Snake River Claassenia is out in little more with more shucks evident on the banks of every reach.  This continues to make larger stonefly and attractor patterns the best bet in the morning hours, especially when fished with a dropper nymph.  These patterns, as well as hopper imitations, will continue to work in the afternoon and can outperform the action they produce in the afternoon.  Target banks, structure, troughs, and confluences. PMDs and caddis are…
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Snake River Crystal clear water on the entire reach and larger cutthroats – 16 to 18 inches – are making up more of the fish compared to a couple of weeks ago.  The downside is that water temps are warming into the high 60s during the afternoon and exceeding 68 degrees after 4pm.  Early starts lead to less fish mortality (not to mention fishing can slow after 4pm).  Caddis are milling about in the morning…
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Snake River Substantial visibility on all reaches of the Snake is making dry fly fishing the standard way to go at the moment.  PMDs and caddis dominate the surface, although there are still yellow sallies and a few golden stones about.  Large to moderately sized attractor/stonefly patterns are working best on all water types, although mayfly, sallie, and caddis imitations are working just as well in riffles, seams, and confluences from around 10am until 1pm. …
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Snake River Substantial visibility on all reaches of the Snake is making dry fly fishing the standard way to go at the moment.  PMDs and caddis dominate the surface, although there are still yellow sallies and a few golden stones about.  Large to moderately sized attractor/stonefly patterns are working best on all water types, although mayfly, sallie, and caddis imitations are working just as well in riffles, seams, and confluences from around 10am until 1pm. …
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Snake River Good to solid fishing on just about every reach as the Snake continues to gain more visibility each day with more than enough to offer decent dry fly fishing on the entire stream.  Not a lot of bruiser fish quite yet, but that should be coming in the next couple of weeks.  The most consistent action has been on the upper reaches from Jackson Lake Dam down to Moose followed by the lower…
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