Year: 2018

  • Report June 18, 2018

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    Rick Smith
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    Yesterday was the opening of the fishing season on the Railroad Ranch section of the Henry’s Fork. This is a much anticipated event in the lives of many fly fishermen both near and far. On opening day you are likely to cross paths with fishermen who have traveled from all across the United…

  • Report June 10, 2018

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    Rick Smith
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    Around this time of year for the past 40 years I drive into Yellowstone National Park and fish the Firehole River. The Firehole opens to fishing on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend and a lot of my friends like to be there for the opener. I like to wait ten days to two weeks…

  • Report June 4, 2018

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    Rick Smith
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    We have started to see adult salmon flies emerging in the Box Canyon and below and above the Coffee Pot Canyon. The hatch in both sections should be in full swing over the next couple of days. Presently the big bugs are out in full force from Riverside down to the Warm River. As anyone…

  • Salmon Flies and High Water

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    René Harrop
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    There was never a question that we would see high water on the Henry’s fork in twenty eighteen, it was just a matter of when.Despite substantially higher winter release of water, Island Park Reservoir was filled to near capacity by late February. With a snow pack well above average and only about…

  • Report May 25, 2018

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    Rick Smith
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    Fishing Report: Chasing the Salmonflies I am sitting at the bar at Trouthunter watching the water race by outside. The river is bank full due to yesterday’s water releases from the Island Park Dam. Twenty-four hours ago the river was running at around 750 cfs it is now well over 1700 cfs….

  • Report May 14, 2018

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    Rick Smith
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    Fishing Report May 11, 2018The osprey are back and on their nests, the antelope are out on the Flat Ranch meadows and the curlews have joined them; the bears are coming out of their dens and several have been spotted around the area, and I’m back from my winter fly fishing show tour. Doug…

  • Optimism on the Henry’s Fork

    Optimism on the Henry’s Fork

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    René Harrop
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    On the Henry’s Fork, I know few who would challenge May as the most anticipated month of the year.With a long winter safely behind and a new season freshly at hand, a sense of excitement and anticipation permeates the population of we who call this place home. This is despite the anxiety that…

  • Storm over Harriman

    Storm over Harriman

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    René Harrop
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    With the Idaho Legislature now adjourned for the year, we who care for the Henry’s Fork and the Harriman Ranch in particular can finally breathe a sigh of relief.House Bill 496 which carried a provision that could have resulted in ownership of the State Park being returned to the Harriman…

  • A Winter Report

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    Rick Smith
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    It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating the New Year and here we are half way through the month of March. Old man winter has been a fickle beast so far. By the middle of February we were well below average with our snowpack and were somewhat reluctantly enjoying some very pleasant almost…

  • Resisting Despair

    Resisting Despair

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    René Harrop
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    Whether expressed vocally or in writing, John McDaniel’s words always carry weight with me. His report of the 2017 season on the Harriman Ranch (February 15, 2018 under Tangles-Guide’s Blog) continues the respect I hold for this thoughtful and passionate friend.Like John, I have agonized…