Snake River A bit of a cold spell to start off 2019. As such, most of the action is happening later in the day.  No reason to get started any earlier than 10am.  Noon is best some days.  The whitefish spawn has completely come to an end, which means that fishing long, slow riffle pools isn’t in the cards as much as it has been.  Instead, the best targets are slow current side channels with…
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With 2019 just a couple of days away, this weekend seems as good of a time as any to reflect on how things were in Wydaho this past year.  For sure it was a solid year, but by no means was it great from a fly fishing standpoint.  We definitely had some fun fishing and there were several spectacular days.  Nonetheless, I would rate the fishing as good, not necessarily out-of -this-world.  Here are some thoughts…
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Snake River Very much the same story on the Snake as it was at the beginning of the month – mostly midges on the surface and below with some action on roe patterns as the whitefish spawn begins to wane (or at least we think it is waning). The best water to target at the moment is slower current margins along eddies and seams.  There is also more trout beginning to hold in no-current water…
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Snake River We are in full-on winter fishing now. Over the past week and half, the majority of productive fishing has been with midge larva and pupa imitations on the margin of seams, the current margin of riffles, and the tail of riffle pools (basically, target slower water types at the edge of faster current).  Egg patterns are also worth fishing in the same water, as we are probably dead center of the whitefish spawn…
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Snake River Cutties have moved into their winter lies for the most part – primarily backwater channels, large eddies, and deeper riffle pools with moderate current speeds. Nonetheless, there still are a fair amount of fish holding in typical summer and autumn water such as seams, riffles and bankside troughs.  The action in the former is starting around noon-ish, while the latter might not turn on until around 2pm or later.  Both are worth hitting…
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