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The “Miracle”- Dry Fly Fish Idaho
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If you are a die hard fly fishing enthusiast who likes to dry fly fish in late fall and winter conditions, then Dry Fly Innovations has the perfect weapon for you. The “Miracle” fly box is equipped with every fly you would ever need on the South Fork of the Boise River or any low elevation rivers. There is one major misconception when it comes to dry fly fishing, and that is when the big hoppers and large stimulator patterns are finished at the end of the summer, it is time to put the gear away until next year. Wait!! There is a whole season for fly fishing enthusiasts that takes place in the late fall and into the winter until there is ice floating on the river. It is a micro world for bug hatches such as the Blue Wing Olive (emergers, hatching emergers, and adults) and midges galore. It is a fantastic time to dry fly fish because there are few if any anglers on the river.
The “Miracle” fly box comes in a Umpqua Pro Series box (Small- 4.5″ x 3.35″ x 1.5″ ) that is filled with 6 dozen custom flies only available at Dry Fly Innovations. The “Miracle” was designed with 35 years of dry fly fishing Idaho in the late season. Dry fly fishing never stops; and with the help of the “Miracle” fly box, you will never put your fly rod away. If you are skeptical of dry fly fishing in the late fall/winter just grab a “Miracle” box and put it to the test. (Check out Fly Magic: Fishing with Blue Wing Olive, filmed on December 2, 2008 if you need a little inspiration to go chase trout around with a fly rod in the dead of winter).
The "Miracle" Fall/Winter Pack
While you’re enjoying a Thanksgiving meal, there are giant trout feeding at the surface of your local rivers. While you're eating turkey and mashed potatoes, the fish are in a feeding trough sipping Midges and Blue Wing Olives. Come join the micro world of late Fall and Winter dry fly fishing. The crowds are gone, the rivers are low, but those giant fish are still there. You could be catching these fish, and all it takes is a warm coat and a fly box full of magic. Want the surprise of your life? Select a day with no wind in the dead of winter, grab this fly box, and spend a day on the river. It could be the most exciting fishing trip of your life!! You could become an addict like me. Insert provided for fly location in box.
$139.00
- Details::
- Six dozen super flies designed for late fall and winter fishing placed in the small Umpqua Pro Guide Series box. Contents sheet for fly placement, free shipping, and a lifetime 10% discount for all future DFI products.
Fly Magic: Fishing With Blue Wing Olive
$19.95
Blue Wing Olive…He’s a Movie Star!! Introducing: Fly Magic: Fishing with Blue Wing Olive. This video puts you smack dab in the middle of a monster BWO hatch, and there’s non-stop FISH ON action from start to finish. You’ll also be introduced to the five patterns we used to catch these fish.
- Format:
- DVD
- Length:
- 66 Minutes
South Fork Boise River 1/28 (Dry Fly Fish Idaho)
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Intermittent sunshine, light breeze, and 40 degrees, its still pretty winter like on the South Fork of the Boise River, but the BWO hatches are beginning to kick off.
Around 2:00 in the afternoon a few BWO began to pop, but there weren’t enough of them to bring the fish to the surface. So there were a few fish taking across a long stretch of water, but nothing close enough to serve a fly to. I slowly worked my way down through the hole and all of a sudden, bingo a fish rises about 20 feet away down stream in perfect position to cast to. The tie on fly was a #22 3X long no hackle BWO. I served the fly about 2 feet above his rise and let it float naturally to his position. Bang! He took and a nice gentle set seated the hook for a long fight. After few minutes beautiful big rainbow was in the net.
That was the story for the rest of the day, I tried quite a few locations around Cow Creek, but the hatch was sparse and intermittent. Luckily I was in position on three other fish that surfaced and everyone of them took the offering and ended up in the net. I’m really sure if the hatch was more abundant it could have been a pretty big day. But hey that’s dry fly fishing Idaho in the winter!!!
The four fish landed were caught on the following flies: 2 on BWO no hackle #22, 1 on BWO Emerger #22, and 1 on BWO upright wing adult #20.