Author: Rick Smith

A much wiser man than myself once said "You can observe a lot by watching!” The other day I drove into Harriman State Park and walked over to Millionaire’s Pool to see if there was anything going on. As I approached the river, I could see that there were several fish rising. I positioned…

I have had reports of ants out and on the water so after a short hiatus from the Henry’s Fork I decided to get back on the home waters. Yesterday I headed over to one of my favorite spots to access the Ranch. As I was gearing up there were flying ants all over the…

Last week I decided to take a break from the Henry’s Fork and try a little fishing on one of my favorite rivers in the area. I headed over the pass and drove to the Gallatin River in Montana. I picked that section of the river that runs through Yellowstone National Park. This is as…

Several years ago, a friend of mine that has guided on the Henry’s Fork for more than twenty years showed me a fly that he insinuated was a silver bullet when it came to fooling difficult fish on the famed Railroad Ranch section of the river. At the time I was very skeptical but I…

I am writing this report just a half hour after coming home from a very interesting morning on the Railroad Ranch section of the Henry’s Fork. I arrived at the Log Jam parking lot at 7:30 AM, got geared up, and walked downstream until I found a spot that looked promising. I pretty much had…

I just got back to Idaho from a two week fishing trip to Japan where I experienced some spectacular fishing for Japan’s native trout the Yamame, the Jewel of Japan, and the Iwana, a Japanese char somewhat similar to our eastern Brook Trout. I had beautiful weather during my entire stay and this…