Snake River There has been quite a bit of variability in terms of holding water over the past couple of months, but it seems that finally fish are podded up in their winter lies.  Ledge rock pools, eddies, and seams at the margin of backwater channels are the prime targets.  Midges are the name of the game.  Deeper pools are best fished with double nymph rigs going down to 7ft in some cases.  Shallower water…
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Snake River Warm weather has created more opportunities for increased production, but the sweet spot remains no earlier than 11am and ending around 3pm most days.  The most active water is ledge rock pools, eddies, and riffle pools/current margins.  Midges dominate, and decent surface feeding can occur from time to time, although rarely is it lasting for more than two hours.  Have a tandem dry rig at the ready, but focus primarily on dry-dropper rigs.…
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Snake River Warming temps equate to warming water temps (by a couple of degrees at least).  We have moved into midge-mode solely on the surface with the best action occurring from 11am until 4pm and the most productive water being in ledge rock pools, banks and submerged structure with slow to moderate currents, and the tail of seams with recirculating currents.  Nymphs are best fished as part of a dry-dropper rig or a rigging with…
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Snake River BWOs are around every day and dominate in slower water types during the mid-afternoon hours when there is cloud cover and precipitation.  Midges are around under similar conditions, although not in as strong of numbers.  Fishing is inconsistent with some days being very good and others being sub-par.  Some consistency can be found on cloudy days.  The best action for dry flies and dropper rigs are seams, riffle pools, and ledge rock pools. …
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Snake River Decent fishing on the lower reaches from South Park Bridge down to Alpine as midges and BWOs emerge in strong numbers most days.  Expect the action to start a little after 11am and build until 5pm (the sweet spot being from around 1pm to 4pm).  Riffles and seams are fishing best early.  Ledge rock pools, eddies, and slow currents along structure fish best later in the day.  One caveat is that the head…
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