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Henry’s Fork 7-14-2011

July 14, 2011
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Henry's Fork

The entire river above St. Anthony is the best fishing in the region.  On the lower river flavs and PMDs are the mayflies of the moment with plentiful caddis. The gray drakes there are past their peak, and so are the green drakes. There are a few evening brown drakes and a stray golden stonefly or two.  All this makes for great fun figuring out what fish are taking during the time of a visit.  There are likely more flavs and brown drakes emerging on the upper river.  Wood Road 16 area would be best for evening brown drakes.  For afternoon flavs, try anywhere in the Harriman State Park reach.   Lot’s of PMDs and caddis everywhere.   So it is the same story; it’s a game of figuring out what fish are taking at a given time.

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South Fork 7/11

July 11, 2011
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South Fork

Some hopeful news for the South Fork. Flow dropped today from 23,800 to 22,500 cfs. Inflows to the reservoir seem to be dropping quickly so hopefully the flows on the South Fork quickly will drop as well.

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Henry’s Fork 7/11

July 11, 2011
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Henry's Fork

Not much has changed on the Henry’s Fork as far as hatches go. Still great Drake, PMD, and Golden Stone activity on the surface. The fishing is really good on the lower river from 5pm to dark. There are many people still fishing the Henry’s Fork right now because the South Fork is still high. Fish early and late to avoid crowds.

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Henry’s Lake 7-11-2011

July 11, 2011
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Henry's Lake

Damselfly nymphs are working at some locations, but not at others.  All these we have heard of are in shallow water.  So it looks like the damselfly activity is not at its peak.

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Small Streams 7-11-2011

July 11, 2011
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Small Streams

Some of these are rounding into shape.  These include the Salt River tribs which can offer some good browns and cutts.  Look for sallys, caddis, PMDs and a few golden stones to be present. Along with their life cycle patterns traditional attractor will be effective.

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South Western Montana 7-11-2011

July 11, 2011
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South Western Montana

A few gulpers are showing on Hebgen Lake.  The Madison River below Quake is still running high but is beginning to clear.   Streamers and San Juan worms are taking some good fish. They don’t pay much attention to the big dries that are commonly fished this time of year when there are plenty of  things to eat on the bottom. But the big stoneflies are working their way up the river as it clears and drops.  So look for patterns for them to soon be effective.  Want to fish a great small stream here?  Try the West Fork of the Madison River. It’s  clearing and dropping, so wet and dry attractors will be effective.

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Still Waters 7-11-2011

July 11, 2011
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Still Water

Damselfly emergences are bringing action everywhere, but a few speckled duns are making an appearance.  Damsel adults are on the water in good numbers, too.  All this means a chance for top water fishing on all still waters.  So be sure to have a floating line and long leaders in your gear.

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Small Streams 7-8-2011

July 8, 2011
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Small Streams

Add Robinson Creek to the list of good small waters now offering good fishing.  It’s a great small stream with brookies, browns, cutts, rainbows, and a few whitefish thrown in.  They take almost anything offered, but right now for specifics, caddis, sally, golden stone, and PMD life cycle patterns work.  Sure, most of what you tie into will be a foot or less, but there are some real surprises here, especially in the lower reaches.

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Henry’s Fork 7-8-2011

July 8, 2011
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Henry's Lake

We’ve past the peak of the gray drakes on the lower river, but they remain quite numerous. Some green drakes are present, and at nearly dark, brown drakes emerge.   PMDs are everywhere, and so are evening caddis.  A few golden stones also remain, and flavs are coming on.    We cannot be specific about what will work at a given time, so taking  life cycle patterns for all these insects (and then others like midges or BWOs) is the best strategy.  So the fun of fishing now is finding what they are taking during your visit.

It’s the same deal on the upper river which is finally coming around to great fishing.  As with the lower river, approach it with patterns for whatever could be emerging during your visit. Also be prepared for fish to switch interest from one insect to another.

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