Henry's Fork of the Snake River

Beginning May 22, 2007, the Henry’s Fork exploded with Salmon Flies and the dry fly fishing was the best we have seen in 15 years for large rainbows. Randy’s boat landed a 5 lb. and a 6 lb. rainbow in two casts on a large dry fly. Monster fish all day long! The salmon fly hatch lasted into the middle of June.

in september, Matt fished the henry’s with Karl and Rochelle Klein. It was their first trip at the lodge. Karl landed a 26 inch Rainbow that weighed 8lbs. Nice fish for your first day on the Henry’s Fork.

the henry’s fork is the most unique trout river in the west. It has every type of fly water. It can be a difficult choice to pick the heavy white water sections over the challenging Spring Creek water or the medium fast flowing water of the lower river. Whatever type of fly fishing you want, you can find it on this river. The fish are Rainbow/Cutthroat Hybrids or Pure Rainbows on the upper river. You add Browns to the mix when you fish below Mesa Falls. The entire river is Dry Fly Paradise. There is no river in the world that has a better reputation for dry fly fishing than the Henry’s Fork (except the South Fork). Fishermen who want the chance at a giant rainbow on a dry fly flock to this river each spring when the Salmon Flies begin to hatch. Some of the largest dry fly eating trout in the U.S. are found in this river. We have many dedicated anglers who have fished with us for 30-40 years that still show up every May or June to lay a dry fly over these giants. Keith Geiges’ 9 pound Brown taken on a TVL dry Salmon Fly pattern in May of 2006, John Pehrson’ 9 1/2 pound Rainbow also taken on a TVL dry Salmon Fly pattern and all of those 5 to 8 pound Browns and Rainbows landed on dry flies over the years attest to this.

the henry’s fork provides the lodge with the first dry fly fishing of the year, and one of the best times of the year to catch a monster trout on a dry fly. This unique fishing all occurs when the salmon flies hatch up and down the river beginning in mid-May. This fabulous hatch continues through the 15th of June. Along with the salmon flies, a surplus of golden stones and mayflies are out as well. All of these hatches mean one thing - big fish! The 2007 season proved that the big ones are out on all sections of the Henry’s Fork in May and June. In a three day period TVL fishermen landed a 24 inch, 25 inch and 26 inch trout, all on different sections of the river, all on dry flies. This kind of dry fly fishing happens every year on this river. Wouldn’t you like to be a part of this great dry fly fishing tradition?

as the season moves forward, we fish the Henry’s less due to the outstanding dry fly action on all of the other 20 sections of our other rivers.
However, there are times during the season that we make sure we go back to this great river. August and September are top times for dry fly action. Many 5 to 8 pound fish have been caught in these months.

as well as being famous for large fish, there are times when the rainbows
just go nuts on the Henry’s Fork. It’s not uncommon to land 75 to 100 fish a day on the right sections of this river with the right fly patterns. The non-stop action of the fishing combined with the extraordinary beauty of the river make any day on the Henry’s Fork special.

if big rainbows on dry flies are what you want, we wholeheartedly recommend the Henry’s Fork of the Snake.