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November 2008

Jimmy's All Seasons Angler / 2008 / November (Page 3)

South Fork 11/18

The flows on the South Fork have stayed steady around 900 CFS. You can expect the flows to stay this low all winter. With this unseasonably warm weather the blue wing olives have continued to hatch. The hatches are becoming less and less prevelent, but fish are up eating. This weekend is supposed to bring in a warm front with a chance of storms. If a storm does move in the fishing will be very good. The weather is supposed to be very mild, and overcast. This might be one of the last times to get out on the South Fork before Winter really sets in. Streamers will priduce fish on these cloudy days as well. Days with a bright sun and no clouds, nymphing will be your best option to get the fish to eat. Rememeber with low flows means that it takes longer to float the river.  Short floats ranging from 4-5 miles will take the majority of the day.

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Today at Jimmy’s

I saw the weather forecast this morning. I couldn’t help but notice how unseasonably warm the weather will be. This is great if you want to get some end of the season fishing before winter rolls in.  Fishing on Henry’s Lake, The South Fork, and the Henry’s Fork are perfect places. All locations are fishing well, and the fish are eating in preparation for winter.

We also have a great sale going on at the shop.  The Sage FLi has been redesigned. We marked down all of the remaining FLi’s in the shop. This rod features generation 4 technology and is a great rod for every level of angler. As always the Sage FLi features the Sage Lifetime Warranty, a cordura rod tube. Come cast one today.

Our first fly tying demonstration was held on Saturday. Todd Lanning tied and showed us some of his favorite patterns. We will continue to hold these tying demos free to the public every Saturday until the middle of March. This is a great oppertunity to learn techniques and skills from some of the regions accomplished tiers.

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South Fork 11/14

Fishing on the South Fork has been very good. Midges and Blue Wing Olives continue to hatch. The streamer fishing is really good on overcast and rainy days. When the sun is shining bright your best fishing strategy would be to nymph. We suggest a rubberleg with a bead head dropper. As we continue to have more cold nights with tempatures dropping the trout will start to become less active as the water gets colder. Concentrate your fishing during to the warmest part of the day. Please call the shop if you have any questions.

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Today at Jimmy’s 11-12-08

Tying season is almost here! Today we started putting together a special topics tying course. We will feature everything from foam flies, carp, nymphs, River specific flies, Steelhead flies, tube flies, Stoneflies, and Local Streamers. If you have any ideas or suggestions on a specific course that you would be interested in please feel free to let us know. We want to be able to offer as many specific tying classes that we can.

Don’t forget that we have Saturday Tying Demonstrations starting up this Saturday November 15. at the shop. Todd Lanning the General Manager of South Fork Outfitters will be tying this Saturday. He will be sharing some of his favorite patterns from the South Fork, and other local waters. This is a demonstration you don’t want to miss. Also be sure to check out our Tying Demonstration link on this webpage for the upcoming tyers to be featured at the fly shop.

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Southwestern Montana 11/11

Check road conditions first. The Madison River between Hebgen and Quake lakes is fishing very well with streamers and large nymphs.  From Raynolds Junction to the West Fork; the same, but add small bead head nymphs, BWO and midge life cycle patterns as effective patterns. Browns and whitefish are running up the South Fork of the Madison River. The whitefish are numerous, big and easy. The browns are big and very wary.

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Big Lost River 11/11

Flow out of Mackay Dam is just below 50 cfs. This will concentrate fish in runs and pools and make for easy wading. Midge life cycle and small bead head patterns make for the best success.

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Henry’s Lake 11/11

Problem here is road conditions. It is best to check on them before going here. Once you get to the lake anywhere in shallow waters is where the action is whether you choose to walk-in or use a boat. Intermediate lines to present scud, wooly bugger and small streamer patterns bring the best chance of success.

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Main Stem Snake River 11/11

This is the place to be if you enjoy presenting streamers. With flows dropping to low levels and the abundance of low light conditions, ‘bows and migrating borwns are active during daytime. Rely on your favorite patterns and streamer tip lines.  There are several great walk-in locations along the river from Idaho Falls to American Falls Reservoir. Come in and visit us to learn the best of these.

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Still Waters 11/11

Chesterfield, Daniels, and Springfield reservoirs are the best of these. All are fishing very well. Midge life cycle, scud, streamer and woolly bugger patterns produce on each. Getting to Daniels Res. from the north may become difficult soon as the Dairy Creek road going southwest from Hawkins Reservoir traverses some high country. There is some fishing left in Hawkins Res. close to the dam.  Try woolly bugger types.

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Henry’s Fork 11/11

Brown trout are migrating to spawning areas from Warm River on downstream. Please consider avoiding their redds as walking through them crushes fertilized eggs reducing spawning success. Presenting streamer patterns in the waters through which they migrate to spawn is a great way to encounter them.   If you prefer to fish closer to the surface midge and BWO activity is ongoing on most of the river.

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