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Saturday, February 17th Fly Tying Demo Features Hal Gordon

February 10, 2024
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Doing What Comes Naturally

Retired Agricultural Economist with the Natural Resource Conservation Service, Hal has worked on fish, wildlife, and conservation issues in the 13 western states.  A Fly tyer/fisher for over 50 years, he has taught numerous trout, steelhead and classic Atlantic salmon fly tying classes.  Hal is a Life Member of the Fly Fishers International, Trout Unlimited and an elected board member of the FFI Fly Tyers Group.  He is the Tyer Chair for the Oregon Fly Tyer Expo, the Pacific NW Fly Tyers Rendezvous, and is assisting in the 2024 East Idaho Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Expo.  Hal was awarded the FFI Oregon Flyfisher of the Year 2018 and Fly Tyer of the Year 2010.  He lives in St Anthony and fishes the Henry’s Fork area at least two days a week. During his Fly Fish Food-Jimmy’s demo, Hal will offer his favorite patterns for the upper Henry’s Fork Harriman State Park reach of the Henry’s Fork.

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South Fork, February 10th, 2024

February 10, 2024
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Fishing Reports, South Fork

Flow Rates remain at US Bur-Rec’s winter maintenance level, and will stay that way until irrigation season begins .Palisades Reservoir is a bit more than 80% full. Midge activity offers the only top water fishing. It peaks on pleasant mid days. Some of the best of these occur on the Dry Bed but either is not as good as that in the lower Henry’s Fork.

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Henry’s Fork, February 10th, 2024

February 10, 2024
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Fishing Reports, Henry's Fork

Midge hatches offer good top water fishing during pleasant mid days. Rainbow trout on the lower river are beginning their spawning mode. Please avoid disturbing any spawning fish as well as their redds.

Headlines from Dr. Rob Van Kirk’s Henry’s Fork Drainage SWE Status Report of Report Filed Yesterday

  • Precipitation focused in the upper Henry’s Fork yesterday increased water-year total precipitation for the watershed to 94% of average and SWE to 78% of average.
  • Light precipitation is expected today, followed by relatively dry conditions for the next week.
  • Natural flow stayed at 105% of average.
  • At an average outflow of 430 cfs, Island Park Reservoir gained 48 ac-ft yesterday and is 91% full, compared with 76% full on average.
  • The upper Snake River reservoir system is 77% full, compared with 62% full on average.

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Rob Van Kirk, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist

Henry’s Fork Foundation

P.O. Box 550

Ashton, ID 83420

208-881-3407 CELL

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South Fork, February 3rd, 2024

February 3, 2024
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Fishing Reports, South Fork

, With respect to midge activity, what applies to the Henry’s Fork below Ashton Dam, applies to the South Fork where it can be accessed. Flow remains at the winter maintenance level and will likely remain there because Palisades Reservoir is at 80% of capacity with plenty of time to fill even though snow accumulation in its drainage is much less than normal.

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Henry’s Fork, February 3rd, 2024

February 3, 2024
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Fishing Reports, Henry's Fork

The river below Ashton Dam is offering some excellent midge hatches during days without storms. Choose mid days of relatively warm ( air temps near or higher than 40 Deg. F.), wind-free and overcast days which offer the best hatches. Flow is near normal (1170 cfs) making wading not difficult while access is good. Any pattern simulating a midge cluster is sure to bring interest from resident trout.

Headlines from Dr. Rob Van Kirk’s Henry’s Fork Drainage Snow-Water Equivalent Report of “Ground Hog’s Day.”

  • Maximum temperature yesterday set a record high for the date for the fourth consecutive day.
  • Only very light precipitation was recorded, leaving water-year precipitation at 84% of average and SWE at 66% of average.
  • Moderate to heavy precipitation is expected today through the end of next week.
  • At an average outflow of 398 cfs, Island Park Reservoir dropped by 15 ac-ft yesterday and is 90% full, compared with 75% full on average.
  • The upper Snake River reservoir system is 75% full, compared with 61% full on average.

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Yesterday’s watershed-averaged maximum temperature set a record high for the date for the fourth consecutive day. Very light precipitation was recorded, leaving the water-year total at 84% of average and snow water equivalent (SWE) at 66% of average. Current SWE is still third lowest for the date, ahead of 2001 and 1994.

Rob Van Kirk, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist

Henry’s Fork Foundation

P.O. Box 550

Ashton, ID 83420

208-881-3407 CELL

 

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Saturday, February 10th Fly Tying Demo Features Doug Kinney

February 3, 2024
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Fishing Reports, Upcoming Events

Doug Using His Fly Creations on the South Fork

Doug came to eastern Idaho from the Nebraska Sand Hills. Bass, walleyes and other warm water species spin-fished with lead-head jigs or flies cast with a bubble for panfish were standard techniques. Doug began around age 12 tying jigs and flies for these outings.  Donated hides, bird skins, and Mom’s sewing basket supplied materials in those beginnings.  By age 14 he gave fly-fishing a try, but being without a mentor, returned to spin-fishing. In 2006 Doug and his family moved to eastern Idaho where the blue ribbon waters and Jimmy Gabettas’s knowledge turned him into the fly fisher he had wanted to be for years.  It took experience on the water, time, and help through books, classes, and DVDs to become that fly-fisher and fly-tier. But through intense interest and having a job that allows some off-time, Doug has arrived to offer effective creations from his tying vise. He began this by taking part in the Eastern Idaho Fly Tying & Fly Fishing Expo tying demos, has added other shows to his list of visits, but opened Pie Hole,one of the best pizzeria to be found. Doug’s last demo at Jimmy’s was just before the C-19 breakout. so we are sure to see some new ideas from his tying vise aand subsequent fisshing experience..

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Saturday, February 3rd Tying Demo Features Brig Wilson

January 27, 2024
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Brig and Family

Brig grew up in the Snake River Valley between the Teton River, the South Fork and the Henry’s Fork. Any chance he had, he was on the river (even during his high school graduation practice) fishing. He spent two years in Alaska where he also took any chance he could to fish.

Brig started tying flies seven years ago. From the very beginning he received some superb hands-on learning from some of the fly tying industry’s best. Especially in the last four years, he spends most his days creating fly tying tutorials at Fly Fish Food with Cheech, Curtis Fry, Lance Egan, and several other great tiers.

Brig spends his nights tying and designing new flies that move just the way he wants in the water. Then most weekends are spent on the water fishing in Utah or Idaho. He will offer some of his creations which have proven effective on east Idaho’s Henry’s Fork, South Fork, and Teton River as well as everywhere he fishes in Utah.

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South Fork, January 27th, 2024

January 27, 2024
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Fishing Reports, South Fork

USBR is keeping it word about South Fork flows this winter. Currently they are about: 950 cfs at Irwin, 1250 cfs at Heise, and 650 cfs at Lorenzo. Palisades Reservoir is about 80 % full, so there are no big concerns about it filling it even during this winter of below normal snow fall. Recent warm weather, which could extend into early February, may have removed snow from much of the countryside but unimproved roads remain mostly closed.

Same story continues with respect to fishing. Mid day hours are best for comfort, your rod guides, and your reel. These times will feature the best top water activity through midge emergences (Griffith’s gnat is still one of the best patterns for action), and trying slower, deeper water with streamer, fly rod jig and rubber leg patterns. Don’t try unmaintained roads; getting stuck can ruin an outing.

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Henry’s Fork, January 27th, 2024

January 27, 2024
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Headlines From Dr. Rob Van Kirk’s Henry’s Fork Drainage Snow Water Equivalent Report of January 26th, 2024

  • Repeat of Wednesday: light precipitation yesterday was enough to keep water-year total precipitation at 88% of average and SWE at 70% of average.
  • Generally dry weather is expected until late next week, when we have a 50-60% chance of above-average precipitation and a 20% chance of heavy precipitation.
  • At an average outflow of 377 cfs, Island Park Reservoir gained 28 ac-ft yesterday and is 90% full, compared with 74% full on average.
  • The upper Snake River reservoir system is 73% full, compared with 60% full on average.

. Precipitation was enough to keep the water-year total at 88% of average: 88% in the Teton headwaters, 86% in Fall River headwaters, 81% in upper Henry’s Fork, and 129% in the valleys.

New snow water equivalent (SWE) accumulations were light, ranging from 0 at three stations to 0.3 inch at Grand Targhee. This left SWE at 70% of average: 77% in Teton, 74% in Fall River, and 61% in upper Henry’s Fork. The watershed mean stayed in 34th place out of the last 36 years, still ahead of 2001 and 1994 but behind 2010 and 1990. For a recent-year reference, current SWE is about 8% lower than it was at this time in 2021, which ended the winter with a peak SWE of 78% of average.

Rob Van Kirk, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist

Henry’s Fork Foundation

P.O. Box 550

Ashton, ID 83420

208-881-3407 CELL

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Henry’s Fork, January 20th, 2024

January 20, 2024
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Headlines from Dr. Rob Van Kirk’s Henry’s Fork Drainage Snow-Water Equivalent (SWE) Report of January 19th.

  • Yesterday’s precipitation increased the water-year total to 88% of average and SWE to 69% of average but increased the disparity even more between the southern half of the watershed and the upper Henry’s Fork.
  • Light but consistent precipitation will continue for the next week, with temperatures well above average.
  • At an average outflow of 386 cfs, Island Park Reservoir gained 20 ac-ft yesterday and is 90% full, compared with 73% full on average.
  • The upper Snake River reservoir system is 71% full, compared with 58% full on average.

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New snow water equivalent (SWE) totals ranged from 0.1 inch or less at all stations in the upper Henry’s Fork to 0.7 inches at Pine Creek Pass and Grand Targhee. That moved watershed mean SWE up one more percentage point to 69% of average, although it dropped a place in the rankings to 3rd driest since 1989, now behind 2012 but still ahead of 2001 and 2010. SWE at Pine Creek Pass improved to 95% of average, moving that in the Teton subwatershed up to 79% of average. SWE is 74% of average in Fall River and 57% of average in the upper Henry’s Fork, the lowest on record for the date.

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