Snake River Pretty warm temps so far this March, which is making for fairly comfortable fishing on the Wyoming side of the border. Surface action has been good in specific slow water pieces on midge and Capnia imitations from around 9am until a little after 4pm.  The key to success is finding those slow water areas offering surface action.  Some will, but some won’t if you find an active pool, stay on it.  The best…
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Snake River Still a decent amount of surface activity is holding water with slow currents – primarily backwater channels, eddies and the tail of riffle pools.  Mostly midges, but in the past couple of days we have started to see a smattering of Capnia winter stones.  Just a smattering, but it bodes well for the coming weeks.  10am to 4pm has been the prime time on warmer days. Nymphs are working well in the same…
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Snake River More surface action over the past couple of weeks, although it is occurring in specific water types – specifically backwater channels with limited currents as well as slow water at the tail of riffles with moderate depths. The upside is that we have been experiencing a wider window for top water action – roughly 11am until 4pm. As usual, midges dominate. No sign of the tiny Capnia stoneflies yet, but they should be…
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Snake River Still midging most waters at the moment and it will take some effort to get to prime water with all the snow we have had so far this month. Nonetheless, it can be worth it if you hit the primetime period of around 11am to 3:30pm. Nymphing in slower water types and slow current eddies is the name of the game. Deeper riffle tailouts are worthwhile targets as well. Dry fly action is…
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Snake River Same story on the Snake as we had in December, although warmer days are producing a bit better surface action if you are patient. This top-water action has been in a tight window from around 10:30am until around 2pm. Use low-laying film patterns fished in tandem with a higher riding pattern and target eddies, slow water along banks and structure, and riffle pools. Nymphs are producing best and can be fished with consistency…
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