Snake River Variable air temps over the past couple of weeks but there has been good surface action regardless if you target the right water.  Slow current side channels and recirculating eddies have been the most consistent, even when there is melting ice and slush flow in the water.  Just find the open water between slush and ice and be prepared to manage your line when either gets in the way. Nymphs are working best…
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Snake River Good fishing winter fishing on the lower Snake from South Park down to East Table.  Ledge rock pools, eddies, and seams are the prime targets, particularly with nymphs but in the early afternoon with midge adult patterns as well.  Upstream of South Park, nymphs are working better than surface patterns through the day.  Concentrate on eddies and backwater side channels at seam margins.  Nymphs are best fished as part of a dry-dropper rig…
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Snake River Variable temperatures over the past couple of weeks have shifted water the water you should target from time to time.  With ice flow occurring some mornings, the best option is to target slow current back channels where buildup is minimal.  Warmer overnight lows will lessen ice on the water, allowing anglers to target eddies and riffle pools. Streamer fishing has been inconsistent but is best slow water at the edge of seams and…
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Snake River A fair amount of ice flow earlier in the month due to freezing overnight temps but overnights are noticeably warmer now allowing for decent to good action from around 10am until 4pm.  Surface action is in a three hour window (noon until 3pm) and best in slow current riffles and in side channels at times.  Nymphing has been working consistent throughout most of the day and are working best in slow current eddies…
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Snake River The lower reaches from South Park Bridge down to Sheep Gulch is the place to be with fish concentrated in ledge rock pools, troughs with mid-range depth, backwater side channels, and seams.  Whitefish egg patterns are working best in riffles and troughs (particularly those squeezed between riffle shelves and banks).  Midge imitations are working in all water mention above).  It has been a fairly wide window of activity, with consistent action happening from…
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