Henry's Fork

Headlines from Dr. Rob Van Kirk's Henry's Fork Drainage Water Status Report Filed Yesterday

  • Last week was warm and very wet, leaving water-year total precipitation at 159% of average this morning.
  • Despite loss of snow at elevations below 7,000 feet over the weekend, SWE is 115% of average.
  • Natural flow increased to 110% of average over the weekend in response to rain and sno wmelt.
  • At an average outflow of 205, Island Park Reservoir gained 623 ac-ft/day over

Rob Van Kirk, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist

Henry's Fork Foundation

P.O. Box 550

Ashton, ID 83420

208-881-3407 CELL

208-652-3568 FAX

rob@henrysfork.org

It is great weather and sky conditions for BWO activity and fish responding during mid-day hours. These conditions also have a good impact on streamer fishing anywhere on the river.


Fly Patterns to use:
Brook’s Sprout-Baetis
Egan’s Silver Bullet-Baetis
Antonio’s Adult BWO