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Henry’s Fork 6-10-09

June 10, 2009
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Henry's Fork

Pale Morining Duns have been hatching in great numbers below Aston Dam, Golden Stones and Yellow Sallies are also producing fish to rise. The Salmon Fly hatch in the Box Canyon is pretty much over, but don’t be afraid to continue to throw those big bugs. Fish will continue to rise to stonlies long after the hatch has moved thru. Caddis are out on the entire river fish dries and emerging caddis in the mornings or late afternoon to evenings. With these rainy and cloudy days try fishing some streamers to produce the big boy! Call us for an up to the minute report.

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Today at Jimmy’s 6-09-09

June 9, 2009
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Today at Jimmy's

We have been getting a lot of rain this last weekend and the forecast is calling for more this week. This is good cause more water means cold water for later in the summer. Fishing is really starting to pick up in this area. We have got some new shipments of merchandise to help get the season started off right.

We got a shipment of croakies in the shop. Croakies are used to retain your sunglasses and keep them around your neck and not on on the bottom of the river or lake. We have many different styles to choose from including croakies with our logo printed on them.

We have also received great Atlas guides to the upper, and lower Madison river, and the Firehole and Gibbon river. These Atlas’s feature a Aerial photos and USGS topographical maps detailing the river. This is a bound full color atlas.

We have picked up a new brand of fishing tools. Streamworks produces very high quality foreceps, pliers, fly boxes and nippers. They are resonably priced and all the forceps feature a patented barb crusher.

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Still Waters 6-08-09

June 8, 2009
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Still Water

Not much change from the great fishing conditions we gave in our report a few days ago.  Look for more blue gill activity in such as LaMont and Johnson reservoirs as we move into June.  And don’t forget that damselflies emerge earlier in southeast Idaho still waters than those waters at higher elevation such as Henry’s Lake.

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South Fork 6-08-09

June 8, 2009
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South Fork

The flows on the South Fork have stayed steady at 10.700cfs. The river is fishing really well with big rubberleg nymphs, pheasants tails, prince nymphs, and copper johns. Streamers have also been fishing really well, especially on cloudy days. Use a sink tip while fishing streamers and slow down the presentation. Also try fishing a conehead J.J. Special dead drifted like a nymph under a strike indicator. Clousers and Zonkers are producing fish as well.

The South Channel that floats to the Twin Bridges Boat Ramp has an obstacle that needs some attention for your safety. As you travel to the boat ramp the channel will become very narrow and there is a large tree has fallen over. We have included some photos for you.

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This is looking downstream into the narrow channel.

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This photo is taken looking back upstream at the fallen log.

This channel is passable as long as the water stays at its current level. As soon as we see an increase in the flows floating to the Twin Bridges Boat Ramp will be out of the question because you will not be able to get your boat over or under this log. As always this time of year check out Channels if you are unsure if they are passable.

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South Western Montana 6-08-09

June 8, 2009
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South Western Montana

High water reigns supreme on the Madison and Gallatin drainages. Most small streams are high and many discolored as the cool, wet weahter slows run-off.  Big nymphs can work on the Madison below Quake Lake. Try to find quieter water, like behind rocks.  Midging is the most effective  way to fish Hebgen Lake.   Also try streamers and wooly buggers from boats and shorelines.

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Yellowstone Park 6-08-09

June 8, 2009
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Yellowstone Park

Almost the entire Park had snowy weather this weekend.   That means no real change in water levels whether in the Madison, Lewis, or Fall river drainages.  Firehole River offers the best fishing with PMDs, BWOs, and caddis life cycle patterns bringing action.  Better days are ahead when we warm up!

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Small Streams 6-08-09

June 8, 2009
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Small Streams

Cool, rainy, and in some cases snowy weather, has kept water levels up on many of these.  Birch Creek remains about the best of these.  Robinson Creek is high & clear meaning nypmhs might work.   Same with Warm River where BWOs provide action up and down the river.  Consider the middle Portneuf River where PMDs are resulting in action.  Look for a really great choice of small streams later this month when we warm up and water levels drop to more seasonal levels.

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Henry’s Lake 6-08-09

June 8, 2009
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Henry's Lake

Fishing has slowed since opening day weekend because fish are moving to deeper water away from shorelines. This means switching away from intermediate to faster and deeper sinking lines for presenting streamer, woolly bugger, and leech patterns.  Trolling these flies will also be an option until weed growth gets going.  Right now cool, cloudy weather has slowed this growth.   We are all looking forward to when the damselfly emergence improves fishing late this month.

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Henry’s Fork 6-08-09

June 8, 2009
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Henry's Fork

Big news here is that PMDs and gray (just getting started) drakes are emerging on the lower river between Ashton and Chester backwaters.   Both of these will make afternoons and evenings the time to be on the river, especially when weather improves.  Get in touch with us for best fly patterns and strategy.   A few golden stones are around on the lower river in the same area and from Warm River to Ashton.   Caddisflies are everywhere.  The river below the Fall River confluence at Chester Dam is high and diascolored making for tough fly-fishing of any kind.  Not much is happening at Last Chance.  The cool wet weather has put a damper on the giant stonefly emergence in Box and Cardiac canyons. It snowed at Last Chance yesterday.  Fish in Box Canyon are responding to bead head nymphs and streamers.

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South Western Montana 6-04-09

June 4, 2009
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South Western Montana

Most crowded location is on the Madison River from Hebgen Dam to Cabin Creek because of good fishing and easy access. To get away from here, try still waters such a Hebgen Lake with its early and late day midge emergences and streamer fishing.  Cliff Lake is slowing as fish move away from the shallows, but streamers presented deep in Wade Lake remain effective.  Cool, overcast weather helps keep fishing success going on all of these.

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