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Henry’s Fork 4-12-16

April 12, 2016
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Henry's Fork

Flow out of Island Park Dam was more than doubled yesterday, and flow in the river downstream is on the upswing because of local run-off.  Look for flows to continue their increase with warm weather coming on. Midges and BWOs are still attracting trout on the lower river, but March browns are emerging and also attracting trout. Large stonefly nymphs and rubberleg patterns presented deep will bring strikes almost anywhere along the lower river. Streamers presented under low light conditions will always arouse interest from lower river trout this time of year.

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South Fork 4-12-16

April 12, 2016
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South Fork

Looks like the flow graph for the gage below Palisades Dam will read like a step function for weeks to come. That means irrigation demands for the upcoming agricultural season will dictate increased flows out of the reservoir. Right now flow out of dam is at 2200 cfs and remains quite cold. Try zebra nymphs and rubberleg patterns as increasing flows will scour the bottom relative to the low winter flows. Also rainbows are moving to redds, so the cutts are hoping you will target those love-making ‘bows!

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Still Waters 4-5-16

April 5, 2016
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Still Water

Ice is off Daniels Reservoir, but it is a bit soon for an accumulation of fishing experience.  Presenting midge pupa patterns under an indicator might be a good strategy for now.  Some of the Chesterfield Reservoir shoreline is free of ice, so it will be ice-free in a matter of days. No word on Twenty-Four Mile Reservoir yet, but being a bit higher in elevation than Chesterfield Res., ice-out progress is usually the same or a bit slower there.  Fishing success on Springfield Reservoir varies day to day. Midge pupa under an indicator and small leech patterns work time to time.   Week-ends can be a bit crowded there, so Mondays through Thursdays offer a better choice of water to fish.

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