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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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for September 25th, 2017
Snake River Nice, cool and wet weather moved through the Snake River region over this past week, bringing with it broader hatches and more intense surface action most days. Warmer weather is on the way, although the forecast does not call for anything over 70 degrees. Autumn is finally here. The most productive fishing is occurring from approximately 11am until late afternoon. This has been the time of the day when mahogany duns, infrequen PMDs,…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for September 4th, 2017
Snake River It’s the same-old on the Snake as it was last week. Water temps are warm and getting into the mid-60s, but starting early and ending around 4pm can pay dividends in terms of numbers and size. Claassenia stoneflies are around early in the morning. PMDs are around from around 11am until 3pm. You will also see caddis and grasshoppers around in bits and pieces. But the big change has been the appearance of…
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