Henry’s Fork, November 13th, 2023
Fun Farm Bridge at Dusk
This great weather will not last much longer, so get out and enjoy. Daytime hours are not only pleasant, but hold the best BWO and midge activity making their life cycle patterns a must for the fly box. Next week looks like normal November conditions will prevail.
One of the best happenings on the river is that aquatic vegetation has broken away giving more “fishable” water and a better chance for landing that big fish ( no weeds to bury into). Fly rod jigs are a good bet for streamer action with fish now concentrated in deeper water up and down the river. Plunk one into the top of any deep waters, let it sink and drift a bit, then retrieve with a “jigging motion” to make it rise and fall in the water column.
Headlines From Dr. Rob Van Kirk’s Henry’s Fork Drainage Water Status Report Filed Yesterday.
- Last week was warm and dry, dropping water-year precipitation to 134% of average.
- Generally dry conditions are expected to continue this week.
- Natural flow continues to drop from its November 3 peak, but rate of recession has dropped to around 2% per day.
- At an average outflow of 226 cfs yesterday, Island Park Reservoir gained 448 ac-ft and is 81% full, compared to 58% full on average.
Rob Van Kirk, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
P.O. Box 550
Ashton, ID 83420
208-881-3407 CELL
208-652-3568 FAX