So the stone flies are busting from ashton up to warm river on the North Fork (Henry's Fork) and fish have been reported eating dry fly patterns all the way up to bear gulch and they will soon be moving further up the river into riverside campground area and up the fish have also been eating some olive caddis fly patterns.
On the South Fork the fishing is little slower the water was dropped last week and dropped again sometime monday or tuesday morning. when the water is fluctuating it slows the fishing down but there are still fish being caught. Try nymphing with bennetts rubber legs with san jaun worm or egg patterns as your dropper also stripping streamers through the deeper holes has been productive.
We have also seen the season opener of the general fishing season here in Idaho. Henrys lake on opening morning was quite the fiasco from most of the reports heard. shoulder to shoulder combat fishing and a lot of bad ethics but the fishing that weekend was reported to be amazing the fish were stacked on the banks making them easy targets fly fisherman reported catching fish on wooly bugger and egg patterns but rescent reports have suggested the fishing has slown down this week with a few fish being caught here and there .
For the person that is looking for a whole lot of excitment with a fly rod try heading to the blackfoot reservior with some woolybugger and big prince nymph patterns. wear your waders and cut off carp as they swim through the shallows. i rescently went up and fly fished for carp for the first time and i hooked into 5 different fish 3 of wich were easily over 30 lbs. there are some things that i should tale you that most people dont tale you before you go carp fishing and i must say that these are just my observations. 1. any carp 20 lbs or over "will take your fly line into its backing" if he has the room to do it so dont panic when your line is being peeled off your reel at an unbelievable rate. 2.be prepared for a long fight a carp will run and then let you bring him in a ways than run again and will repeat the processe over again i once fought a 40 lb carp for 45 minutes on an ultralight spinning setup. 3. you damn near have to hit the fish in the head with your fly it took me a few passing fish to relize this. i find it ideal to cast about a foot infront of a passing fish so that the fly has sunk about eye level with the fishonce it has reached that point i give the fly a short little strip just to get it to twitch and the fish would normally suck up the fly. i posted a picture of my first carp on a fly rod above the article i used a 6 wt fly rod and a olive wooly bugger. The fish weighed in at 26 lbs and i fought it for 20 minutes.
Bass fishing has picked up every where in east Idaho. Ririe and the Snake River in Idaho Falls and further south towards preston places like Condie, Glendale, and lamont have been producing bass.
fishing season has started so get out and enjoy your self This is Idaho and you never Know when its going to snow again.
FISH ON!!!!!
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