Henry’s Fork

Henrys Fork 6-21-11

The warm weather has finally arrived so we’ll start to see a big variety of hatches on the lower river near Ashton.  Right now there are good hatches of pale morning duns and caddis and soon we should see  flav’s and green drakes. In the evening look for gray drakes. When we get these hatches all coming off on the same day you won’t see all types of insects at once. PMD’s and caddis will be the main hatches and the flav’s and green drakes may appear for only hour sometimes less.

The flow is a little high but the water clarity is good.

Henry’s Fork 6/11

The water on the lower river has been pretty dirty. Fishing on the river has been concentrated from the Box Canyon to the Warm River confluence.  However the flows on the lower river have been dropping fairly quickly and I expect this section to start fishing soon. Caddis and Stoneflies have been working. Don’t be afraid to throw nymphs but if you only want to throw dry flies….I understand. Feel free to call the shop for more details.

Henry’s Fork 6/1

We have had a few reports of stoneflies at the Vernon Bridge and the Ora Bridge. When I say a few I am talking about a dozen nymph casings on the bridge. Not much flying yet but keep posted to the report and the weather report. Again I expect the hatch to really be in full swing by this weekend.

Henry’s Fork 5/31

The water below Chester Dam still remains pretty dirty, temps will warm up this week and the Fall River will begin to run high again making that section difficult for fishing. Flows out of the Box canyon are staying steady at 2,000 cfs and the water is fairly clear. The water from Warm River down is Tea colored but very fishable. The stoneflies are almost ready to hatch and there are a few hatching. The main bulk of the hatch has not started yet. You can find nymphs staging along the banks fro Warm River down to the Chester Backwaters. With the warm temperatures expected this week I expect the hatch to be in full force about mid week. As always we will keep you posted as things progress.

Henry’s Fork 5/26

Flows have gotten pretty large on the Henry’s Fork. The lower river starting from Warm River confluence is pretty dirty and muddy. The river at St. Anthony is at Flood Stage. Water from the Box Canyon down to the Warm River is in pretty good condition. Fish nymphs under an indicator. Stonefly nymphs and caddis pupa are working well. There should be some dry fly caddis buzzing around but no report of fish actively feeding on the surface.

With the Holiday weekend coming up there will be a lot of people who migrate to The Box Canyon mostly cause its the only game in town. Just remember to be courteous and use some common sense.

Henry’s Fork 5/23

Flows have seemed to level off on the Henry’s Fork and the water clarity between Vernon and Chester is fishable and the fish are eating. The stoneflies are staging close to the banks and fish can be caught on rubberlegs and other stonefly nymph patterns. Caddis Nymphs and mayfly nymphs like Peasant Tails and prince nymphs. Bigger and brighter flies seem to be working better in the off color water. No Adult stoneflies yet but I expect to see a few later this week around the Chester backwaters.