Snake River Flows continue to drop as tributaries quickly recede and visibility is shaping up nicely.  The best fishing has been in the afternoon hours from around 1:30pm to 5:30pm, and this includes surface feeding.  PMDs, yellow sallies, and the smaller golden stones are out after 10am but caddis kick into gear shortly thereafter and completely dominate from 2pm on (the latter is the most reliant hatch at the moment).  When using surface patterns in…
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Snake River Runoff on the Snake has peaked but the tailwater reach from Jackson Lake Dam to Pacific Creek remains the only section with fishable visibility.  Flows are currently at 5,500 cfs and there are a lot more lake trout in the river .  Action is best in the spillway as well as deep recirculating eddies seam, and slow current riffles.  Both streamers and tandem nymph rigs are working well, with the former being ALMOST…
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Snake River Flows from Jackson Lake Dam stand at 3,500cfs.  Fishing has been most productive in the spillway, in deep eddies with slow recirculating eddies, and in some riffles (pretty much in that order).  Going deep is the name of the game with leader lengths running seven to eight feet from trailing fly to line/suspension device.  Streamers are working in the same water but also when fished along submerged structure and banks with steep-ish drop-offs. …
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Snake River The Snake is officially in runoff so the most consistent action is occurring on the tailwater reach immediately below Jackson Lake Dam.  Flows currently stand at 2000cfs.  Water temps are cool but there is respectable action on nymphs in the spillway and in deep eddies upstream of Cattlemans.  Below Cattlemans, the best action has been on streamers when targeting banks, structure, and spring inlets/confluences.  Go fairly deep with your nymph rigs (no shallower…
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Snake River A recent cold spell has dropped flows on the Snake significantly, but very warm temps have returned and the Snake is back into runoff.  There are still opportunities with larger foam and rubber legged stonefly patterns imitating skwala (which will soon run its course) as well as soft hackle jig nymphs and large streamers.  Nonetheless, this will end soon and the primary action is on the tailwater reach between Jackson Lake Dam and…
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