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August 2011

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Small Streams 8-8-2011

They are all “at the top of their game ” now. Any one would be a place to find action. If you are in Island Park, here is a place to consider. Warm River from Warm River Spring downstream can be a pleasure to fish with properly sized equipment.  Just above the Upper Mesa Falls access of the Scenic Highway, take the first right which heads east. Follow the well-maintained gravel road to Warm River Spring.  Parking areas are abundant near the spring.  Take a three or four weight rod and floating line to enjoy rises to PM caddis activity, some PMDs, but mostly fish taking terrestrial insect patterns.  Dry attractor patterns work very well.   The river below the spring is classic riffle and run water with well vegetated banks. The further you walk downstream, the fewer anglers you will encounter.  But anywhere here the number of anglers present will be but a fraction of what you will encounter on the near-by Henry’s Fork. Rainbows, browns, and brookies are what will respond, and they run up to sixteen inches.  In the fast water that makes for fun especially with light weight gear.

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Still Waters 8-8-2011

Daniels and Twenty-Four Mile reservoirs seem to have the most consistent action with damselfly, midge, and speckled dun life cycle patterns bringing the most action.  Evenings and early AMs are best times as is typical for the time of year. With respect to Chesterfield Reservoir, fishing success depends on who you talk to.   Some of the shallow water there is weeding up as is the case with Springfield and Treasureton reservoirs.  If weeds make wet fly presentation tough, look for rises to dry damsel and speckled dun patterns.  Some of us visited the upper end of Mackay Reservoir and had a great time catching ‘bows, cutts and brookies to medium sizes.

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Henry’s Lake 8-8-2011

Creek mouths are the place to fish around the lake.  Get to the one of your choice early to “stake your claim”.  Use the flies we recommended in the last report.  Intermediate or floating lines will be best for the relatively shallow waters.

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South Fork 8-8-2011

Flow out of Palisades Dam is down to 11000 cfs which is approaching normal for this time of year and is very close to current Palisades Reservoir inflow.  Temperature of water coming out of dam is around 57 Deg. F.  Nevertheless best fishing continues to be with nymphs, wet flies, and streamers.  Plenty of submerged food remains in the river, so fish have little need to come to the surface to feed.   Looking into the future, there will be more drops in the flow out of Palisades Dam as summer passes by. With these drops in flow fish will tend to come to the surface more often.   Keep in touch with this report as we will post dry fly action as it is bound to improve over the second half of summer.

Tim went down the Lower river this morning and has a report about the Lorenzo boat ramp. Check it out on Today at Jimmy’s or just click here.

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Today at Jimmy’s 8-6-11

Beginning Monday August 15th there will be construction project on the corner of Shoup avenue and “A” Street in front of the shop. For part of the construction period traffic will be shut down  but we will keep our normal shop hours of 9 am to 6 pm Monday through Saturday throughout the project. We’ll post a map next week that will show you where you can park and also the detour map while the intersection is closed.

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Big Lost River 8-05-2011

With flows out of Mackay Dam close to 500 cfs (that’s close to normal for this time of year) , wading with caution can be done in the river below.   A few golden stones may be hanging around, but caddis life cycle patterns and dry attractors might bring the best top water action.  Try rubberlegs, medium sized (#8-10) wooly bugger types, soft hackles, and your favorite bead head nymphs for below the surface.

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Henry’s Fork 8-05-2011

Action on the lower river has slowed as is typical this time of year.   With hoppers coming on, and ant and beetle pattern having been effective for a while, we have to suggest that you concentrate on presenting these.  If not, try small bead head nymphs.  Don’t forget that streamers at twilight can bring out that big guy.

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Still Waters 8-05-2011

Damselfly nymphs and adult (dry) patterns seem to bring the most consistent action on just about all of these.  We fished Sand Creek Ponds a couple of days ago. The best fishing was during the rain on Tuesday, 8/2.  See a fish rise, cast a damselfly nymph to it, and you would have a take.  Fishing slacked  bit the next day, but was good enough to keep us on the water until evening. Even caught a few on dry damsel patterns. We saw a few speckled duns, but no gulpers to speak of. When they begin on this and any reservoir fishing will be very interesting.

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Small Streams 8-05-2011

These are all fishing quite well these days.  Caddisfly life cycle, terrestrial, and standard attractor patterns work well on all.  And for almost every one afternoons will be the best time to find action.  Here is another great stream to consider visiting: Tincup Creek.   Most of the best water in Tincup Creek is paralleled by Idaho State Highway 34 in Targhee-Caribou National Forest from the Wyoming state line on upstream. Higher up this creek is paralleled by a well maintained gravel road.  Throughout it is a classic riffle and run stream.  Being close to roads makes Tincup ideal for a fly fisher with physical restrictions or for family fishing.  Yellowstone and Snake River fine spotted cutthroat trout dominate in population with some brown trout in lower reaches.    Anything over sixteen inches is a braggin’ fish, so scale your gear accordingly.  Caddisfly life cycle, terrestrial, golden stone life cycle, and standard attractor patterns work well on the surface. Bead head nymph, soft hackle, and leech patterns in smaller sizes work beneath. As with all high elevation streams, afternoons hold the best fishing.  Two developed campgrounds are located on the creek, so an overnight stay to enjoy Tincup and near-by creeks is a pleasant consideration.

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