Year: 2017

  • Report August 5, 2015

    Report August 5, 2015

    Last week I decided to take a break from the Henry’s Fork and try a little fishing on one of my favorite rivers in the area. I headed over the pass and drove to the Gallatin River in Montana. I picked that section of the river that runs through Yellowstone National Park. This is as…

  • A Better Time for the  Henry’s Fork

    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…

  • 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…

  • Report July 20, 2017

    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…

  • Report July 6, 2017

    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…

  • Chasing the Green

    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…

  • Report June 25, 2017

    Report June 25, 2017

    I just got back to Idaho from a two week fishing trip to Japan where I experienced some spectacular fishing for Japan’s native trout the Yamame, the Jewel of Japan, and the Iwana, a Japanese char somewhat similar to our eastern Brook Trout. I had beautiful weather during my entire stay and this…

  • A Tale of Two Caps

    A Tale of Two Caps

    On a lovely afternoon last June, I sat on the grassy bank of the lower Henry’s Fork of the Snake River near Ashton, Idaho waiting for what I hoped would be a fine evening of fishing. My son Scott and his wife, Nikki, had already waded out into the river 50 yards upstream, but I…

  • Report June 13, 2017

    Been a little chilly up here on the caldera the last couple of days and looks to continue through today; the long term forecast is calling for highs in uppers 70’s, calmer winds, and minimal chances of rain. Box Canyon: Flows remain stable out of Island Park Reservoir at around 950 cfs and…

  • The Month of Hatches

    The Month of Hatches

    As a fly fisherman living on the Henry’s Fork, June is the month I look forward to the most. Known most notably for its hatches, the river reaches its peak with respect to dry fly action at the half way point in the year. This is also the time when the centerpiece of its reputation…