This summer, I’ve spent most of my time doing something that sounds easy enough…talking to people on trails. As an intern working with Friends of
Most of my code this summer starts with a river. Or snow. Or both. Hi! I’m Eiman Jawwad, a rising junior at Stanford University, majoring
The call of the Great Blue Heron (Ardea Herodias) when they greet their mate at their nest has been described as a series of squawking
How time flies! I can hardly believe that the end of my internship has already caught up to me. While I tie up the last
To whoever is reading this blog post: H.F.F. members, conservationists, future Byers Interns, Anglers, and anyone else who may have stumbled upon this… You may
“It feels like July!” was a common sentiment shared around the watershed last month. Anglers enjoyed Brown Drakes on the Ranch three weeks earlier than
Visual abstract for the 2025 HFF Membership Meeting created by Teddy Montalvo, 2025 Baucus Climate Scholar On June 19, we gathered at the Boys House
Happy July folks! My name is Teddy Montalvo and I am a rising junior from the University of Montana Western brought to Idaho by the
Fish ladder at the Buffalo River hydroelectric facility Streamflows are rising, bugs are hatching, and rainbow trout from Riverside to Island Park Dam are on
People are noticing pelicans by the hundreds in the upper Henry’s Fork each summer, especially around Island Park Reservoir. What’s the deal? I asked our
In this blogpost, learn about what we know, what we don’t know, and how you can help by reporting the hatches you see (or don’t
This time of year, one question is top of mind: what can we expect from the summer fishing season on the Henry’s Fork? Every spring
What is HFF’s Daily Water Report? After the severe drought of 2016, which resulted in what is still the poorest water quality we have recorded
Looking downstream from Island Park Dam on January 6, 2025 after a fresh snowfall. How did Island Park winter flow shape up in 2025? Winter
And what does “average” mean, anyway? Now that we are about 75% of the way through the snow accumulation season, we have enough information to
PMDs were one of the hot topics on the Henry’s Fork in 2024, so here’s a few excerpts from the 10 Year Insect Report just
As most of you know, I started fishing the Harriman Ranch reach of the Henry’s Fork in 1977. I worked for Henry’s Fork Anglers from
To address angler concerns about decreased Henry’s Fork hatches, particularly at Last Chance and the upper Ranch, and holistically assess ecological function throughout the mainstem
Background This blog is a how-to for use of a new free bathymetric (depth) and recreation map of Island Park Reservoir. The map is intended
Snow to Streamflow: A Story of Decline [Part 2] In snowy regions like the Henry’s Fork, the amount of water held in the snowpack on
Henry’s Lake mountains, photo credit Sarah Newcomb Due to warmer growing seasons and denser forests, Henry’s Fork natural streamflow is declining and becoming less predictable.
The fish-of-the-month tradition started decades ago with my fishing buddy Tom Grimes, who has guided for Henry’s Fork Anglers all of those decades. I’ve had a couple of good multi-year runs over the decades, but this one beats them all…120 consecutive months!
It’s never a happy feeling reporting on tough conditions. And it feels like—when it comes to snowpack and water supply for our Western fisheries—it’s been nothing but tough conditions lately. While we wish we could say we’re immune, the Henry’s Fork has not escaped these dry conditions.
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