Snake River Fishing has been excellent on the Snake and this should continue for at least the next month if the current water and weather conditions remain the same. Look for blue-winged olives to be active as well as lots of chironomids. We have also had a big increase in activity on the part of our October caddis. There is noticeably more of them now then there was a couple of weeks ago. Surface action…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for October 15th, 2016
Snake River It certainly feels like October on the Snake. We have cool temps maxing out in the mid-60s and low, gin clear water. Fishing has been solid over the past two weeks on the mid-reaches from Moose to South Park and just as good of fishing on the lower reaches from South Park down to Sheep Gulch. Dry fly fishing is best from about 12pm until 5pm. It is a somewhat a tight window,…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for September 30th 2016
Snake River Still some very solid autumn fishing on the Snake, but there is some inconsistency from day to day and section to section. No question that the most consistent fishing has been on the middle reaches from Moose to South Park and on the lower reaches from South Park to Sheep Gulch. The ramp down of flows started on September 28th and, as is typical, the fishing is best on these middle and lower…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for September 17th, 2016
Snake River There was a spell of inconsistency on the Snake for about a week, but with the return of cooler weather over the past few days, the river is back to its typical early autumn self. PMDs continue to emerge and we are seeing more mahogany duns and hecubas, as well as caddis. Dry fly fishing is getting back to normal with surface action happening in riffles, seams, bankside troughs, and submerged structure. Fish…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for September 2nd, 2016
Snake River No better place to be in the area right now than the Snake River. Mutant stoneflies continue to pop, there are more and hecubas around, and we are seeing our first mahogany duns of the year on those days with cloudy and precipitation. Tricos are emerging strong on the tailwater reach below the dam and down in the canyon from South Park down to West Table. Add in the continuing hatches of grasshoppers…
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