Snake River The Snake went into runoff around the 1st of May but there is still visibility on the foot and a half range, so some possibilities downstream of Pacific Creek as skwalas, midges, and even capnias continue to emerge throughout the drainage (and blue-winged olives on cooler, wetter days).  The best action is coming on larger attractor patterns and on lightly weighted or unweighted stonefly nymph imitations, particularly at the head of riffles, in…
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Snake River Good action throughout the drainage with emergences of midges, Capnias, and blue-winged olives just about everyday.  But skwalas are on the river now, and this means that surface action on larger attractor patterns is in the card.  Most dry fly production is occurring from around 11:30am until dusk.  Midge, BWO, Capnia, and skwala patterns are all working in the same holding water – primarily riffles and riffle current margins, seams, troughs, eddies, submerged…
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Snake River The best dry fly fishing since early last November is occurring on the Snake River with intense emergences of midges and lots of Capnia stoneflies around from approximately 11am until 5pm.  We started to see our first Skwala stones about a week ago.  Water temps are warming, too.  This is allowing cutties to move out of traditional winter holding water and into faster currents at the head of riffles, confluences, and seams. Nymphs…
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Snake River Surface action has picked up big time on the middle and lower reaches from Moose down to Sheep Gulch.  Lots of midges from around 11:30pm to 5pm and a good amount of Capnias around as well most days.  Most production remains in eddies, slow current back channels, and ledge rock pools, but there is also increasing action occurring in shallower water at the head of riffle and along seams and confuences. Nymphs have…
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Snake River Better fishing on most of the Snake over the past two weeks as both air and water temps warm.  Chironomids dominate, but we are seeing a decent smattering of Capnia winter stones, particularly on the middle reaches from Moose down to South Park.  The best surface activity is occurring from approximately 11am to 4pm.  Target side channels with moderate depths and slow currents, eddies, and ledge rock pools (the latter in the Canyon…
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