News and Fishing Reports

Box Canyon: Water releases out of the Island Park Dam are at 260 cfs. Normal releases for this time of year are 735 cfs. As you can see the water levels are presently far below average for this time in October. At 260 cfs it is very difficult to float the "Box" without punishing your boat. However, at this level, it is very negotiable for the wading fisherman. The low flows force the fish into the deep runs, holes and pools and the wading fisherman can now access almost all of these spots. The most productive flies over the past week or so have been smaller, (size 8 and 10) rubber leg nymphs, small (size 16, 18, & 20) beadhead nymphs and streamers.

Last Chance/Harriman/Wood Road: Fishing throughout this section of the Henry's Fork has been good although problematic . The problem has been the weather. If you have not been watching our weather has been more like winter than fall over the past two weeks. This unusually cold, and at times windy, weather has produced conditions that have made fishing almost impossible. The baetis hatches have been steady throughout this bad weather period and they should continue right on through the rest of the fishing season. The forecast for the coming weeks is for more normal fall weather and therefore much better conditions for are fall baetis fishing.

Warm River to Ashton: This section of the river continues to produce good fishing for small to medium sized trout and whitefish with small rubber legs and beadhead nymphs. Well fished streamers have produced some larger sized brown trout so make sure you have a good supply of your favorite streamer pattern if you plan on fishing this section of the Henry's Fork.

Ashton to Saint Anthony: Fishing on this lower part of the river has been both hot and cold. The section from right below the Ashton Dam down to the Ora bridge has produced excellent fishing with dries, nymphs and streamers. Fishing has been less productive from the Ora bridge down to the Chester backwater. Fishing from Chester down to the Fun Farm has been excellent with streamers and the dry fly fishing with adult baetis imitations has been outstanding around the Fun Farm area. There has also been consistently good fishing from the Fun Farm Dam all the way down to Saint Anthony and beyond with both streamers and baetis imitations.

Henry's Lake: Fishing on the lake has been excellent with leeches and chironomids. We have had to work around the weather over the past two weeks but on those days when the wind was not blowing a gale and the temperatures have stayed above freezing the fishing has been outstanding.

With better weather forecasted in the immediate future it would be a great time to visit the Fork & take advantage of our offseason rates.
-Rick Smith