Snake River The Snake continues rock on with excellent dry fly fishing on all reaches. The weird thing is that it is starting to fish just as well in the afternoon as it is in the morning despite increasing water temps. This is primarily happening on the upper reaches from Jackson Lake Dam down to Moose and on the lower reaches from South Park down to Sheep Gulch. The middle reaches from Moose down to…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for June 29th, 2015
Snake River Things have really popped on the Snake. Pretty good earlier this past week but over the past several days (since the 23rd) it has turned on big time. The river is clearing fast with the Buffalo Fork and Hoback rivers receding and there are tons of bugs on the water. You cannot find a reach that is not producing in a solid fashion. Caddis dominate the scene, but there are LOTS of yellow…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for June 22nd, 2015
Snake River Flows from Jackson Lake Dam have dropped to 2,400cfs and the tailwater reach down to the Osprey Channel is really fishing well. Yellow Sallies are appearing everywhere below Cattleman’s. Riffles are producing on the surface with everything from large attractors to minute emerger patterns. Nymphing is still the best way to go in most holding water types, but streamers are getting into fish in slower holding water, below Cattleman’s. The rest of the…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for June 21st, 2015
Snake River Flows from Jackson Lake Dam have dropped to 2,400cfs and the tailwater reach down to the Osprey Channel is really fishing well. Yellow Sallies are appearing everywhere below Cattleman’s. Riffles are producing on the surface with everything from large attractors to minute emerger patterns. Nymphing is still the best way to go in most holding water types, but streamers are getting into fish in slower holding water, below Cattleman’s. The rest of the…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for June 15th, 2015
Snake River Flows from Jackson Lake Dam have dropped from 4,500cfs to 3,500 cfs over the past week, greatly improving the dry fly fishing on the tailwater reach down to Pacific Creek. Callibaetis and gray drakes are the primary bugs on the water, with Chironomids and some caddis making appearances throughout most days. Eddies and seams are the most productive water to target with dry flies and nymphs. Riffles are just starting to perk up…
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