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Sept 11, 1971 Gibbon River
we spent all day along the lower Gibbon. Found excellent water in the head of the meadow near Gibbon mouth but the fish were absolutely inactive.
Grilled sturgeon for dinner.
Sept 12 Railroad Ranch, Idah.
Left the Park and drove to Island Park where we checked into the Last Chance Hotel. Packed to the edge of Railroad Ranch a couple of miles down stream and fished down about 3/4 of a mile.
Saw an osprey catch a nice trout (12" or more) and a kingfisher catch a lesser one (5") but we couldn't catch one. There was no rise and we saw only two good fish - one was chasing a minnow on the other sort of breeched beside an underwater rock.
Sept 13 Shooting Henry's Fork
Set off in a boat from Island Park with Bill McAfee - our guide for the day. Bill is a trained fisheries biologist who prefers to guide. He worked in California for a time with Alex Oakeham.
We floated into Railroad Ranch about 5:15 am and took out in the dark at 5 pm at