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When South Fork Flows Drop: A History Lesson and a Prediction

This is the time of summer when thoughts and conversations among fly anglers turn to the question of when Anderson Ranch Dam flows will drop from the summer boating flows to the wading flows of late summer and fall.

You might hear hushed, brief conversations at the fly shops.  The USGS and Bureau of Reclamation river flow web pages get more looks.  People start to look at some days in September they can block on their calendar.

Unlike the precision of Friday night lights coming on the last weekend in August for high school football, the exact days for the flows dropping is different year to year.  Our prediction is after the jump:

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Updated format for southforkboise.org

After a few weeks of work we now have launched an updated version of southforkboise.org.

Our goal is to have a website where we can incorporate news and updates more frequently.  At the same time we will keep many permanent resources available for people who want to look at data and studies about the South Fork Boise River.  All the updates from the southforkboise.tumblr.com page have been brought over.  The tumbler page is now retired.

A culvert replacement project will be launched this fall at Pierce Creek, funded in part by the Southwest Idaho Resource Advisory Committee.  We will report developments on that project and in the coming weeks project an update on river flows and projections for the future.

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More SF Boise video from On the Rise

The second to last episode of On the Rise includes some additional video of fishing on the South Fork Boise River.

Fly casting tournament a successful fund raiser for Pierce Creek Reconnection Project

From the Ted Trueblood Chapter of Trout Unlimited –

More than 130 people took part in the inaugural Ted Trueblood Chapter Fly Casting Tournament May 14 at Eagle Island State Park.

The event was a fundraiser for the Pierce Creek reconnection project on the South Fork Boise River and also served as a fund and friendly competition event for fly fishing enthusiasts across the Treasure Valley.  KBOI TV sports reporter Troy Oppie came out to the event and his story was aired Saturday night seen in the video below.

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South Fork Boise makes episode of On the Rise

The first of two episodes from the television show On the Rise is now up with a trailer on You Tube.