Snake River Warm air and water temps call for an early start.  Luckily, we are now going into more seasonable temps and the fishing should benefit.  Claassenia stoneflies and hoppers are still evident throughout the drainage, so larger hopper and attractor patterns continue to work well.  PMDs and Hecubas are popping in intermittent fashion from time to time from noon until 3pm.  Faster currents along banks structure, at the head of riffles, and along seams…
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Snake River Flows are up from Jackson Lake Dam and currently stand at approximately 3,000 cfs.  Fishing was challenging after these increases but the river has settled down, fish have acclimated, and water temps have cooled to the point that finishing at or before 3pm is of no need.  There has been decent to good fishing most days and the increased flow have opened up certain riffle and side channels that previously were not worth…
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Snake River Water temps remain warm on most of the river with gauges going over 70 degrees by 4pm.  There is still good surface action with Claassenia stoneflies and caddis emerging primarily and a smattering of PMDs around in the afternoon.  The best surface action has been in the morning from approximately 8am until noon.  Dry fly eats slowly starts to wane in the afternoon most days.  Submerged structure, banks, side channels, seams, eddies, and…
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Snake River Recent rains have helps cool temps by two to three helpful degrees.  We are seeing our first signs of Claassenia on the Snake and we should be seeing a lot more over the coming days.  Fishing has been most consistent along banks and submerged structure, although riffles are starting to fish decent, especially below South Park, as PMDs continue to come off after 11am.  All of these waters, as well as side channels,…
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Snake River Caddis continue to pop in the morning and PMDs after 10:30am and terrestrials – primarily grasshoppers, beetles, and a few carpenter ants – can be out in decent numbers in the afternoon.  Surface fishing has been best from around 10am until 2pm.  Targeting banks can pay off but there can be better production by being several feet off of prime holding water. The same can be said for seams and riffles, with better…
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