Snake River Flows from Jackson Lake Dam have dropped to 2,400cfs and the tailwater reach down to the Osprey Channel is really fishing well. Yellow Sallies are appearing everywhere below Cattleman’s. Riffles are producing on the surface with everything from large attractors to minute emerger patterns. Nymphing is still the best way to go in most holding water types, but streamers are getting into fish in slower holding water, below Cattleman’s. The rest of the…
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Snake River Flows from Jackson Lake Dam have dropped from 4,500cfs to 3,500 cfs over the past week, greatly improving the dry fly fishing on the tailwater reach down to Pacific Creek. Callibaetis and gray drakes are the primary bugs on the water, with Chironomids and some caddis making appearances throughout most days. Eddies and seams are the most productive water to target with dry flies and nymphs. Riffles are just starting to perk up…
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Snake River Still running at 4,500 cfs from Jackson Lake Dam. This is a great level for the tailwater reach from a fly fishing standpoint and it has just started to come into shape this past week. Good action on double nymph rigs in seams and eddies. Dry fly action is starting to come on strong with the best activity occurring from Cattlemans down to Pacific Creek. Trout are rising primarily to chironomid and callibaetis…
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Snake River The tailwater reach from Jackson Lake Dam down to Pacific Creek remains the only reach to not be in runoff conditions. Releases from the dam have been steady at 4000 cfs for a few days and the fishing has improved greatly and are at the right level for good fishing. Clarity is excellent. The best action has been on double nymph rigs in seams, eddies, and riffles. Streamers have also been working good…
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Snake River There has been some clearing on the Snake with the inclement weather we have had in over the past week. The bigger news is that Jackson Lake is very near filling and, to make room, releases from the dam have increased to 2,500 cfs. Flows should increase again once the reservoir is completely filled. Bureau of Reclamation projects flows to max out at 4,000 cfs, and then drop sometime in late June or…
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