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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Snake River Surface on midges has been inconsistent from day to day but is strongest on those days with precipitation and cloud cover for anywhere from two to three hours and almost exclusively in riffles and ledge rock pools.  Nymphs are producing throughout the day with the sweet spot being from around 11:30 am to 4 pm.  Riffles, eddies, confluences with slow to moderate currents, and ledge rock pools are key waters to target. Keep…
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Snake River We are creeping into the cooler time of the season with winter just around the corner.  The most consistent activity for native cutthroat starts close to noon with some surface action starting around 1pm.  Nymphs fished shallow – two to three feet of tippet from lead fly to suspension device  – is getting into fish on shallow riffles and riffle pools, troughs, ledge rock pools, and seams.  Dry fly action has been almost…
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Snake River Low flows and gin clear water on every reach of the Snake at the moment.  BWOs and chironomids are the primary bugs on the water, with the former occurring primarily on cooler, wetter days.  Look for them to be out in a short window from around 2pm until 5pm.  Chironomids can be out as early as 10:30am.  The best surface action has been at the head of riffles, ledge rock pools, eddies, and…
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Snake River A lot of back and forth with weather – some days are cool with rain (and sometimes snow) and other days being pleasant and sunny.  Midges are popping most days, as are BWOs and some leftover October caddis.  Much of the surface action is occurring from around noon until 4:30 pm, although some days it doesn’t start until 1pm.  The best production is occurring in ledge rock pools, side channels, eddy current margins,…
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