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South Fork Back to Normal

South Fork back to normal river level

The South Fork is finally back to normal flows.  I gotta say it is somewhat strange to see the river at the 9000 level.  It had been so high for so long.  Fishing has been improving over the past couple weeks and should only get better.

Recent Catches

A few photos of some recent catches and some happy fly fishermen.  The South Fork and Henrys Fork are both fishing well.  The South Fork is high but we are catching good numbers of fish.  Several anglers have stated they have caught more fish this season than any other.  The Henrys Fork is having terrific bug hatches of green drakes, golden stones, mayflies and caddis.

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Henrys Rainbow Trout

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River Conditions Looking Good

south fork river conditions

Have you heard the rivers in our area are blown out?  Well they aren’t.  The South Fork is flowing at or near it’s historical mean.  The river fished quite well, on 6/29/11, even better than the Henry’s Fork. Small and medium sized golden stoneflies are beginning to hatch.

henrys fork river conditions

The Henrys Fork is flowing higher than its average for this time of year, but that is a good thing.  The Henry’s Fork for several years has been lower than ideal at this time of year.  The level of the river right now is fantastic.

teton river conditions

The only river right now that is quite high is the Teton River.  It is still not as high as it was in 1997.  We don’t plan on fishing much on the Teton in the next week.  There are however a couple stretches fishing ok right now.

Henry’s Fork stoneflies are hatching

Giant stoneflies are hatching on much of the Henry’s Fork.  We noticed them coming out two days ago on June 1st.  Fishing is just getting good on the lower sections as the bugs are making their way to dry land.  Yesterday dry flies worked better than stonefly nymphs or other nymph patterns.  We have seen some very big fish out looking for the bugs.

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Give us a call to get out on the water and try your shot at a big beast.

Teton River Fishing Report

Teton River Fishing Report

The Idaho Fish and Game has recently published a report of the Teton River from a 2010 study.  The department interviewed fishermen along the river.  These anglers were asked to identify the trout species in the river, their catch rates and what fish were harvested.

Fish identification quizzes on the river’s bank indicated most anglers could identify trout species present in the Teton River. Rainbow trout were most accurately identified with 98% of the anglers correctly identifying them followed by Yellowstone cutthroat trout (94%), brown trout (81%), and brook trout (80%).

Angler catch rates were just shy of one fish per hour, and caught an estimated 53,761 fish. Catch was comprised of Yellow-stone cutthroat trout (40%), rainbow trout (22%), brook trout (27%), and mountain whitefish (11%).

Total harvest was low, at 1,183 trout – 98% of captured trout were released.  Although closed to harvest, a small portion of the fish observed in anglers creel was cutthroat trout.  Based on observations, 6% of harvested fish were cutthroat trout, 50% were rainbow trout, and 44% were brook trout.

Anglers spent nearly 57,000 hours fishing the Teton River in 2010. This is light fishing pressure compared to the neighboring South Fork which had over 233,000 angler hours in 2005. Over 80% of anglers were fly fishing, while 11% were bait fishing and 7% were fishing with lures. Anglers were most often fishing from a boat (71% of the anglers) instead of wading or fishing from the bank (29% of anglers), and most Teton River anglers were Idaho residents (60%).

Read more and download the recent IDFG report:
Upper Snake Region Annual Fisheries Report Activities and Accomplishments

North Flowing Rivers in United States

There are north flowing rivers in the United States.  Two rivers that flow north in the United States are the Teton and the Snake rivers in Idaho.  When we think of rivers in the northern hemisphere, we assume they all flow south.  It makes sense, to us south is down.

The lowest point in Idaho is the Snake River at 710 ft.  This is right near the town of Lewiston.  The Snake River in Idaho is made up of the Henry’s Fork and the South Fork of the Snake which meet up outside of Idaho Falls.  The elevation of Idaho Falls is 4744 ft.  The beginning of the Snake in Wyoming which makes the South Fork is at about 7400 ft.  The Henry’s Fork begins at 6398 ft.

As the Snake makes its way from Idaho Falls it travels a bit south and then the river flows west across the entire state of Idaho.  Outside of Twin Falls the river begins to turn to the north west.  West of Boise, the capital of Idaho, the Snake makes a sharp turn and makes its way north up through Hells Canyon and onto Lewiston. The Snake then makes its way west into Washington where it joins the Columbia River.  The river then makes its way west to the coast of Oregon.

North flowing rivers in united states

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The Teton River begins in Teton Valley Idaho.  While much smaller than the Snake River, it does flow north for nearly half of its length.  This river is a spring creek that is formed by many many springs at the south end of Teton Valley.  Near the confluence of Fox Creek the Teton is formed.  Generally the river begins at the White Bridge.  The Teton river makes its way through the valley being fed by smaller streams.  When the Teton river reaches Bitch Creek, it turns sharply to the West and makes its way to the Henry’s Fork near Rexburg Idaho.

Have you got some other rivers to add to the list?  Comment below.