Snake River Much cooler weather during these first two weeks of November with air temps in the 35 to 45 degree range almost each day. The result has been good fishing on the Snake with streamers throughout the day and dry flies – primarily midges and blue-winged olives – in the afternoon hours from about 12 pm to 5 pm. Streamer fishing has been best on the reaches from Moose Bridge down to South Park…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for October 31st, 2017
Snake River Dry fly fishing on the Snake has been excellent on the lower reaches from Moose Bridge down to Sheep Gulch with tour rising to blue-winged olives, PMDs, and mahogany dun imitations during the afternoon hours. Riffles, seams, eddies and submerged structure are the prime targets. Actions starts around noon and intensifies until 5pm or 6pm. Takes have been fairly slow, so slow down on your hook set. Tandem rigs – dun trailed by…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for October 20th, 2017
Snake River The Snake is in prime October form with both stream levels and bugs on the water, which include PMDs, mahogany duns, blue-winged olives and caddis. Most of the surface action is starting around noon and lasts into the early evening hours. Prior to this grabby fish can be had on dry-dropper rigs.Most days are producing good to great action, but there will be slower days here-and-there as well. The middle sections from Moose…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for October 11th, 2017
Snake River Releases from Jackson Lake Dam are at 900cfs. There is much more concentration of trout in prime holding water types than there was a week and a half ago. Riffles, seams, side channels, banks, and bankside troughs are the key targets, especially on the lower river from Wilson Bridge down to Sheep Gulch. Banks with moderate currents can offer trout holding up to three feet from submerged structure. Mahogany duns, PMDs, October caddis,…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for October 2nd, 2017
Snake River Fishing continues to be solid on the Snake as it typically is this time of year with continuing hatches of Hecubas, mahogany duns, October caddis, infrequen PMDs, and blue-winged olives. It is a true smorgasbord on most days, but expect mahogany duns and blue-wings to dominate the scene on colder and wetter days. Hatches and surface action are best from about 10am until 4pm, with the afternoon hours from 11:30am to 3pm being…
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