartedly. This is but one reason he is a great choice to guide and instruct anywhere in valley be it fishing, hiking, biking, or cross country skiing. Jim is … Read More
Fishing Report & Reopening of Sturtevants Main Street in Ketchum!
We’re off and running as this past weekend marked the official opening of fishing on Idaho’s rivers and streams. The report from Silver Creek was quite positive with decent pmd hatches and fish rising to pmd patterns and beetles. Warm Springs fished well with stonefly nymphs and even fish taking dry patterns such as parachute adams. While the Big Wood … Read More
Fishing Report – May 2012
Greetings fellow fly fishers, welcome to spring and the beginning of another season here in the Wood River Valley. At press time it feels a bit more like mid-July with the past week being unseasonably warm. Consequently we are seeing some of the highest water levels ever recorded for this period on most of our local streams and rivers. This … Read More
“Sun Valley, Idaho, summer rush” – biking, fishing, rafting, and fine dining
Sun Valley, Idaho, summer rush Larry Habegger, Special to The Chronicle Sunday, July 3, 2011 (full article: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/03/TRVH1K1S8K.DTL) “This has got to be the craziest sport I’ve ever done,” my friend George said to me as we rested on our mountain bikes gazing down a precipitous slope toward pine forest and distant spiky mountains. “Here we are in one … Read More
Nordic ski waxing clinics – 2 weeks, starting Tuesday, Jan 11
Learn the best wax techniques for nordic skiing! Taught by Jim Santa! Beginning wax clinic – Tuesday, Jan 11 Advanced wax clinic – Tuesday, Jan 18 Hailey Sturtevants * 5:00-6:00 pm Buy a full nordic ski package at the clinic and get 15% OFF! Also, 15% OFF all wax purchased during the clinics. No need to sign up, just show up. … Read More