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The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

All About the Henry’s Fork, with Brandon Hoffner

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2024

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

My guest this week is Brandon Hoffner [35:55], executive director of the Henry’s Fork Foundation, and the topic is the diverse habitat and trout-fishing opportunities of this world-famous river that has influenced so many anglers, techniques, and fly patterns over the years. Like all trout rivers today, the Henry’s Fork also has its share of environmental issues and we’ll explore how the Henry’s Fork Foundation works to maintain this magical fishery.

In the Fly Box this week, we have a roundup of questions and tips from listeners, including:

  • What is the advantage of a 9 ½-foot rod over a 9-footer or 10-footer?
  • A great tip from a listener on how to remove salt water from flies you have fished
  • When would you use a Tenkara rod over a traditional Western rod? And do you have a favorite Tenkara rod?
  • Does Tom Rosenbauer actually tie the flies in the Orvis Tom Rosenbauer fly selection?
  • What is the history of the famous Orvis Far & Fine graphite rod, and what line would you put on it?
  • For small creeks, is it better to use a 2-weight or a 3-weight line?
  • What can I substitute for goose biots on the tail of a stonefly nymph?
  • Can you explain the pros and cons of polyleaders vs. sink-tip fly lines?
  • What are the best fly lines on the new Helios 7 ½-foot 3-weight rod and the new 8-foot, 5-inch 7-weight rod?
  • A listener talks about how he uses the new Orvis wading staff as a hiking staff as well.
  • Will the heat inside a car in summer hurt my Orvis raincoat?
  • A call from Captains for Clean Water with some great news from the Everglades

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast.

0:13.0

This is your host Tom Rosenbower.

0:15.0

And my guest today is Brandon Hoffner.

0:18.0

Brandon is and has been for a long time the head of the Henry's Fork Foundation in Idaho.

0:26.0

And we're going to talk about the Henry's Fork.

0:27.8

No one better than Brandon to talk about this river because he understands it's both from a fishing standpoint and from an environmental standpoint.

0:37.8

And the Henry's Fork is is just an amazing river that is so very famous in American fly fishing. A lot of great fly patterns and

0:49.6

fly tires and anglers have frequented this river and it has a lot of different characters.

0:57.0

You might just think of the Henry's Fork as the railroad ranch portion of it where it's slow moving and sipping trout all day long.

1:07.4

But there are other areas of Henry's Fork that are just as interesting in different ways.

1:13.8

So Brandon's going to talk about the river

1:15.6

and its various characters, its history,

1:18.4

and also, you know, like all Trout Streams today today it has its issues and mainly

1:25.8

due to to water quantity and quality and we're gonna talk about that as well so

1:31.0

hope you enjoy it and speaking of the Henry's Fork, if you would

1:36.8

like to join me and fish the Henry's Fork region, I am hosting a trip at the wonderful Three Rivers Ranch, one of my favorite

1:49.2

places in the world, September 28th to October 5th, 2024. the trip is not full yet my trips usually fill up fairly quickly this one isn't

1:59.7

full yet and there's also an option if you want to fish longer to fish a couple extra days if you want.

2:06.8

So anyway, it's great ranch, amazing guides, fantastic food, wonderful accommodations, and it's a very family-oriented feeling

2:18.8

when you go there because it's been owned by the same family for well over 100 years.

2:23.3

So it's a cool place.

2:25.0

I love it and hope to have you join me there.

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