silver-creek
Silver Creek is a creek in Idaho.
It ranks #3 among the 28 waters of Idaho in the registry, and is of national prominence.
Also called The Creek and Silver Creek Idaho.
Fished for trout (inferred from the species listed).
Species: rainbow trout, brown trout and brook trout.
USGS GNIS record: 390434.
Stretches: Silver Creek Preserve, Kilpatrick Pond, Point of Rocks, Purdy Ranch and S-Turns.
Access points: Kilpatrick Bridge and Sportsman's Access.
Features: Conservation and Education Center and Stalker Creek.
Stalker Put-In (access). It is launchable. 'The Stalker Put-In and Kilpatrick Take-Out are the only locations where vessels are permitted entry and exit from the water' (TNC). Canoes, kayaks and SUPs only; no motors. Also called Stalker Creek Bridge and Stalker Creek Put-In.
It is on the stretch Silver Creek Preserve.
It is upstream of Kilpatrick Bridge.
Grove Creek and Stalker Creek confluence (confluence). IDFG regulation boundary: special rules apply on Silver Creek from the Highway 20 bridge upstream 'to the confluence of Grove Creek and Stalker Creek'. Silver Creek flows from here.
Silver Creek East (access). It is fishable. Sun Valley tourism: creek access 'from designated parking areas along Kilpatrick Road and at Silver Creek East'. Single source.
It is on the stretch Silver Creek Preserve.
Sullivan Lake (feature). It is fishable. Lake inside the Preserve with 5 designated fishing points (SL1-SL5) and a north arm; same TNC fly-only rules.
It is on the stretch Silver Creek Preserve.
Float: Stalker Put-In to Kilpatrick Take-Out (paddle), from Stalker Put-In to Kilpatrick Bridge, 3 miles (distance from a non-fly source).
Sourced from 3 independent fly sites.
Sources: cdn.orvis.com (retrieved 2026-10-20), guiderecommended.com (retrieved 2026-10-20), Idaho Department of Fish and Game, The Nature Conservancy (retrieved 2026-10-20), The Nature Conservancy (2) (retrieved 2026-10-20), The Nature Conservancy (3) (retrieved 2026-10-20), The Nature Conservancy (4), The Perfect Fly Store (retrieved 2026-10-20), The Perfect Fly Store (2) (retrieved 2026-10-20), visitsunvalley.com, visitsunvalley.com (2), woodriverweekly.com and woodriverweekly.com (2).
Hatches
Mahogany Dun
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep hatching
- Oct hatching
- Nov
- Dec
- Sep, per The Perfect Fly Store
- Oct, per cdn.orvis.com
Reported windows differ: one shop gives September; another describes an inconsistent October hatch (slate mahogany dun, Paraleptophlebia) with dates given as about September 20 to October.
Sources: The Perfect Fly Store, cdn.orvis.com
Green Drake
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun hatching
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Sources: The Perfect Fly Store
Yellow Sally
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul hatching
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Limited quantities.
Sources: The Perfect Fly Store
Green Sedge
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun hatching
- Jul hatching
- Aug hatching
- Sep hatching
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
About June 1 into September.
Sources: The Perfect Fly Store
Trico
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul hatching, peak
- Aug hatching, peak
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Big morning spinner falls from July 20 into August. Listed by one source only.
Sources: cdn.orvis.com
Spotted Sedge
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun hatching
- Jul hatching
- Aug hatching
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
About June 1 to mid-August.
Sources: The Perfect Fly Store
Grasshoppers, ants, beetles
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul hatching
- Aug hatching
- Sep hatching
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Sources: The Perfect Fly Store
Callibaetis (Speckle Wing Quill)
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun hatching
- Jul hatching
- Aug hatching
- Sep hatching
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Single largest mayfly hatch; continuous June to September, with peak speckled dun and spinner activity 8/25-9/20.
Sources: The Perfect Fly Store, cdn.orvis.com
Pale Morning Dun
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May hatching
- Jun hatching, peak
- Jul hatching, peak
- Aug hatching
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
- May, Jun, Jul, peak June and first part of July, per The Perfect Fly Store
- Jun, Jul, Aug, peak first week of August, per cdn.orvis.com
Reported peaks differ: one shop gives June and the first part of July, with starts possible as early as May 1; another source gives June to August 15 with the peak in the first week of August, duns at dusk in July-August and a small afternoon hatch to August 15.
Sources: The Perfect Fly Store, cdn.orvis.com
Blue-Winged Olive
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May hatching
- Jun hatching
- Jul
- Aug hatching
- Sep hatching
- Oct hatching
- Nov hatching
- Dec hatching
- May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, per The Perfect Fly Store
- Aug, Sep, Oct, per cdn.orvis.com
Reported windows differ: one shop gives a first hatch mid-May through June, then a larger second hatch from about September 1 that can last into early December; a guide gives an afternoon hatch from September 20 into October, with sporadic afternoon Baetis August 25-September 1.
Sources: The Perfect Fly Store, cdn.orvis.com
Brown Drake
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun hatching
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
June 1-10 near Point of Rocks, duns and spinners at dusk.
Sources: The Perfect Fly Store, cdn.orvis.com
Baetis (Little Bright Olive Dun) late-summer
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug hatching
- Sep hatching
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Hatches late morning into early afternoon, August 15-September 10; sporadic Baetis August 25-September 1.
Sources: cdn.orvis.com
Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.