08-09-2012, 04:26 PM
Our original post is below the dashed line. We started reporting on the Halstead Fire Thursday due to interest here from BFT. Well, both the fire and the article got legs. The fire's way past 58,000 acres reported at 2 pm today. Go to the article to see this afternoon's smoke plume. Old Sawmill Station got ashed last nigh. Today they said the sky is black toward Stanley and the smoke blotted out the sun. Salmon got ashed last night and they aren't even letting the HS football kids practice in the smoke. Its looks like the fire is on a run down Basin Creek. If the NW winds pick up tomorrow, the fire might make it to the river. Anyway, it's the biggest news item on the river, even bigger than the thermal block that's holding up the steelhead below Ice Harbor. We're updating the article 3-5 times each day now. Something tells us this story is gonna get a lot bigger real soon. Ironically, my wife and I were planning on going to Stanley next week but now all bets are off.
http://www.salmonriveridaho.net/2012/08/...almon.html
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There was a question posed recently about how the Halstead Fire might affect a visit to Sawtooth Country. We've had some other questions roll in from non-BFT-related sources. We figured we might as well do an article on how that fire might impact Upper Salmon Country since there's a lot of good fishing left in the new few weeks. There's virtually no doubt the fire is being managed to burn until rain or snow puts it out. We wrote an article that's way too long but here it is:
http://www.salmonriveridaho.net/2012/08/...almon.html
Hope it helps anyone heading up to fishing The Salmon River in Sawtooth Country. Bottom Line: we don't think it's going to affect most of Sawtooth Country but be minble and stay alert!
Happy Fishing, jp
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http://www.salmonriveridaho.net/2012/08/...almon.html
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There was a question posed recently about how the Halstead Fire might affect a visit to Sawtooth Country. We've had some other questions roll in from non-BFT-related sources. We figured we might as well do an article on how that fire might impact Upper Salmon Country since there's a lot of good fishing left in the new few weeks. There's virtually no doubt the fire is being managed to burn until rain or snow puts it out. We wrote an article that's way too long but here it is:
http://www.salmonriveridaho.net/2012/08/...almon.html
Hope it helps anyone heading up to fishing The Salmon River in Sawtooth Country. Bottom Line: we don't think it's going to affect most of Sawtooth Country but be minble and stay alert!
Happy Fishing, jp
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