On the Snake, the cuttys are consistently feeding on the surface. We have seen good PMD and various caddis hatches. The hoppers are also out all over the banks. As usual, chernobyls have been working well, and you can always add a nymph dropper to effectively fish above and below the surface. Various PMD and caddis patterns will also pick up fish. On cloudy days, a chernobyl or smaller dries will be your best bet. On hotter sunny afternoons, try a hopper pattern. We have seen a lot of larger fish come up for the hopper.

On the South Fork, the dry fly action is finally coming around. It has still be a little slow on dries in the middle of the day, but the early mornings and the late afternoon/evening has been red hot. Various mayflies (most prominently PMDs) have been very effective. Hopper patterns have been a little hit or miss, but we have seen some really big fish sporadically taking hoppers on the surface.

The fishing has significantly improved in the last week!  With flow levels returning to moderate and water becoming gorgeous and clear, the Snake River is back on track!  Hopper hatches are beginning and the fish are starting to look towards the surface.  Get it while you can!

The fishing on the Snake is improving by the day as water continues to drop.  Large dries with nymph droppers are still the best bet overall although today we had a period when bigger fish were onto to dry caddis fly and stone fly patterns as well the good ole stimulator.  The South Fork is dropping as well and although it is still fairly green in color many fish can be found by nymphing a stone fly pattern with a pheasant tail or prince nympth  as a second fly.  Occasional surface feeders can be found taking pmd’s and if you see some fish  on the surface take the time to work them as surface fishing is still slow throughout the region.

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The Snake is starting to fish pretty well as the cutthroats are starting to feed on the surface. The standard chernobyl with a dropper has been working well. For the chernobyl, try a tan or gold in sizes 10 or 12. For the dropper, try a size 14 red copper john or pheasant tail flashback. PMDs are hatching sporatically and various PMD patterns have also been working pretty well.

If you are floating Moose to Wilson or Wilson to South Park, it might be worth taking the time to get out of the boat and fish some side channels. You can certainly catch fish on the main channel, but the dry fly action seems to be more productive when fishing riffles and slow water along the banks of some of the side channels.