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November 2009

Jimmy's All Seasons Angler / 2009 / November (Page 2)

Henry’s Fork 11-14-09

The Henry’s Fork is fishing very well. Midges and Blue Wing Olives have been hatching in good numbers. Picking the right day to go is really important this time of year with the weather. Cloudy days will produce the best Dry Fly fishing and streamer fishing. Take advantage of the Henry’s Fork before the the season ends and some of your favorite stretches will be closed until next year.

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Today at Jimmys 11-14-09

Today starts the first day of our tying demonstrations. Clark Peirce is tying for us today. He is a production/fly designer for Rainys Fly Company. we will start doing our fly tying presentations every Saturday until March.  Keep posted to the website for the demo schedule. Also if you are on Facebook you can become a fan of the shop, and receive updates about the shop via Facebook.

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South Fork 11-14-09

Dry fly fishing on the South Fork has slowed down a fair amount. Due to the cold weather the Blue Wing Olive hatch is not coming off in the numbers that we have seen this past month. However fish are up eating midges in the slow, slow, slow water. Look for noses on the top water. Nymphing, and Streamer fishing are producing the most fish. A rubber leg with a glo bug, or a Zebra midge have been working well. Zonkers, Clouser Minnows and buggers have been producing good brown trout.

Flows have settled in at 1800 cfs. We don’t expect a change in the flows for the remainder of the winter. With the low flows, 3-5 mile floats will take all day. Wade fishing is extremely accessible right now. We recommend leaving the boat at home and wade fishing the river. Its a lot easier and there are a lot of great places to fish. I always like to carry an extra pair of clothes with me this time of year so if I fall in the river I can get dry quickly.

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Small Streams 11-10-2009

Access is becoming a problem on many of these as some roads are going to 4WD conditions. The lower Teton river offers good midge and BWO fishing.  Birch Creek, Robinson Creek, and lower Fall River remain approachable.

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Still Waters 11-1-2009

Leech patterns in fall colors and midge pupa patterns under an indicator are the way to go almost everywhere. Chesterfield, Daniels, Hawkins, Twenty-four Mile, and Springfield are all producing for those using these patterns.

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Henry’s Fork 11-10-2009

We have word that the Ashton Dam is being tested for integrity.  Water levels  out of the dam rose about 200 cfs on November 9 in order to drop reservoir levels needed to perform the tests.  It is planned to lower flows out of the dam by 200 cfs on November 13th.  So be aware that this action could impact fishing below Ashton Dam for a few days.

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