Snake River Flows from Jackson Lake Dam have ramped up to meet downstream irrigation demand but the river retains substantial visibility and is fishing well, although water temps are warming fast (peaking in the high 60s) and you do have to work harder for your fish and think more outside the box than a week ago, as currents are moving really fast.  PMDs are the dominant bug on the water at the moment with a…
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Snake River The Snake started to fish consistently on the surface about a week and a half ago and that trend continues as the river clears and continues to recede.  Larger fish – 16-plus – are now in the cards on almost all reaches.  Smorgasbord hatches – smaller goldens, flavs, caddis, PMDs, and yellow sallies – also continue to emerge from approximately 10am until 5pm.  Dry-dropper rigs are working best followed by tandem dry rigs.…
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Snake River Tributaries continue to recede and the Snake is getting into shape just in time for the heavy June hatches of caddis, yellow sallies, and the smaller golden stones. There is approximately two and half feet of visibility and decent surface action is happening in riffles, seams, eddies, side channels, slow current banks, and confluences. focus most of your attention on shallow riffles, as that is where there is extensive production from approximately 10am…
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Snake River The Snake is receding and flows from Jackson Lake Dam stand at 3,800cfs.  The tailwater reach has substantial visibility and is fishing well with dry flies and nymph rigs on eddy current seams and in riffles from the early morning hours until around 3pm.  Streamers continue to work best on the lower piece of the tailwater reach from the Oxbow down to Pacific Creek.  Moderately sized and larger baitfish imitations are working equally…
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Snake River The tailwater reach below Jackson Lake Dam is the place to be as runoff continues on the Snake.  Flows at the Dam stand at approximately 3,000cfs.  There is a bit of surface feeding from Cattlemans down to the Pacific Creek floodplain and it is worth throwing either midge imitations or small to moderate sized foam attractors when you come upon consistent rises.  Double/triple nymph rigs are working best on the upper reach from…
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