Snake River Midges, a solid amount of Neumora, and some BWOs (on wetter days) make up the majority of bugs out on the water.  Water temps are hitting 42 degrees some days and, as a result, skwala are starting to appear in bits and pieces but not quite a respectable hatch yet.  As has been the case for the past month or so, surface action has been the most consistent from 11am until around 4pm. …
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Snake River A smattering of surface action as fish continue to feed on midges from around 1pm to 3pm, with a wider window of an hour on each end some days.  Neomura  emergnces continue but are inconsistent.  Slow current riffles, eddy and seam current margins, ledge rock pools, and bank with slow currents are key targets. Dry-dropper rigs with variable tippet lengths depending on water column being targeted are working better than double/triple nymph rigs. …
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Snake River Continued midge activity as expected but we are starting to see a smattering on winter stones – Neumora – for the first time of the year. The best action with the latter has come on nymph imitations primarily along riffle and seam current margins.  There is some dry fly action with adults in slow currents in eddies, ledge rock pools, and backwater channels in a tight window from around 12:30pm until 2pm most…
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Snake River Nymph rigs are the name of the game most days, especially when targeting ledge rock pools, deep troughs, seams and eddies.  Some attractor soft hackles are getting into fish but not near to the same degree as smaller midge imitations.  Surface action is occurring mostly in deeper water in ledge rock pools and backwater channels and on the edge of troughs.  Nymph rigs will work in all of this water but also working…
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Snake River More consistent fishing now with warmer water temps.  Fishing is respectable after 11am and can last until 3pm most days.  The sweet spot, especially with surface flies and shallow dry-dropper rigs, is happening from 1pm to 3pm, although on some days it is occurring earlier. Midges continue to be the name of the game almost solely.  Ledge rock pools, eddies, and the current margins where backwater channels meet main channel seams are the…
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