Snake River Air temps have still been above average overall, but have also had a string of colder days here and there.  This has put fish into deeper, pooled water with slow, recirculating currents.  Production has been coming primarily from double/trip nymph rigs fished relatively deep – six to nine feet – on a dead drift with midge, cdc soft hackle, BWO, and moderately sized attractor nymphs.  At times, fish will eat these patterns on…
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Snake River Midges are popping on the surface starting around 11am and peaking between 1pm and 2pm before waning around 4pm.  Shallow nymph rigs (with trailing fly around three feet down in the water column) are working best, and producing primarily in ledge rock pools, deep eddies, and riffle pools.  Zebra Midges, Perdigons, Day-2 Midges, and Jujubee Midges are amongst the most productive patterns.   South Fork Decent fishing on both the upper and lower reaches…
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Snake River Ledge rock pools from South Park down to Sheep Gulch are the key targets for dry and dry-dropper rigs when using midge imitations (Zebra Midges, Perdigons, Day-2 Midges, etc) with the most productive action occurring from around noon until around 4pm.  Riffles and seams can offer good action with these as well, but riffle pools continue to fish best with egg patterns as whitefish are finishing up spawning.  Production can occur as early…
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Snake River Riffles and eddies are prime targets for surface patterns with midges dominating and BWOs around in a smattering fashion, especially on day with either a drizzle, snow, or snow flurries.  The action has been squarely in the afternoon from around 1pm until 5pm.  A variety of nymphs are working in the same water as well as on confluence seams and troughs.  You can get into fish as early as 10 am but production…
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Snake River BWOs are dominating the surface scene most days.  On those days when it is happening, a smattering will be noticed around 11:30am and then build into a crescendo around 1:30-2PM before waning around 4:30PM.  Riffles, seams, eddies, and troughs are crucial holding water during this time period with both surface and subsurface patterns.  Riffles are also fishing well with whitefish now spawning on shelves with shallow to moderate depths and moderate to fast…
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