08-11-2004, 06:55 PM
Henry's has been fishing slow but there are some big hybrid that have been caught this year. Henry's will have a lot of weeds like it does every year at this time. The weeds may be a little worse than normal because Henry's is only about 2/3 full. The weeds will make trolling very difficult. Launch ramps at the state park and county boat dock would be marginal at best. The launch ramp by wild rose is your best bet with the low water. I've caught fish out of Henry's on about every popular trout lure or bait. For bait I would recommend a worm/marshmallow or powerbait fished 12”-36” off the bottom. Sometimes I will use a bobber there with the bait 5'-8' below the bobber. I've also caught fish on 3" plastic grubs (black and purple) and marabou jigs that I tip with a worm. Leach patterns are what most fly fisherman use at Henry's but I like to use nymphs there as well. The Californian and Canadian leach patterns are the most popular with brown being one of the most popular colors. Leaches without tails or with sparse marabou tails are also popular at Henry's. You may want to buy or tie some damsel fly nymphs and some freshwater shrimp patterns as well. I would fish in water that is 15' + and try to find an area that doesn't have as many weeds. If your not catching fish in one place try somewhere else. If you fish Henry’s later this week I doubt that you will find any water deeper than 20’ with few places deeper than 18’.
Island Park Reservoir has also been fishing slow this year as well. I would recommend the west end if you’re mostly interested in fly fishing. When the reservoir gets lower like it is now I have also done well in the deeper water on the east half of the reservoir. The area around Bill’s Island always has a number of water skiers and jet skiers at this time of the year so you might want to avoid that area after 10 am. For bait I would recommend a worm/marshmallow or powerbait off the bottom. Any of your favorite lake flies should work. At this time of the year I would fish smaller nymphs (pheasant tail, copper john, hair’s ear), fresh water shrimp, damsel fly nymphs or maybe a crystal bugger.
Here's a link to the reservoir levels [url "http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/burtea.cfm"]http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/burtea.cfm[/url]
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Island Park Reservoir has also been fishing slow this year as well. I would recommend the west end if you’re mostly interested in fly fishing. When the reservoir gets lower like it is now I have also done well in the deeper water on the east half of the reservoir. The area around Bill’s Island always has a number of water skiers and jet skiers at this time of the year so you might want to avoid that area after 10 am. For bait I would recommend a worm/marshmallow or powerbait off the bottom. Any of your favorite lake flies should work. At this time of the year I would fish smaller nymphs (pheasant tail, copper john, hair’s ear), fresh water shrimp, damsel fly nymphs or maybe a crystal bugger.
Here's a link to the reservoir levels [url "http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/burtea.cfm"]http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/burtea.cfm[/url]
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