Awaking this morning to a layer of ice coating the world from last nights freezing drizzle / rain has added a bit to my (hopefully incorrect) perception that winter is making a damned convincing effort to set up shop here in southwest Montana about six weeks early.
Thankfully the remainder of the neighborhood doesn’t share our snow cover and cold temps. Amazingly Island Park while almost 2000 feet higher than Bozeman is quite a bit warmer and snowless, with a forecast that looks pretty promising for the week, at least from a fly fishing perspective.
Flows remain low out of the Lake making for much friendlier wading in the Box; small bead heads and soft hackles remain the bread and butter here, with evening streamer fishing better every week.
Baetis have been out in force along much of the river; Harriman / Last Chance remains tough sledding for finicky fish – have a life cycle assortment in your box and bring along an extra measure of patience.
Our most ardent HF fishing neighbor thinks the Ashton to St. Anthony stretch is the go to water right now; it’s a little warmer down there, and the Baetis have been very strong on the cloudy days. Streamers early and late.
Tags: River - Henry's Fork
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