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Today at Jimmy’s 4/18

April 18, 2012
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Today at Jimmy's

The East Idaho Fly Tying Expo is this weekend at the Shilo Inn. As usual we are very excited for this event and can’t wait to see everyone.

We have a few exciting announcements about the Expo this year. First of all Dave Hughes will be at the booth and we will have lots of his books there for you to purchase and get autographed. Dave has written many popular books about Fly Fishing and Fly Tying. He will be in and out of our booth all weekend is willing to sign any of his publications.

Our next announcement is John Rohmer is going to be tying at our booth during the show. This is the first time we have had a tier showcasing flies and patterns at our booth. John is a fly designer for Solitude Flies and owns the company that distributes Arizona Dubbing. Arizona Dubbing produces the semi seal and scud dubbing we sell in the shop. We will also have some of his other dubbing and tying products at the show.

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Today at Jimmy’s 4/16

April 16, 2012
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Today at Jimmy's

There has been a lot of chatting in the fishing community about wading boots. Is felt okay? Is it outlawed in my state? What about the rest of the boot like the laces? Is Vibram just as good as felt? What about studs in my drift boat?

Well there is a lot of good solid information out there and there is a lot of well…not so solid information. So with that in mind I want to talk about wading boots and the 3 main choices you have when buying a new pair of boots. I am going to cover it all Felt, Vibram, and the new Aluminum Bar boots. We have some new gear to feature as well in this post so sit back and enjoy.

So the biggest rumor we hear in the shop about wading boots is Felt boots have been banned in Idaho and Montana. Felt is not banned in Idaho nor Montana. There are 3 states that have outlawed felt. Alaska, Vermont and Rhode Island.

Simms is now selling felt soled wading boots. After a few years of not selling felt on any Simms boot, the huge demand for felt convinced them to start manufacturing felt soled wading boots again. We now have the Simms Guide Boot and the Freestone boot in felt for sale here at the shop.

Another alternative to felt is a rubber soled boot. There are many options in this catagory. Simms has a large variety of vibram soled boots that are called Streamtread. Patagonia has the Rock Grip wading boot which is much softer rubber sole compared to the Simms Streamtread. Studs can be installed in most wading boots but seem to be almost mandatory in the rubber soled boots.

Studded boots tend to be fairly harsh on drift boats, and some people are looking for something that grabs a little bit more than studded wading boots. Patagonia has a boot called the Aluminum bar wading boot, and Aluminum Bar Crampons. I have personally had the opportunity to be in a pair of Aluminum Bar boots since October and they are fantastic! They are by far the best boot I have worn for gripping action while wading. You need to be careful wearing them around the boat. They don’t seem to have destructive ability of studs, but you hear things crunching around on the bottom of your feet.

I personally recommend the Aluminum Bar boots over anything else when fishing out of a boat. Anglers that do a lot of hiking to get to their fishing spots I would recommend a rubber soled boot. As far as felt goes they work in any and all fishing situations and felt is great. Just remember to clean them!

For questions and more info…come to the shop and we will be more than happy to help you!

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Henry’s Fork 4-14-12

April 14, 2012
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Fishing Reports, Henry's Fork

Leave the river below Chester Dam alone because of run off coming from Fall River.  The river above to the Vernon Bridge (closed until general opening from there upstream to the Ashton Dam) offers some good afternoon fishing when BWO activity gets going.  Overcast, low wind (if you can find such!) days are best.  Caddisfly action is also giving fish reason to feed.  If you fish later in the day, be sure to have streamer patterns available.  During evenings large trout will be foraging, especially around parts of the river out of direct sunlight.  Presenting streamer patterns during this activity gives you the best chance for encountering a trophy this time of year.   Go to the Henry’s Fork Foundation web site for an update on activities at the Ashton Dam and for their outlook on construction impacts on fishing the river below for weeks to come.

 

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Small Streams 4-14-12

April 14, 2012
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Small Streams

Most are impacted by run off because of recent warm weather.  Exception is the Birch Creek diversion and family area where a light weight rod and small bead head nymph patterns are ideal for afternoon fishing.  You may see some BWO activity.

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Still Waters 4-14-12

April 14, 2012
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Still Water

Daniels Reservoir now offers some good fishing if you go deep.  Water remains cold, so not much happening other than midge activity.  Fish your pupa patterns deep under an indicator.  Try leech and bead head nymph patterns, also presented deep. Two and three weight sinking lines should get down to where you find action.  Chesterfield Reservoir is turning over, so action is slow.  Give it a week or so for improvement.  Twenty-Four Mile Reservoir remains iced over, but any day now should open up.  Hawkins was stocked recently, so small fish will be hitting.  Don’t let that stop you from going there. We have a report of  27.5-inch holdover being taken there on midge pupa pattern under an indicator!  Springfield Reservoir has been fair fishing.  Midge pupa under an indicator and small leech patterns trolled very slowly bring some action.  Carp are moving into shallows around American Falls Reservoir.

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Big Lost River 4-14-12

April 14, 2012
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Big Lost River

Flow out of Mackay Dam has been steadily rising since April 11th. Now is up to 163 cfs.  This is not a change from 130 cfs for weeks to impact fishing very much.  Continue with the strategy we described in recent reports.  If and when flows are increased enough or at a rate that impacts fishing, we will post it here.

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Still Waters 4-10-12

April 10, 2012
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Still Water

Springfield Reservoir still offers the best fishing. See our recent fishing reports on it for strategy suggestions. Hawkins Reservoir is also producing some fish. Try along shore lines with your favorite dragonfly and damselfly nymph imitations.  Troll the dragonfly nymph patterns VERY slowly.  Present the dragonfly nymph patterns with a slow jerky retrieve.  Ice is off Chesterfield, Daniels, Deep Creek, and Treasureton reservoirs, but not much information is out on how they are fishing.  Twenty-Four Mile Reservoir still has ice.

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Big Lost River 4-10-12

April 10, 2012
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Big Lost River

Flow out of Mackay Dam remains around 130 cfs. It has been near this figure for several weeks now. This should catch your eye because it indicates a stable fishery.  The Big Lost River below Mackay Dam now offers the most consistent fishing in this part of Idaho.  It will stay that way until flows are bumped up.  Midge and BWO life cycle patterns should be in your fly box when you visit here.  Small bead head nymphs and annelid patterns should be there too.  Afternoons will offer the best fishing.

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South Fork 4/9

April 9, 2012
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Fishing Reports, South Fork

Flows got bumped again his weekend to 10,000 cfs. Looks like they did it around noon on Friday. So things should have calmed down by now as far as fishing goes. You will want to fish deep. 9-10 feet from your indicator to your first fly. I would also fish with really heavy flies. Stonefly nymphs, and larger bead head nymphs that are bright and noticeable in the off color water.  Look for fish to be in the slow water and they will be on the bottom.  Also look for fish looking for some relief from the higher flows in the side channels and eddy’s.

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Henry’s Fork 4/5

April 5, 2012
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Fishing Reports, Henry's Fork

Water quality is still good on the Henry’s Fork. The Fall River is putting a little color into the river below Chester Dam but it is not enough to worry about. Midges have still been hatching in good numbers, not a lot of activity with Blue Wing Olives. BWO’s should be hatching in large numbers any day now. Nymphing and streamer fishing between the dry fly hatches have also been producing fish.

 

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