Snake River The Snake is officially in runoff so the most consistent action is occurring on the tailwater reach immediately below Jackson Lake Dam.  Flows currently stand at 2000cfs.  Water temps are cool but there is respectable action on nymphs in the spillway and in deep eddies upstream of Cattlemans.  Below Cattlemans, the best action has been on streamers when targeting banks, structure, and spring inlets/confluences.  Go fairly deep with your nymph rigs (no shallower…
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Snake River A recent cold spell has dropped flows on the Snake significantly, but very warm temps have returned and the Snake is back into runoff.  There are still opportunities with larger foam and rubber legged stonefly patterns imitating skwala (which will soon run its course) as well as soft hackle jig nymphs and large streamers.  Nonetheless, this will end soon and the primary action is on the tailwater reach between Jackson Lake Dam and…
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Snake River Flows are increasing due to snowmelt and the early stages of runoff which is increasing turbidity but water temps are hitting 50 to 52 degrees, which is primetime for skwalas.  Tiny winter stones and midges are also around.  The Snake has around two and a half feet of visibility but clears around 10:30am and goes back into increasing turbity around 3:30pm.  Expect this window to tighten as runoff intensifies over the next week. …
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Snake River Winter flows continue from Jackson Lake Dam.  Good fishing is being had from Wilson Bridge down to Sheep Gulch.  Surface action with midge and neomura patterns is best from around 11:30 am until 4pm when targeting riffles, submerged structure, and ledge rock pools.  Nymph rigs are producing in the same water as well as eddies and eddy current margins. Streamers are working well when targeting ledge rock pools, eddy current margins, and riffles…
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Snake River Midge activity remains strong and is at its strongest between 1pm and 4pm.  Winter stones – Neumora – continue to pop and emergences are stronger now as opposed to two weeks ago.  Some days they outnumber midges. The best surface action with these bugs is also between 1pm and 4pm, although there is still production between 11am and 1pm.  Slow currents in eddies, ledge rock pools, and backwater channels are primary targets whether…
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