Year: 2021
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2021 in Retrospect
As in any other year, the Henry’s Fork fishing community experienced highs and lows in 2021. Continuing a recent trend, winter release from Island Park Dam provided the vital streamflow required to sustain the population of trout in the most vulnerable section of the river through the coldest…
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Late Fall Diversity
The short hours of daylight in a rapidly shrinking season can present a challenge for one seeking to squeeze in as many days of fishing as possible before winter puts an end to it all. Even the best days are additionally shortened by the need to wait several hours for the temperature to rise…
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A Time of Choices
When options for fishing opportunity become the topic of interest, October could easily rank near the top for planning time on the water in Henry’s Fork country.With no seasonal closure as an obstacle and most rivers and lakes in excellent condition, anglers are generally free to enjoy a wide…
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A Taste of Fall
With daylight hours shrinking noticeably and the shoulder temperatures of each day matching similar decline, you can sense the change.Fall comes early in the high country and the signs of its approach have now begun to appear. Changing colors in the aspen groves, though currently modest, signal the…
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Report 8/09/21
Hi all! This will be my last full report for the summer as I’m taking a couple of weeks of play time before I head back to the classroom. Thanks for all of your positive feedback and comments; it is much appreciated, and I truly enjoy writing up the reports. I’ll try to give some…
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The Longest Summer
With a hard frost virtually certain in every month of the year and a vagrant snow storm equally likely, summer at high elevation in Henry’s Fork country is known to be pathetically short. With that in mind, the weather pattern through half of June and all of July could not be more contrary to…
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Report 7/25/21
Greetings, all. Short and sweet this week! We hope your summer is rolling along nicely. It’s been a busy busy summer around here. It remains very warm around these parts and, unfortunately, much of Southwest Montana and all moving water in Yellowstone NP are under “hoot owl” restrictions (you…
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Report 7/14/21
Well, we made it through the 4th of July weekend without any major hitches (kitchen grill motor failure aside). It was busy but not too crazy with no firework shows, high water, etc. Irrigation demands downriver bumped the outflow to 1700 cfs the other day for a spell, and it’s sitting at…
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Report 7/4/20
Happy Fourth! Hard to believe it’s already July. Conditions have changed quite a bit since the last report. The river has come up and fishing has slowed down up here in the Last Chance area. It’s been pretty tough sledding the last week or so with pockets of hatches and rising fish. I was…
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Report 6/26/21
Happy Weekend, all! We’ve had a brief return to normalcy weatherwise around here the last few days with afternoon showers and thunderstorms rolling in and cooling things off and dropping some much needed moisture on us. That said, we’re looking at potential record highs next week. So…