Welcome to prime summertime fishing in the Wood River Valley. We’ve had ample bug activity, our fisheries are healthy, and fish are on the bite. If this isn’t incentive enough, call for a tee time and go play some golf. Seriously, here are some details on the local action. Let’s head down to Silver Creek first. It’s the time of … Read More
Fishing Report – July 9, 2012
The first suggestion I have for this week is to find some time to get out fishing on the local streams, we’re experiencing some great action and it just doesn’t get a whole lot better! The water levels on the freestone streams continue to drop and getting around is getting a bit easier. At the same time the bug activity … Read More
Ketchum Criterium tonight! You don’t want to miss this!
FAT TIRE CRITERIUM • SV ALL MTN STAGE 3 Packed along the sides of this twisting course through downtown Ketchum are literally thousands of screaming fans cheering on pros, amateurs, and goofball relay teams vying for cold hard cash. Beer gardens, courseside eats, and unbridled enthusiasm make it a great night out on the town. More info on Ride Sun Valley
Don’t forget to get your tickets for Thursday’s SV Fat Tire Photo Shootout!
Thursday night’s Sun Valley Fat Tire Photo Shootout promises to be quite an event! We have heard that the slideshows are each impressive so this is going to be quite a show down – See you there! Visit svfattire.com for details!
Fishing Report – June 29, 2012
As we enter the month of July we find good fishing to be right on schedule. We typically look at July 1st as a marker for reasonable water levels on our local freestone streams and 2012 is no exception. The Big Wood and it’s tributaries as-well-as the streams in the Big Lost drainage are all starting to look very good … Read More
Don’t forget to get your tickets to the Sun Valley Fat Tire Photo Shootout!
This event sold out last year! Get your tickets online now at http://svfattire.com Watch as 5 of the best mtn bike photographers in the WORLD duke it out for the title of Best Fat Tire MTB Photographer! The Line Up: Jordan Manley, Scott Markewitz, Sterling Lorence, Dan Barnham and returning champ Steve Lloyd – back to defend his title! Anyone … Read More
From the Editor: The Most Beautiful Place on Earth
Read about the Magic Valley Times’ editor’s first experience visiting Stanley, “The Most Beautiful Place on Earth”. We have to agree! From the Editor: The Most Beautiful Place on Earth
Fishing Report – June 18, 2012
Fishing Report 6.18.12 A week ago I would have said we’d have more fishable conditions on the Big Wood, but with a few warm days we continue to see a fair bit of run-off and what I’d call marginal fishing water. While the water clarity north of town is decent, it’s still pretty high. Nymph fishing can be reasonably good … Read More
Fishing Report for 6.13.12
The first big event of the season, the brown drake hatch, has come and gone and I hope you had a chance to experience what was quite a spectacle of nature. If you missed this one, not to worry there’s plenty more to come just around the corner! With the brown drakes gone, the focus on Silver Creek turns back … Read More
The Magnificent 5 – “Sun Valley is lobster thermidor” – Sydney Morning Herald
A Sydney Morning Herald article about the “Top Five Aisles of White” US ski resorts voted Sun Valley the best for nostalgia! Sun Valley, Idaho You can stay at the elegant, circa 1936 Sun Valley Lodge where Ernest Hemingway, Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe all warmed their toes in front of open fires. And while the lodge’s pace may be … Read More