Snake River A little wetter and colder over the past two weeks, which has brought fishing conditions a wee bit closer to “normal conditions” for this time of winter.  Midges are the name of the game and begin to pop around noon each do and last until around 3pm (but can go past 4pm).  We are starting to see our first tiny brown stones of the year, with most being observed on the banks and…
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Snake River As mentioned in previous reports, cooler days over the past three months or so have been more productive than warmer days, and we have had a lot of the latter.  We may have finally crossed the threshold over the past two weeks where warm days are now starting to fish better.  The best action is occurring in ledge rock pools, eddies, and along seams.  There is also a fair amount of surface action…
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Snake River Eddies and ledge rock pools remain the best water to target with nymph rigs and dry flies.  The sweet spot has been in a tight window from between noon and 2 PM most days.  Midge imitations and soft hackle patterns have been effective below the surface with midge adult and midge cluster patterns working best on the surface and in noticeably faster and deeper currents (much of which is out of range for…
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Snake River Decent fishing is being had in ledge rock pools and eddies with double/triple nymph rigs, and this is almost exclusively.  Riffle pools and seams are offering very limited action at the moment.  Despite warmer than usual water temps, fish in eddies and ledgerock pools have been holding deep, so think about going anywhere from seven to over ten feet from your trailing fly to you line/suspension device.  Surface action is occurring in the…
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Snake River We started the first half of December warm and dry, now we are warm and wet.  Despite comfortable conditions, there has been a lot of inconsistency on the Snake and some days you will have to work for them, which means going deep in ledge rock pools and eddies.  Other days, there will be surface action in eddies, seams, and ledge rock troughs.  If using dries, cdc winged midge emergers and parachute are…
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