There are just a few hatchery fish above 101 ... some are dumped there at Hyas Creek ... but 95% of the fish are in the last bit of the river. I usually don't consider fishing in the S. Fork until the 1st of February any more ... the effect of the hatchery and the ensuing harvest of the co-mingled early wild fish by both tribes and sporties has a lot to do with the absence of early fish now ... please see our discussion regarding the liberalization of limits out this way.

The road into the hole below the high bluff has been closed for some time now ... as has the 'ramp' at the Forks ... so you have to go all the way to 101 ... which means you have to run "Hell's Half-Mile" ... not highly advisable for the vast majority of boaters.