News and Fishing Reports

Box Canyon: Fishing in the "Box" continues to be very productive. Try streamers early and late and a tandem rig of small beadhead nymphs during the middle of the day. There is a little build up of moss on the bottom so if your fishing deep, like you should be, you will get hung up a bit. Some of our favorite patterns are Olive Sculpin Leeches, Olive Zonkers, Olive Sculpzillas, Olive Tung Head Minnows and Scheila Sculpins for streamers and BH Crystal Pheasant Tails, Tungsten BH Flashback Pheasant Tails, Black Krystal Zebra Midges and standard Brown Zebra Midges for the nymphs.

Last Chance/Railroad Ranch: Fishing on this portion of the Henry's Fork has been just about as it always is the last two weeks of August and the beginning of September. We have a number of different hatches going on but not any one hatch that is section wide and dominate. There are PMD's, Callibaetis, Tricos, a few Baetis and Mahogany's, Honey and Black Ants, at least two different types of caddis and Hoppers. At this time of year you pretty much have to come prepared to walk alot and be a true "Trouthunter".

Riverside to Warm River: This is still a great place to escape to for solitude and some great fishing with attractor dry flies and small nymphs.

Warm River to Ashton: This section of the river has been a very pleasant surprise all season long. Fishing has been excellent with streamers, nymphs and dry flies. Over the past week or so the hopper fishing has been great. If streamer fishing is your thing this section has produced some very respectable fish on a variety of streamer patters with the olive/white Double Bunny probably being the most productive.

Ashton to Saint Anthony: Fishing on this section of the river has started to pick up over the past week or so. Water temperatures have started to drop with the coming of shorter days and cooler nights and the streamer and nymph fishing has been good from early morning untill early afternoon. This section of river should just fish better and better as we move further into the month.

Henry's Lake: The lake has fished better this year than it has in years. Right now I would be concentrating on the areas around the various creek mouths especially if I were looking for a nice Brookie. Some of our favorite Henry's Lake patterns include California Leeches, Christmas Fly, Mighty Mouse and CBS Leeches.

Other Area Waters: As of today the Madison River over in Montana is under an emergency closure due to a mechanical failure at the Hebgen Dam. Flows have risen from 850 cfs to 3500 cfs and there is concern for the integrity of both Hebgen Dam and Quake Lake. Please call ahead if you are planning on fishing the Madison.