Snake River Runoff is beginning to subside on the Snake and we are within a couple weeks of fishing the river with confidence.  In the meantime, the best results are coming from the tailwater reach where clarity is very good and flows from the dam have been reduce to 2,800cfs.  There is surface action in bits-and-piece in eddy pools and slow runs along banks with moderate depths.  Small attractor, midge and caddis imitations are the…
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Snake River Flows from Jackson Lake Dam are currently at around 4,500cfs.  The tailwater reach above Pacific Creek continues to have the best visibility.  Jackson Lake, however, is in turn over, so that visibility is far from crystal clear.  Nonetheless, there is still around three feet of clarity.  Don’t expect off-the-charts action, but there are fish to be had. Nymph rigs are performing best when fished along banks, seams, and eddies. Streamer fishing is debatably…
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Snake River With the Snake in runoff, the tailwater reach below Jackson Lake Dam continues to off the best fishing opportunities.  No watercraft allowed at the moment, but it is still fishing well via wading.  Visibility is very good also.  Cool water temps means the best action is below the surface.  Double/triple nymph rigs fished in eddies, seams, and along banks and structure are producing when fished in the six to nine foot range of…
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Snake River With the Snake in runoff, the tailwater reach from Jackson Lake Dam down to Pacific Creek is the obvious choice, and it just opened to fishing this past Monday.  Flows are at a little over 3,000cfs and visibility is at three to four feet.  Cold water temps, so surface action is extremely limited.  Double/triple nymph rigs are the best approach.  Fish these in the thalweg below the spillway, eddies, seams, and along banks…
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South Fork Flows from Palisades Reservoir stand at approximately 15,300cfs.  Still around three feet of visibility on the upper reach and around two feet on the lower reaches.  Water temps are cool so surface action is not in the cards most days.  Nymphs and streamers, however, have been performing in a respectable manner.  With the higher flows, fish double and triple nymphs rigs with between nine and twelve feet of leader from your trailing pattern…
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