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John McDaniel’s annual Ranch report (read it here) is something that I look forward to as much as anything that appears on the TroutHunter website. With more than thirty years as a base of experience, McDaniel is not only a…
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Catching up at TroutHunter
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…
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The 2016 Season on the Harriman Ranch
From 2012 through 2015, it was fun to write my annual report on Ranch fishing. This year it is difficult. My clients and I invested more than 400 hours on the water between 15 June and 11 September. We had…
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A Hopeful Look Forward
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…
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A Long Fall
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,…
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An Amazing Month
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…
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Report 10/2/16
"Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the fire." ~ Jorge Luis…
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A Welcome Change
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…
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Report 9/21/16
"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson The entire Island Park and surrounding area is ablaze with fall colors and the mid September fishing has already proved impressive. Crisp mornings leading into pleasant afternoons…
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Report 9/15/16
That crisp autumn air will definitively trigger the change in season. From the leaves glowing in transition to a sudden increase in trout feeding behavior, fall is straightaway. Time to pack an extra layer, rain gear (always) and a little…
