I just called Henry's Fork Anglers (75 miles away and NOT long distance?!)
When I lived in Fall City, Duvall was long distance! They said the opener
went well and fish are keyed on small, Spring caddis (caddis in the film?)
new terms for me. Anyway, grey and tan bodied caddis #16 & #18 early and
late in the day. They use an E Z caddis pattern that I haven't seen yet
also. There are also horned caddis #14 around, but they said to stick with
the #16 & #18's. Green Drakes have just started up in Island Park and there
are also PMD's. That's the word, at this point. Jere
----- Original Message -----
From: "Les Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: Henry's Fork
> Your pal is right about fishing deep and mean in that stretch. Early in
the
> year last season Carol and I fished the deep runs using 175-grain Cortland
> QD heads (cast fine on a 5 or 6-weight) and weighted nymphs. We caught
some
> BIG rainbows.
> Les J.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jere Crosby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 1:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Henry's Fork
>
>
> > Timing is everything. I just received an email from a friend, who lives
> in
> > Yakima, and who spends time, over this way trout fishing. He was here,
> for
> > an extended stay over the Memorial weekend and fished the run that you
> > mentioned, Warm River down. They had good fishing catching the tailend
of
> > the stonefly hatch. Just prior to the opener, that was one of the only
> runs
> > open and received lots of pressure because of that and the bugs. Steve
had
> > fine, dryfly fishing. We fished it, a week later, and it was slow. I
> > stayed up top, there were a few big bugs around, but the fish were not
> keyed
> > on them. The word is, on that stretch, and Steve confirmed what I was
> told,
> > is to go deep in the fast runs with big nymphs when no major hatch to
> bring
> > them up. He fished Box Canyon and it was crowded, but did OK, and then
> they
> > put in below the Ranch and below the Falls, where they slide the boats
> down
> > a 1/4 mile stretch off a high bank! I've read about it, but can't
imagine
> > it, expecially in my new boat that I haven't put my first, good scratch
in
> > it yet. They slide down several rubber rafts, that he says are easier
to
> > prevent from "taking off and getting away from you" and a guide slide a
> > glass boat over the edge and it took off for 100 yds, or so, bouncing
off
> > trees, hit a big boulder, and turned upside down! He said the fishing
was
> > great for big fish with few daring the hike in, but it's class 3 stuff
and
> > quite a run. He likes the South Fork Canyon and will be back for an
> > overnite float in Aug. Predictions were poor for the South Fork, at
that
> > time, but maybe last weeks heavy snows will change that forcast.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Les Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 12:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: Henry's Fork
> >
> >
> > > Jere,
> > >
> > > Have you made the drift from Warm River to the takeout at the upper
end
> of
> > > Ashton Reservoir? That has always been productive for me and doesn't
get
> a
> > > lot of traffic. When I lived in Jackson Hole during 2000 we fished
that
> > > stretch a lot. It has an outstanding stonefly hatch but that may have
> > > happened already.
> > > Les
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jere Crosby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 9:20 AM
> > > Subject: Henry's Fork
> > >
> > >
> > > > No ticks, but had our ups and downs. Put in mid-day below Ashton on
> the
> > > > Henry's Fork and fish were podded up keyed on something? I started
> with
> > > my
> > > > "change a fly every other cast routine" and hooked up on a floating,
> > > > green-drake nymph. I tied one on my wife's line and she hooked
up.(I
> > had
> > > > seen, one green drake on the water) Then nothing and fish were
> > > everywhere.
> > > > It sure looked like caddis pupa they were taking with snappy rises
and
> > no
> > > > adults, to speak of, visible. Then we watched a local, one guy in a
> > boat,
> > > > play several fish and when we float by we yelled to him and he
> responds,
> > > "no
> > > > hackle flav". I found a #14, olive body and we hooked 6-8 more
fish.
> > You
> > > > could sit right on top of them, near the seam and pound cast after
> cast
> > up
> > > > stream and strip back and every once in awhile, hook up. I'm sure
> that
> > is
> > > > not what they were after, but they'd take an olive May, in the film,
> > once
> > > in
> > > > awhile. There were some gulls, right in with them and you could
watch
> > > fish,
> > > > bumping into the gulls. We landed one! Once the initial, down
river
> > run,
> > > > it was very difficult to bring them back to the boat. They were
> > rainbows
> > > > and would sway, back and forth below the boat when you eventually
> gained
> > > > water(ground) on them; finally the hook would pull out. The wind
blew
> > > like
> > > > crazy after launching and made it very difficult and exhausting.
> > > > Fortunately, you could anchor up close to fish. We wondered about
the
> > > water
> > > > temp, after Island Park received all the snow, but waded wet, just
not
> > for
> > > > long! Jere
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