I recently got the chance to take an afternoon canoe float down Bear Valley Creek in central Idaho with a friend, Verlon Herndon. Verlon is a guide for Silver Creek Outfitters. I took along my 7′ 6″ 5 wt medium-fast action bamboo rod. The morning was pretty quiet without a lot of bug activity, and I threw a #8 Yuk Bug streamer to some cooperative brookies. We had a reasonable mayfly hatch during the afternoon, and Verlon hooked some nice cutthroats on a size 16 parachute Adams. A very fun and relaxing day.