Snake River Caddis and flavs are still there although waning, but strong emergences of yellow sallies and golden stones remain.  Green drakes and PMDs are also present.  Hatches start around 11am and build in momentum until around 3pm.  Although heavy thunderstorms can limit visibility from time to time, the surface action remains strong throughout the drainage.  Riffles are the primary target, with seams, eddies, and troughs also with focusing on. Deep nymph rigs are working…
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Snake River Runoff peaked almost a month ago, flows are receding, and the Snake is getting into solid early season shape with caddis, flavs, yellow sallies, big goldens and the smaller alloperla stones emerging on all reaches (the latter of which is heavy from South Park down to Sheep Gulch). PMDs have also been out in bits and pieces. The infrequent salmon fly is also around below the Hoback confluence. All hatches are popping around…
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Snake River Flows from Jackson Lake Dam continue to stand at 280cfs.  Lake turnover has subsided and there is increased visibility.  Nymph rigs are the name of the game on the upper reach while streamers can be used throughout but especially below the Oxbow.  Time of day doesn’t really matter at the moment.  The most productive nymphing water includes seams, eddies, and deep flats.  There is surface action on midges and, on wetter day, with…
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Snake River Runoff slowed a bit a week and a half ago but it is in full swing again, making the tailwater reach below Jackson Lake Dam the place to be for a while.  Flows remain at 280cfs.  The lake is in turnover but hasn’t slowed the action, which has not been stellar but at least respectable some days.  The spillway is crowded but still worth fishing if there is shoulder room.  Further downstream, eddies,…
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Snake River The tailwater reach below Jackson Lake Dam has fairly consistent visibility and low flows under 300cfs (and this will be the case for the foreseeable future).  There is action at the spillway as well as in eddies, and on seams with nymph rigs.  Fishing deeper water well off the main current line of seams has been the ticket over the past several days. Surface action is sparse with water temps hitting just over…
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