Year: 2022

  • Report 6/20/22

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    John Campbell
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    I’m sure you all have heard the news of the catastrophic flooding in Yellowstone and up in Montana. Our thoughts are with those digging out and rebuilding. There are several avenues to volunteer or donate to the flood relief if you feel so inclined. Word on the street is that the southern loop in…

  • Report 6/13/22

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    John Campbell
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    Greetings all! Happy to be back in IP! I hope you all had a wonderful winter. Spring has definitely sprung here on the caldera, and the flowers are really starting to show up. We had a very cool wet Spring, a couple of warm days this week, and another cooling, wet trend for the weekend…

  • The Magic of June

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    René Harrop
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    With the zest of variety as a basis, June could quite easily be declared the most magical of months in Henry’s Fork country.With snowfall and freezing temperatures left largely in the background, the halfway point in the year opens the door to summer and all that it represents to a fly fisher….

  • The Gateway to Summer

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    René Harrop
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    It is not in the too distant past that May in Henry’s Fork country was owned by local residents that do not leave during what is known as the off season.With fishing as the primary attraction, seasonal closures that restricted that activity until the Memorial Day weekend offered little…

  • The Energy of a New Season

    The Energy of a New Season

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    René Harrop
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    In mountain country, Spring is a process measured in small increments of change. It begins with a slow accumulation of daylight hours that finally exceed those of darkness, and the world responds accordingly.While the withdrawal of snow can be painfully slow, this obstruction to river access…

  • 2021 Annual Ranch Report

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    John McDaniel
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    2021 Annual Ranch Report Fishing was generally good throughout the summer and early fall. We had good Green Drakes on 15 June and they hatched daily, through 27 June. During the period, there were several mornings of fine dun fishing; however, it was surprising my clients and I had very few…

  • TroutHunter in Winter

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    René Harrop
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    At thirty-five miles, it is not a long drive from winter home at St. Anthony to another home that Bonnie and I occupy for half of each year. However, the change in scenic view is constant and quite extreme along a north bound route that will see an increase in elevation of nearly two thousand…