Grand Fishing Adventures

Catching fish during runoff?!?!?!?

Andrew Byron — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:09:59 +0000

The Snake river has fully blown out! We have been anticipating this the past few weeks and it finally turned from green to brown. Current flows in the canyon are around 8200 CFS. Clients were still able to pick up a few fish two days ago below South Park bridge. The weather forecast is calling for warm weather into the middle of next week which will help bring more moisture out of the mountains and into the river. The Snake River basin is reporting 65% of average snow water equivalent as of May 11th. If the weather stays warm we should be fishing the Snake in late June/early July!

Reports from the Green River above Warren Bridge have been good. The river is flowing at 619 CFS which is both a good level to float and wade fish. Nymphing and streamer fishing will be good in the campground sections. With cold water temperatures fish should be in slower water. The Upper Green River basin is reporting 38% of average snow water equivalent. I would imagine the Green will be our first option for good fishing this spring and could fish well the next few weeks.

I am off to explore the South Fork today. I will report on it after the weekend. For now I will leave you with a very respectable picture of a Catostomus Platyrhynchus (mountain sucker) which a client caught with me two days ago fly fishing around Swinging Bridge. Call the shop and book a trip if you would like to have a once in a lifetime opportunity to catch such a trophy!

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Early Season Snake Fishing

Andrew Byron — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:51:19 +0000

The early season fishing in Jackson Hole has been excellent! Due to slightly below average precipitation this past winter we have seen some of the earliest fishing on the Snake River in recent memory. Fish have been feeding on Skwalas on the surface and standard stone fly nymphs sub surface. Please call the shop with any questions about regional fishing or to book a trip!

Dry Flies Are in Full Swing

Clay Moorhead — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:19:59 +0000

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.

Fishing Report

Mike Rheam — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:29:28 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

Looking up!

Mike Rheam — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 04:32:37 +0000

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.

Fish are looking up on the Snake

Clay Moorhead — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:40:04 +0000

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.

The Snake is clearing!!!!

Mike Rheam — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:01:17 +0000

Snake River flows have dropped below 3000cfs near Moran and below 12000cfs above Alpine. The river is clearing by the day and fish are being seen on the surface even with the water maintaining a green hue. Our guides are picking up a few fish mostly on nymphs but the fishing is expected to improve dramatically over the next week as flows continue to drop and as clarity improves. Hatches remain strong on the snake with stone flies of a variety of sizes, and thick caddis hatches are occurring daily. Cicadas have also been seen and definitely heard and grasshoppers are on the move in dryer terrain.

The Green River continues to fish well in the early mornings and in the evenings and the South Fork in Idaho has turned on as flows there have also lowered to near 15000cfs.

2011 Yellowstone Flows

admin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:35:54 +0000

For Yellowstone water flow information, check out this link . It is a summary from... Continue reading →

Fishing Report

admin — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:03:12 +0000

Currently, the Snake River and its tributaries are high due to the continued snow melt. The best fishing can be found on lakes and in Yellowstone National Park.

Trip Report

admin — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:38:17 +0000

trout

Even though river levels were high, our trip of beginners managed to catch 4 trout, see some wildlife and have a great time.