News and Fishing Reports

I can't believe that one full month has already slipped by in the new year. We here at Trouthunter would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support in 2008 and look forward to seeing and visiting with you in 2009. Now that the election is over, the holidays are past and the inauguration is part of our history, it's time to start thinking seriously about the coming fishing season. If you haven't yet started tying flies for the coming season it's still not to late to get started. This is the time of year to get the fly boxes out and take inventory, clean and grease those reels, check rods to make sure reel seats are functioning properly, the guides are in good shape and properly aligned and ferrules are waxed. It's the time of year to inspect waders and to check the calendar to make sure you have made your room and guide reservations at TroutHunter. For those of you who are planning a trip to the area this summer I'm happy to report that the snow pack reports through February 1st are anywhere from 94 to 100% of normal both here in the Henry's Fork drainage and on the other side of the divide in Montana. It's still a little early in the season to be able to make any definitive predictions about summer water conditions but with last season's excellent carry over, a fairly wet Fall, and a good start on the snow pack, we should be headed in the right direction. Keep checking in on our web site and we will keep you up to date on snow pack reports and give you are best predictions for water flows this coming year.
Please feel free to call us at the shop. 
-Rick Smith