Snake River Mostly PMDs and mahogany duns on the water this month but colder and wetter days (which we have had a fair amount of so far over the past two weeks) BWOs show up on the scene and can be out in force. This is especially the case on the lower reaches from Wilson Bridge down to Sheep Gulch. Top water activity is fleeting in the morning hours, although those who wish to be…
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Snake River Flows have ramped down from Jackson Lake Dam and we are at a sustained release of 550cfs for the immediate future. During the ramp down, there was decent to downright good action on dries, nymphs, and streamers on those days with cloud cover and precipitation. At the current levels (and flows will be slowly receding with tributary recession throughout the next couple of months), the best plan of action is to fish small…
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Snake River Tricos (especially on the canyon reaches below South Park Bridge and upstream of Pacific Creek)) and PMDs can be counted on most days. Cooler weather with clouds and precipitation can bring out even more intense PMD hatches as well as emergences of Hecubas and the mahogany duns (particularly from Pacific Creek down to South Park Bridge). Targeting riffles, seams, eddies, side channels, and banks or structure with slow to moderate current can produce…
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Snake River Cooling autumn temps and some more consistent precipitation have provided an uptick in an already upticking surface game as PMDs and – FINALLY- hecubas are move of a given most days from the late morning hours until mid to late afternoon. Heavy precipitation may cause some off color water some days. Nevertheless, it has not been enough to eliminate any chance of top-water action. Mayfly imitations are working best in eddies, side channels,…
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Snake River Still fairly warm water temps, so early starts continue to be the way to go. The big change over the past two weeks, however, is that 1) we are seeing a lot more larger 18-plus inch trout on the surface, and 2) inconsistency in terms of the sweet spot during the day when the best surface action occurs. Most days, it is still 11am to 2pm. But there are times when the morning…
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