Snake River Low flows and gin clear water on every reach of the Snake at the moment.  BWOs and chironomids are the primary bugs on the water, with the former occurring primarily on cooler, wetter days.  Look for them to be out in a short window from around 2pm until 5pm.  Chironomids can be out as early as 10:30am.  The best surface action has been at the head of riffles, ledge rock pools, eddies, and…
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Snake River A lot of back and forth with weather – some days are cool with rain (and sometimes snow) and other days being pleasant and sunny.  Midges are popping most days, as are BWOs and some leftover October caddis.  Much of the surface action is occurring from around noon until 4:30 pm, although some days it doesn’t start until 1pm.  The best production is occurring in ledge rock pools, side channels, eddy current margins,…
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Snake River Not exceptional hatches over the past 10 days, but we have seen a smattering of BWOs and mahogany duns after 12:30pm and there have been a couple of October caddis most days.  Despite the lack of emergences, surface action has been decent to good, although fishing a dropper along with a moderately-sized attractor is getting into just as many fish.  Key water to focus on include riffles, seams, eddies, and banks with woody…
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Snake River Most of the consistent surface action is occurring on the lower reaches from Wilson Bridge down to Sheep Gulch.  Mahogany duns, BWOs, and a smattering of October caddis (a few each day) are the primary fare on the water, with the productive hours coming from around 11:30am and finishing up around 5pm.  Expect intensified action on wetter, cloudier days.  CDC soft hackle nymphs are working as well, and much earlier in the day. …
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Snake River After the autumn ramp down from Jackson Lake Dam this past week, flows are now at 280cfs and will be for quite a few months.  There are decent hatches of infrequen PMDs and mahogany duns most days and you will probably still see a couple Claassenia stones around from time to time.  The best action has been on the middle and lower reaches of the river from Moose Bridge down to Sheep Gulch…
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