05-14-2006, 07:45 PM
[black]Henry's can be very frustrating and rewarding lake. Guys that catch fish consistently at Henry's are versatile and persistent. I’ve had many days at Henry’s that I’ve gone 4 or 5 hours without catching a fish. If your not catching fish with what you’re doing, try a different part of the lake or try a different technique. [/black]
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[black]I wouldn't be surprised if the trolling pattern that I have found effective the last couple years isn’t as effective this year. I don’t think trolling will be as good of a technique for big hybrids this year. I think some of the patterns that were effective at Henry’s 5-10 years ago will start to be more effective the next year or two. On the opener I don’t think bait fishing will be as effective as trolling or fly fishing. Bait fishing may become much more effective a couple weeks later. On the opener I’m going to be trying to get the fish on a reaction bite instead of a hunger bite. Fishing in less than 15 feet of water will be much for effective than fishing deeper water. I’ve caught a lot of fish out of Henry’s in places that aren’t 5 feet deep. This year I'll be looking at 7-15 feet of water first. [/black]
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[black]I could be wrong, but I think the extra snow pack will make the water a little off color for this years opener. Henry’s is going to be very crowded on Memorial Day weekend. The rivers in eastern Idaho have been runny high and stories of big fish are going to steer many fishermen to Henry’s. [/black]
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[black]F&G have been sampling the fish population in Henry's lately with gill nets. This will give us an idea of what the population trend is looking like. [/black]
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[black]I have been wrong many times in the past. About three years ago I said that trolling is not a good way to catch big fish at Henry’s. That hasn’t been the case the last couple years.[/black]
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[black]Hopefully BSflies will post some info about Henry’s during the next couple of weeks. [/black][black]BSflies will have the best information on the out look for the opener at Henry's.[/black]
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[black]I wouldn't be surprised if the trolling pattern that I have found effective the last couple years isn’t as effective this year. I don’t think trolling will be as good of a technique for big hybrids this year. I think some of the patterns that were effective at Henry’s 5-10 years ago will start to be more effective the next year or two. On the opener I don’t think bait fishing will be as effective as trolling or fly fishing. Bait fishing may become much more effective a couple weeks later. On the opener I’m going to be trying to get the fish on a reaction bite instead of a hunger bite. Fishing in less than 15 feet of water will be much for effective than fishing deeper water. I’ve caught a lot of fish out of Henry’s in places that aren’t 5 feet deep. This year I'll be looking at 7-15 feet of water first. [/black]
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[black]I could be wrong, but I think the extra snow pack will make the water a little off color for this years opener. Henry’s is going to be very crowded on Memorial Day weekend. The rivers in eastern Idaho have been runny high and stories of big fish are going to steer many fishermen to Henry’s. [/black]
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[black]F&G have been sampling the fish population in Henry's lately with gill nets. This will give us an idea of what the population trend is looking like. [/black]
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[black]I have been wrong many times in the past. About three years ago I said that trolling is not a good way to catch big fish at Henry’s. That hasn’t been the case the last couple years.[/black]
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[black]Hopefully BSflies will post some info about Henry’s during the next couple of weeks. [/black][black]BSflies will have the best information on the out look for the opener at Henry's.[/black]
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