Anything green would work as the damsel flies were thick. After catching 17 I headed to my truck and visited with the assistant manager of the wildlife management area. He said float tubers were getting from 20 to 30 a day by working the shallows along the reeds.
I did catch a large rainbow over 20 inches.
Henrys Lake.
On Wednesday and Thursday I fished Henrys Lake and it was like two different trips. Wednesday was super, but after a huge storm Wednesday night, Thursday was slow.
Wednesday I caught fish at Targhee Creek with a Canadian Blood Leech and then on a Light Olive Crystal. I left to explore at 9:30 and caught fish near Howard Creek, Cliffs, Phils Hole, and Duck Creek.
Duck Creek was the best that I have seen it for several years. I got two big hybrids, many cutthroats and six brook trout. The hot fly was the beadhead Mity Mouse and the Henrys Lake Renegade. I gave some to a fisherman that had not caught any fish and he ended catching 14 with them. I ended the day with 52 fish, with three of them large hybrids.
To fish Targhee Creek, fishermen are leaving camp at 4:45 a.m. to get one of the favored spots. Here is how crowded it gets around 7 when the late fishermen arrive. The spot you get will determine whether you catch 5 or 40 in the morning. Everybody has their favorite area GPSed.
