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Watershed council discusses Teton Dam and other water issues

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Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

By Steven Pope

Here in Eastern Idaho, the Snake River is the lifeblood of our economy, along with its lakes and tributaries. The watershed council met Tuesday morning to look at a variety of water issues.

Members of the group Friends of the Teton River say they’re doing everything they can to protect it through education and awareness.

“The health of the river is really important to both locals, tourists, and to the economic health of the whole valley,” said Lyn Benjamin, with the Friends of the Teton River.

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Categories : Henry's Fork, Idaho, South Fork, Teton, Water

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Flies rusted? CLR it.

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Thursday, February 4th, 2010

I really hate it when my flies get rusted. Last June, we had what seemed like three straight weeks of rain. Not our usual weather. No matter what you tried to keep your flies dry, they would just get wet, and stay wet.

I use the meiho box with a gasket for my nymphs and really like the box. However, myflies were still getting wet with the constant downpour.

Frustrated, and not wanting to dump the flies in the trash, I thought there must be a way to clean them up. Then I remembered the CLR under the sink. We use it for the terrible water stains we get from our well water. I put a small amount in a bowl and placed a few flies in. I figured they were near ruined anyway, why not try? Sure enough the CLR cleaned them right up. Just dump the flies out on a paper towel and then rinse them off. The flies were nearly brand new.

A great little tip to save your flies and your wallet.

Categories : Reviews, Tips, Weather

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South Fork Fishing Report January 17th

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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

I missed posting on Monday the 17th because we headed out on the river. We floated our regular winter section, Heise to Lorenzo. Fishing totally with streamers we managed to land 48 fish. The action was a bit slower than the last trip we took, but we still caught a good number of nice fish. No monsters this trip however. The biggest fish was 19 inches. The weather was cloudy and the air temperature was around 35 all day. This made for near perfect conditions. We had no ice in our guides and stayed very comfortable all day. The best patterns were olive and chartreuse streamers for the most part, but late in the day we switched to a white fish pattern and landed a number of nice fish as soon as we changed flies. We even landed one brown on this pattern that had a real white fish hanging out of his mouth. The weather looks good for the next few days, so get out on the river. Next week it looks like temps will dip down below freezing again so get up and go now.

Categories : Fishing Report, Idaho, South Fork, Video, Winter

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Cold Weather Stops Fishing in Florida For Now

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Sunday, January 17th, 2010

The recent cold spell that hit the State of Florida has had a major impact on the saltwater fish that we all love to chase in the Sunshine State.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission has banned fishing for snook until September 1st and bonefish and tarpon until April 1st. Plan your saltwater trips accordingly.

Our hearts go out to all the guides and other industries in the area that depend on the fish for their livings. Let us all hope that things can turn around quickly for both the fish and the people that depend on them.

Tampa Bay Online

Categories : Fishing Report, Weather

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First Video of the Year

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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Here is the video I have promised. What a great day, and in the middle of the winter. The South Fork is an incredible river. As you can see from the videos there has not been one day that we have fished it this fall and winter that has not produced great numbers and size of fish. We have not fished one day on the South Fork during that time that has not been documented on film. I can’t wait to get back over there.