News and Fishing Reports

 

Box Canyon: Flows out of the Island Park reservoir are slightly below average for this time of year at around 1000 cfs. Fishing in the "Box" continues to be very good with small (size 16 & 18) tungsten beadhead nymphs, size 8 rubber legs, streamers and adult golden stone imitations.

Last Chance/Railroad Ranch/Wood Road 16: There have been plenty of opportunities to cast to rising fish from the Log Jam down to Millionaire's Pool from eight in the morning until around noon and again in the evening from seven until dark. The fish are mostly looking for Flav and PMD spinners. There has also been good activity around the Gravel Pit area down to Piney Point. Again, the fish seem to be looking for both Flav and PMD spinners. The fishing down off of the Wood Road has been nothing short of spectacular in terms of numbers of fish and numbers of "Big" fish! However, the water is stained red with the blood of fishermen who have taken a good old fashioned butt kicking from those fish down there. There have been good hatches of PMD's, caddis, midges and still a few Flav's providing those fish with a smorgasbord of insect goodies in all stages of development. If you want to test your medal as a fisherman I suggest you give the Wood Road a try but don't forget your Valium.

Riverside to the Warm River: Fishing in this somewhat remote section of the Henry's Fork continues to be very good to excellent. We hosted several guided trips in this section of the river over the past few days and the guides reported excellent catches with dries, nymphs and streamers.

Warm River to Ashton: Fishing on this section of the river has been excellent with dries, nymphs and streamers. If there have been any complaints about the fishing here it has been that there have been a lot of small to medium size trout caught and a whole bunch of whitefish especially if your fishing with beadhead nymphs. No one has complained about the amount of action.

Ashton to Saint Anthony: Fishing down here has become pretty much a morning and evening affair. PMD spinners, caddis and midges both morning and evening.

Other area waters: Hebgen Lake (Montana): The Callibaetis fishing has been very good over the past couple of weeks. Fishing starts early and is usually over by one or two o'clock. Rumbaugh Bay has been producing very well with a variety of leech, scud and damsel patterns.

Madison River below Quake Lake: Fishing on this popular fishery has been very good to excellent with dries, nymphs and streamers from Quake Lake all the way down to Ennis Lake. PMD's and caddis have been the main hatches.