Fly Fishing the Henry's Fork of the Snake River

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Mike Lawson. Fly Fishing the Henry's Fork of the Snake River

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The Henry’s Fork of the Snake (Southeast Idaho)

Location: Southeast Idaho, less than an hour north of Idaho Falls; less than an hour south of West Yellowstone, Montana, and about 1½ hours from Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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Above Island Park Reservoir, the Henry’s Fork is a true spring creek. The river changes dramatically below the dam. While many dams create trout fisheries where previously trout could not survive, the Island Park Reservoir creates more diversity in temperature and water chemistry than the cold spring creek waters above the reservoir. Water temperature is one of the most limiting factors in diversity of aquatic life. The river hosts a great population of midges, caddisflies, mayflies, stoneflies, and many other invertebrates. It is unlikely there’s another trout stream in the world with more variety in the aquatic community than the Henry’s Fork.

Below the 3½-mile section known as the Box Canyon, the river opens up and meanders quietly through the Harriman State Park, formerly known as the Railroad Ranch. This is where anglers come from all over the world to test their skills on some of

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