HENRY'S FORK ANGLERS

Support the Henry's Fork Foundation by joining them for their annual
Salt Lake City reception

Friday, March 9, 2012
6:00 to 9:00 pm
Radisson Hotel at 215 West South Temple

Purchase dinner seats or a table of 10 on the HFF website up until March 5th

For more information about this event please contact them at 208-652-3567

Last week Mike and I enjoyed the unseasonably warm weather for some fishing on the Henry's Fork and Fall River. It had been awhile since Mike and I had fished together. Our interactions are so often work oriented that it was nice to spend a day on the water with him.

Usually winters in Idaho limit an angler's choices as far as accessibility to the water...but not this year! This winter the low snowpack in the valley and mild daytime temperatures have allowed anglers more days on the river and more access. As we loaded into Mike's truck we couldn't decide where we wanted to go....

It has been brought to the table about opening the lower Henry's Fork to year round fishing downstream of Ora Bridge. The current fishing regulations have the river closed to fishing downstream of Vernon Bridge from December 1st through the Friday before Memorial Day weekend.

Please go to our Facebook page and comment on the current post relating to the matter.

Thanks and we look forward to hearing what you have to say!

Is this trout eating duns or emergers?

Click here to view Mike Lawson's latest blog contribution to RIO Products about 'Why emergers are important.' You'll find some valuable information that will help you fool 'that one' elusive trout that keeps on making you look like a fool. 

A prolific caddis hatch fills the sky on the Henry's Fork.

By HFA guide John Hudgens

It’s never too early to start thinking about going fishing! Late March through mid May is one of the best times to fish any western trout stream, especially the Henry's Fork. Pre-runoff on the Henrys Fork offers under utilized, world class dry fly fishing with abundant hatches of midges, caddis, and mayflies. These are some of the first hatches of the season, and after a long dormant winter, the fish are eager to feed. Between ice out and runoff, and before the summer crowds arrive, there is a...