Tex…If you’re staying in Island Park, I’m assuming you might be fishing the Henry’s Fork, Harriman Ranch area. A good place to stay is the A-Bar Hotel in Last Chance. It’s “good” because it’s cheap, next to the river, Henry’s Fork Angler’s and Trouthunter Flyshops are across the highway, bar/restaurant downstairs with cold beer and a jukebox, mom-and-pop restaurant across the street with awesome blueberry pancakes. Disclaimer: The A-Bar is not a 5-star hotel…..so if you are taking your wife….probably need to spend more money and upgrade. If you are with a bunch of crusty old men…this is the place. You can even see guys in the waders sitting at the bar! There are fish hooks in the carpet and caddis hanging on the screen door. Clientele is primarily guides and out-of-town fishermen.
Good luck,
Drifter