Year: 2022

  • The Gifts of October

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    René Harrop
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    In many ways, it is difficult to celebrate the passing of summer in a place where it is the shortest season of the year. However, for residents of Henry’s Fork country, the arrival of fall can bring a notable sense of relief. This applies in particular to those who serve the needs of fly…

  • A Beautiful River

    A Beautiful River

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    René Harrop
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    I fished a beautiful river today.With slow, clear, current gliding over lush green vegetation, the Henry’s Fork flows in stark contrast with the conditions that dominated all of July and early August. For weeks, high and murky water concealed trout feeding almost exclusively beneath the…

  • Report 8/9/22

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    John Campbell
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    Hi all. Hope you’ve had a great week and were able to get outside. Good news first: outflow from IP Reservoir has decreased from 1500 to about 800 cfs this week and will hopefully hold steady for a spell. Clarity has improved dramatically as well. It’s been very un-summery the last couple of…

  • Report 8/1/22

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    John Campbell
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    Hi all! Sorry I missed you last week, was down and out with Covid and not in the loop at all. But I’m back for another couple of weeks before I have to head to school. Booooo. We are in full on summer mode right now, but it looks like we are going to get…

  • Hot Days and High Water

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    René Harrop
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    For good reason, June is the month chosen by many fly fishers for a visit to the Henry’s Fork.Consistently would describe the primary elements that June typically brings to the fortunes of those who probe the fertile waters of the world renown trout stream. This applies in particular to…

  • Report 7/18/22

    Report 7/18/22

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    John Campbell
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    Greetings from Island Park. Hard to believe it’s already mid-July, and honestly, it’s fishing and feeling like mid-summer. Things have slowed down around here, especially during midday heat. We’ve been getting some afternoon storms which have briefly cooled it down, but afternoon temps are in…

  • Report 7/11/22

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    John Campbell
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    Hello all. I hope you’ve been able to get out and wet a line wherever you’re reading this from. We’ve had a pretty solid week of fishing until flows came up Friday. Fingers crossed draft will stop at 1500 cfs which is still fishable. The water is a bit off-color and will probably remain so…

  • Report 7/4/2022

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    John Campbell
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    Happy Fourth of July! As expected, draft from IP Reservoir began this week. We should see flows peak at normal summer outflow of 1500 cfs in the coming days. Water clarity has been quite good the last week, but turbidity should increase with the push in flows, at least for a few days. The river…

  • Mixed Blessings

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    René Harrop
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    In terms of delivering favorable fishing conditions, most of us in Henry’s Fork country would describe the spring of 2022 to be among the worst. In a year when winter precipitation measured well below average, the prime snow producing months ended with a dismal forecast for the water supply…

  • Report 6/28/22

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    John Campbell
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    Summer is here and things are starting to settle into a normal rhythm. Flows region-wide are on the drop and clearing for the most part. The crowds are here en masse as the park service opened the South Loop in Yellowstone last Wednesday, and it looks like most of the North Loop will re-open in…