Author: René Harrop

When it comes to working harder for fish, I am no different than anyone else on the Henry’s Fork in 2017. With reduced trout populations combining with weaker hatches than usual, I find myself walking more miles and watching more water than I have been accustomed to over many years of…

As a fly fisherman living on the Henry’s Fork, June is the month I look forward to the most. Known most notably for its hatches, the river reaches its peak with respect to dry fly action at the half way point in the year. This is also the time when the centerpiece of its reputation…

Anyone who fished the caldera section of the Henry’s Fork from late June through August of last year was exposed to considerable disruption in terms of water level and clarity. With flows too high for comfortable wading and clouded by sediment, some stretches between Box Canyon and Riverside…

That spring is a process is never clearer than to a fly fisherman. And while those who live at the high elevation of Island Park are only now beginning to see signs of a changing season, on the lower Henry’s Fork it appears that spring has actually arrived. While checking on our cabin last week…

In late January, anyone driving into Last chance, Idaho from points south will encounter a different world than what most folks who visit this community are accustomed to finding. Rather than fly fishing, the main driving force for both recreation and commerce is snowmobiling and there is no…br clear=”all” />

Over what has become a fairly long life, I have come to understand that it is hope more than anything that allows us to weather difficult times. In the Rocky Mountain west, 2016 was a very difficult year for many of our most well-known fisheries. Examples are the Yellowstone River in Montana…

That November is generally a winter month on the Henry’s Fork is supported by the fact that our annual move from Island Park to St. Anthony will always take place before the arrival of the eleventh month. In 2016, however, November provided far more suitable days for fishing than October, if…

In a place where the four seasons are probably as distinct as anywhere on the planet, October in Island Park was amazing. In the fly fishing business it is the last month of full operation, but I do not remember a more abrupt ending than in 2016. Perhaps it was because we enjoyed some of…

To see the Last Chance area again bustling with excited fishermen is a sight that has been all but missing during much of the past three months. The low, clear, flows of the Henry’s Fork are in stark contrast with the water conditions that put a damper on fishing through all of July, August, and…