Snake River Abnormally cold temperatures over the past two weeks but temps have warmed up noticeably and fishing is a quite a bit more comfortable.  Water temperatures are still cold, so targeting deeper and slower portions of riffles pools and seams.  For the most part, it is just chironomids on the surface currently.  Nymphing is the best way to go.  Brighter colored chironomid and mayfly larva patterns are getting the most action.  Stonefly nymphs are…
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Snake River We have had some very great autumn fishing over the past two months, but colder weather is moving in over the next week, and this requires a change in strategies and tactics on the Snake. Chironomids, micro caddis, and blue-winged olives will be the primary emergences on the water and this means fishing nymphs and surface patterns that match.  Don’t bother with large attractors and stonefly larva patterns.  Go down a couple sizes.…
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Snake River The Snake continues to fish well going into November with the best action occurring on the lower reaches from Moose Bridge down to Sheep Gulch. Water temps are quite cool in the morning and this is the time period to use double nymph rigs and dry-dropper rigs in riffles, seams, submerged structure, and troughs. Water temperatures warm up by noon (although some days a little later) and imitations of blue-winged olives, mahogany duns,…
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Snake River More variable weather has moved into the region over the past week giving times of warm sunshine and others with cooler, wetter weather.  Fishing remains good regardless, with more intense hatches of blue-winged olives and mahogany duns on those days with cloudy and precipitation.  You will also see more intense chironomid emergences as well.  The same bugs will be out on warmer days, but they will be joined by some October caddis.  Double…
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Snake River Continuing warm, sunny weather in the region (not that unusual for this time of year) is making for some very good, and comfortable fishing on the Snake River.  Blue-winged olives are out just about everyday.  You will also see intermittent emergences of October caddis on just about every reach of river.  Cooler and wetter days are also producing impressive hatches of mahogany duns.  Fishing is most productive in the morning on nymph rigs…
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