Fort Hall Resevation 6-04-09
The PMD emergence is on, and overcast weather gives good responses from fish unless the wind comes up. Side roads can be muddy during rainy weather. Bring your DEET!
June 2009
Small Streams 6-04-09
This rainy weather is keeping some of these high. Right now that seems bad, but the wet weather will extend their season further into the summer. Lower Warm River is fishing well with BWO’s, caddis, and a few PMDs. Robinson Creek is high and clear, so is fishable with such as bead head nymphs and rubber legs, but beware of the mosquitos. The Portneuf River PMD emergence is going great guns in the reach along the old highway. Afternoons are best, but overcast conditions make any daytime hour good. There is always great fishing on Birch Creek, especially in the family area above Lone Pine!
Henry’s Lake 6-04-09
Fishing action really slowing down because of the blanket midge hatch. You can depend on this taking place every season as soon as the lake begins to warm. Look for fishing to improve considerably near the end of the month when damselflies become active. Until then there will be good days & bad days. Try trolling streamer patterns until weed growth makes this technques tough.
Henry’s Fork 6-1-09
The giant stonefly emergence remains the big event here. Adults are flying along the middle river (Riverside to Warm River) and should offer some good dry fly fishing. Any day now adults should show in the Box Canyon. On the lower river these bugs have emerged all they are going to, but golden stones are coming on. No PMDs yet on the upper river, but there are March browns and caddis.
Please pay some thought to the incident at what we know as the Seely access we described in our 5-26-09 fishing report for the Henry’s Fork. The new landowner is rightfully unhappy with the drift boat take out incidents that happened at the turn-around because those two acts are not only illegal, but damaged the spring between it and the river. He has every right to close access here and may do so if this incident is repeated. Please pass the word around that this is a possibility that could impact availability of a popular and excellent reach of the river. You can spread the word that use of this access for float fishing is not legal. If you use this access and see the landowner, you can score some points by thanking him for allowing trespass and by letting him know that you will tell other anglers that using his land for float fishing in put or take out is illegal.
Yellowstone Park 6-01-09
Firehole River remains the best and almost only top water fishing in the Park to date. The river is high and “tea colored”, but this is normal for the time of year. Caddis and BWO life cycle patterns work, and PMD’s are showing up in increasing numbers. The Madison River is high and off color, but streamers continue to produce some nice fish. The same applies to the Gibbon River below the falls. Most other streams are high with run off. The Lewis River below the lake is fishable with streamers. It will be weeks before Fall River Basin streams are fishable.
Today at Jimmy’s 6-1-09
What a great weekend. We have salmon flies hatching on the Henry’s Fork, Nymphing and streamer fishing on the South Fork. Great fishing all over the area. June is a great time to live in Idaho. Jimmy has a rule that he never leaves the state of Idaho during the month of June because the fishing is so good. If you have any time this week I would encourage you all to try and get out on the river or your local stillwater. We are supposed to have overcast weather for the majority of the week. Check the report of your favorite fishing spot here, and head out. We have everything you will need, flies, leaders, and of course shirts and hats.
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South Fork 6-01-09
The South Fork has been fishing really well. If you are looking to drift some big nymphs or catch a nice trout on a streamer the South Fork is your ticket to fun! Rubberlegs, larger bead head nymphs in a size #12 or #14 is your best recipe for catching fish. streamers presented against the bank and in back eddies presented slow are enticing large fish to eat. Use a heavy sink to get to those big boys on the bottom of the river. The flows have been dropping and the current flow today is 10,700 cfs which is a bit below normal. This will only make the fishing better. All boats ramps are open, but please use caution while floating the lower river below Byington. Things have changed here and you need to be constantly looking ahead to stay out of trouble.