Weekly Fishing Report

This report highlights a few of the best places to fish, what anglers are using and what they are catching. The information is compiled from regional Fish and Game fishery managers, local tackle shops and anglers.

Henrys Lake: The fishing's best on the west side of the lake. Fly anglers using chironomids are still doing okay, but anglers drifting are having some periodic good catch rates as well. When drifting, try a renegade or a leech pattern. Anglers are really bunched up now and that may in fact contribute to slower angling for some. The Targhee Creek area should start producing soon, so to get away from the crowds and try that location. Bait anglers are starting to do better too. The lake center and north of Wild Rose are fishing best, but the cliff area is also producing some fish.

Island Park Reservoir: Is beginning to slow down. The best bet for trollers is near the west end and near the dam. Try pop gear or bait worms and Power Bait. As the water warms, the Trude Bay and Grizzly Springs areas are always good locations.

South Fork Snake River: Remains high and colored, making fishing tough for the few anglers willing to venture out. However, the Bureau of Reclamation, which controls flows from Palisades Dam anticipate flows receding over the coming week. If flows subside and the river clears up, anglers may still find good fishing coinciding with the annual salmon fly hatch in early July.

Henry's Fork Snake River: Green drakes are starting to emerge making for good dry fly fishing. Other noteworthy hatches are rusty spinners, pale morning dunns and grey drakes. Flows are low on the Henrys Fork compared to the South Fork and anglers are taking advantage of the fishing opportunities.

Rigby Lake: In Jefferson County - has been stocked, and anglers will find numerous hatchery rainbow trout waiting to be caught. Night crawlers suspended under a bobber or a 'crawler and marshmallow combination on the bottom should be effective for hungry trout.

Other area streams are starting to return to normal flow levels as most of the snowpack has melted. Fishing the area streams should become more productive in the coming week or two.

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