Snake River Flows from Jackson Lake Dam are currently at 3,000cfs. This is definitely the highest I can remember seeing flows this early in the season.  We were dealing mostly with streamers a week and a half ago as fish continued to acclimate to higher water.  That acclimation has, for the most part taken place.  A little by little, more fish are being caught on dries and nymphs, thanks in large part to increasing water…
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Snake River Daytime temperatures in the high 30s and low 40s has produced very comfortable fishing as well as some of the best action on the water of the year so far. A variety of nymphs are producing in riffles, riffle pools, seams, and bankside troughs.  This includes everything from larger stonefly imitations to smaller chironomid patterns.  It’s still almost exclusively midges on the water, but little black stones and little brown stones should be…
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Snake River More variable weather in the Snake River area over the past two weeks. Some days have been in the mid-40s, while others have been in the low 30s.  Either way, fishing has been much more comfortable, and better, than it was in December and January.  Riffle, riffle pools, and seams have come on strong with a variety of nymphs; including smaller stonefly imitations, blue-winged olive patterns, and chironomids.  You do not need to…
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Finally some warm (or warmer) weather in the area. This past December and January were colder than average for sure.  I counted 27 days since December 1st where the overnight low was below zero.  Over the past five years, we have average 11 days below zero for the entire winter.  The main impact on our fishing has been significant ice flows (primarily on the Snake.  A little bit on the South Fork).  The extended forecast…
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Snake River Still some very solid autumn fishing on the Snake, but there is some inconsistency from day to day and section to section. No question that the most consistent fishing has been on the middle reaches from Moose to South Park and on the lower reaches from South Park to Sheep Gulch.  The ramp down of flows started on September 28th and, as is typical, the fishing is best on these middle and lower…
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