Month: July 2017
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A Better Time for the Henry’s Fork
Thus far, the summer of 2017 has found the Henry’s Fork fishing community in better spirits than has been observed in recent memory. Through four consecutive years late June through most of August were marked by unusually high and sediment laden flows from Island Park Reservoir. With oxygen…
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Jamie McLean Band @ TroutHunter
Jamie McLean Band Live @ TroutHunter, Sunday & Monday, July 23rd & 24th. 9pm. FREE. Best known for providing his tasteful guitar textures to the New Orleans-based jazz outfit the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Jamie McLean has garnered worldwide praise for his fretboard mastery. Backed by a dynamic voice…
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Report July 20, 2017
Several years ago, a friend of mine that has guided on the Henry’s Fork for more than twenty years showed me a fly that he insinuated was a silver bullet when it came to fooling difficult fish on the famed Railroad Ranch section of the river. At the time I was very skeptical but I…
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Report July 6, 2017
I am writing this report just a half hour after coming home from a very interesting morning on the Railroad Ranch section of the Henry’s Fork. I arrived at the Log Jam parking lot at 7:30 AM, got geared up, and walked downstream until I found a spot that looked promising. I pretty much had…
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Chasing the Green
When it comes to working harder for fish, I am no different than anyone else on the Henry’s Fork in 2017. With reduced trout populations combining with weaker hatches than usual, I find myself walking more miles and watching more water than I have been accustomed to over many years of…