Year: 2019
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Enter Winter
Knowing that the most consistently pleasant weather of the current fall could not continue much longer, the blast of snow during Thanksgiving week came as no surprise. The month-long respite from the extreme cold and precipitation of late September and all of October could not have been more…
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A Gift in Disguise
Even hardened residents of Island Park will admit to a much colder fall season than is common in the high country.With physical comfort as the main casualty, snow, cold, and wind became persistent features of weather that only occasional gave way to sunshine and pleasant temperatures from late…
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The Flavors of Fall
Like a fine meal, the flavors of fall in the high country are spread on a striking visual setting where the primary entrée is fly fishing but the tasty choices are multiple. It is now many years since the Labor Day holiday marked the beginning of a time when the waters of Henry’s Fork country…
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A Guide’s Day Off
It seems to arrive each year at about this time when four of the busy six- month guiding season now lie behind. Sun weathered and somewhat gaunt, the guides of TroutHunter wear a hollow-eyed expression of weariness that will be altered only by the arrival of late October. With names like…
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Seasonal Adjustment
Like the multicolored flowers that once adorned the expansive meadows of Harriman, the fat of the fishing season has become just a memory. The long days of early June and well into July bring with them a collection of trout related pleasures as fleeting as they are treasured. With virtually all…
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Report June 29, 2019
The other night my wife and I decided to try a little evening fishing at one of our favorite spots in the Last Chance area. We arrived at the river around 7 pm and were surprised that no one else was there. At first, there appeared that nothing was happening on the water, possible explaining…
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The Vagaries of Mountain Weather
In Island Park, Idaho, there is little uncommon about morning frost and snow on the Henry’s Fork, unless it occurs on June twenty first. This was the weather that greeted the first day of summer and continued through most of the following week. With disruptive wind added to unseasonably cold…
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Report June 14, 2019
This past weekend saw our weather change drastically. Day time high temperatures dropped from the 60’s and 70’s to the 40’s and low 50’s. Nighttime temps were at or near freezing. Along with dropping temperatures came heavy rains in the valleys and upwards of two feet of new snow in the…
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Ranch Opener – a History
Ranch Opener PartyFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchThis article is about the party. For other uses, see www.trouthunt.com (self promotion)Ranch Opener Party (RPO) refers to the events surrounding the anticipation of the annual opening of Harriman State Park to…
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The Fishing that Never Was
I usually start my fishing reports with a story about some fishing experience I had during the prior week. Last week I thought I would drive over to Yellowstone Park for the opener on the Firehole River. I arrived at the west entrance at what I thought was a reasonable time. It took twenty…