The Henry’s Fork Drought Management Planning Committee (DMPC) met on Monday, November 24 to set this winter’s outflow and reservoir-fill strategy for Island Park Reservoir—an
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
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
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
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.
This is the 3rd blog in a series about research and conservation activity in the Upper Henry’s Fork, focusing on Island Park Reservoir….
UPDATE: After 10 years of studying Island Park Reservoir, we thought we had seen just about everything possible, but the current event is…
This information was first published in an HFF blog by Christina Morrisett and Rob Van Kirk in 2015. When does the river freeze? As far…
What is the state of the drought in the Henry’s Fork Watershed? As of early April, water year precipitation sat at 79% of average (21%…
Winter flow at Island Park Dam is the single biggest management factor determining trout recruitment in the Henry’s Fork downstream of…
By Christina Morrisett and Rob Van Kirk During the Thanksgiving Holiday, we received a number of calls from concerned anglers about low…
