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Today at Jimmy’s 6-5-10

June 5, 2010
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Today at Jimmy's

An update/reminder for South Fork-Snake River fly-fishing fans and anyone interested in area fly-fishing.  Boots Allen will be in the shop, Saturday, June 12 beginning 10 AM to sign copies of his recently released book “Snake River Fly Fishing: Through the Eyes of an Angler”.  Boots will also tie examples of flies featured in the book, give presentation thoughts for them, answer questions on the content of his book, and offer angling strategies  for the Snake River.  We have a good stock of these books on hand, but if you cannot be at Boot’s book signing, come in to buy a copy and leave ideas on how you would like him to personalize your book.  Then come in for the book at your convenience.

Looking for a great Father’s Day gift?  This book would work just fine!

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Today at Jimmy 6/1

June 1, 2010
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Today at Jimmy's

I got out and fished the Box Canyon yesterday with my family and some friends. Took my daughter Paisley on her first float down the river.

I flipped over a rock and found a healthy population of stonefly nymphs about ready to hatch.

This is why we fish rubberlegs all the time. Stonefly nymphs are a constant supply of food for the fish in the river. As much as the fish like them, I am almost convinced that Paisley likes them more.

(What the heck is this?)

What do you think: do I have a river bum in the making?

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Henry’s Fork 6/1

June 1, 2010
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Henry's Fork

The Henry’s Fork was the place to be this past weekend. With the Salmon Flies hatching and the good water conditions the fish in that river saw a lot of anglers and boats. Now that the opening weekend is over, fishing mid week will produce the least amount of people and pressure on the fish, which means you will find it easier to catch more fish. Pale Morning Duns, Stoneflies, and Caddis are the ticket this week on the river. The big Stones will be hatching anytime in Box Canyon and some have already started to make an appearance. I was in the Box yesterday and we found success on rubberlegs, caddis pupa, and caddis on the surface. The stoneflies have moved up past Warm River and are in good numbers above Mesa Falls. Plan on seeing some drake in a week or two. This is the month to fish the Henry’s Fork, lots of good opportunities to fish dry flies.

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South Fork 6/1

June 1, 2010
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South Fork

The fishing on the South Fork just continues to get better and better. Nymph fishing is still the major technique for catching fish. However with the right conditions (crappy weather or overcast) Streamer fishing has been really good as well. The flows are at 8900 cfs. All boat ramps are open with the exception of Twin Bridges. Jimmy floated that section on Sunday. If you decide to launch at Twin be prepared to push your boat to the North channel.

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Still Waters 5-29-10

May 29, 2010
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Still Water

You can bet all with camping & boating facilities will be crowded.  Across the board ( Chesterfield, Daniels, Hawkins, 24-Mile, Springfield, Treasureton) the way to go is damselfly nymph imitations.  Stick to shallow water. No damselfly adults flying yet—they need warm weather.

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Small Streams 5-29-10

May 29, 2010
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Small Streams

Many of these are discolored and some are running  a bit high because of our current storms.  This includes most in the Henry’s Fork drainage and the Portneuf drainage below Pebble  Creek.  When the stormy weather moves out many of these will shape up and be an alternative to crowded conditions on parts of the Henry’s Fork.   We’ll keep up to date & pass on progress here.

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Henry’s Fork 5-29-10

May 29, 2010
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Henry's Fork

As of today giant stoneflies are out as far upstream as Mesa Falls.  But the cold, wet weather keeps them clinging to land.   Warm-up begins tomorrow, so look for them to be flying then.   Give the fish a day or so to catch on to the big bugs flopping on the water.   Then head to the Henry’s Fork from Warm River to Riverside and on to Box Canyon for some great dry fly fishing.   The trick will be to find where the fish are taking drifting adults big time.

Recommended Giant stonefly patterns  (size 4, 6) for Henry’s Fork

Berry’s Hedge Hog  Stone

Sofa Pillow (traditional and improved)

CFO Hummer

Terranasty

Joe’s Foam Stone

Dry Muddler

Rollin Adult Stone

Gould’s Half Salmonfly

Karnupp’s  Freestone Salmonfly


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South Fork 5/27

May 27, 2010
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South Fork

Just wanted to give you guys a quick short update. Twin Bridges is not accessible to drifters taking out at that Boat ramp. You can launch but not take out. There is no water in the channel above the Boat ramp.

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South Fork 5/26

May 26, 2010
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South Fork

The flows on the South Fork have dropped to 10,500 cfs. I talked to the Bureau of Reclamation and they informed me that the river will be dropping down to about 9,ooo cfs during this next week to meet the demands for irrigation. They also informed me that that there is enough room in Palisades and Jackson to accommodate the runoff. However flows will increase on the South Fork as the demand for irrigation increases as we move into summer. As the weather changes to warmer temperatures that’s when you should expect the irrigation demand will increase and flows will rise.

Don’t pay to much attention to the flows when they rise or drop when these changes are around 500 cfs. I fished yesterday and the river dropped 500 cfs and the fishing was great. Small changes will not effect the fish that much. When we have large changes above 1,000 cfs that’s when you will want to wait a day or two for things to settle down.

Fish are being caught on nymphs, rubberlegs and beadhead nymphs. Streamers have also been working well. Blue Wing Olives have been hatching in small numbers.

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