Rivers Holding Their Own Going Into May
After a brutally warm winter, most of our rivers were threatening to go into runoff by the first week of April. Luckily, April was at least average in terms of temps and precipitation. The result has been that the Snake, the South Fork, and the Green and New Fork rivers are all in very good shape going into at least the first week of May. Oh, and the Firehole, Gibbon, and Madison in Yellowstone are all open to fishing. Check out the latest report HERE
April Feel Normal For A Change
A lot of back-and-forth with the weather at the moment, but fishing remains decent, if not downright good, on the Snake, South Fork, and Green. Check out the latest report at Snake River Fly Fishing Report 4.18.2026
Approaching The End Of A Very Warm Winter
Another March day with temps well into the 50s Snake River Little brown and little black stoneflies have been out over the past couple of weeks, adding a little bit more variety to the surface and subsurface game, which prior to has been mostly midges. Ledge rock pools, eddies, and ledge rock troughs remain the most productive water to target, but now seams and riffles are starting to show more life, and this is no doubt due to the presence of the tiny stoneflies that have s
The Final Report Of A Finally Wet February
Snake River A little wetter and colder over the past two weeks, which has brought fishing conditions a wee bit closer to “normal conditions” for this time of winter. Midges are the name of the game and begin to pop around noon each day and last until around 3pm (but can go past 4pm). We are starting to see our first tiny brown stones of the year, with most being observed on the banks and not necessarily on the surface. Decent fishing – both on the surface and with nymph ri
A Back-&-Forth With Precip and Temps
Snake River As mentioned in previous reports, cooler days over the past three months or so have been more productive than warmer days, and we have had a lot of the latter. We may have finally crossed the threshold over the past two weeks where warm days are now starting to fish better. The best action is occurring in ledge rock pools, eddies, and along seams. There is also a fair amount of surface action in currents with fast to moderate speeds. Be prepared to change the
The Heart Of Winter Is Upon Us In Snake River Country
Snake River Eddies and ledge rock pools remain the best water to target with nymph rigs and dry flies. The sweet spot has been in a tight window from between noon and 2 PM most days. Midge imitations and soft hackle patterns have been effective below the surface with midge adult and midge cluster patterns working best on the surface and in noticeably faster and deeper currents (much of which is out of range for most casters). There are times when a decent amount of action
The 1st Report of 2026
South Fork Snake River Decent fishing is being had in ledge rock pools and eddies with double/triple nymph rigs, and this is almost exclusively. Riffle pools and seams are offering very limited action at the moment. Despite warmer than usual water temps, fish in eddies and ledgerock pools have been holding deep, so think about going anywhere from seven to over ten feet from your trailing fly to you line/suspension device. Surface action is occurring in the afternoon in the
December Transition Brings Much-Needed Snow To High Country
Snake River We started the first half of December warm and dry, now we are warm and wet. Despite comfortable conditions, there has been a lot of inconsistency on the Snake and some days you will have to work for them, which means going deep in ledge rock pools and eddies. Other days, there will be surface action in eddies, seams, and ledge rock troughs. If using dries, cdc winged midge emergers and parachute are the best way to go. If going subsurface with nymphs, rely on
Heading Into The Last Month Of 2025
Snake River Surface on midges has been inconsistent from day to day but is strongest on those days with precipitation and cloud cover for anywhere from two to three hours and almost exclusively in riffles and ledge rock pools. Nymphs are producing throughout the day with the sweet spot being from around 11:30 am to 4 pm. Riffles, eddies, confluences with slow to moderate currents, and ledge rock pools are key waters to target. Keep your leader/tippet rather short- three to
The Late November Report
Snake River We are creeping into the cooler time of the season with winter just around the corner. The most consistent activity for native cutthroat starts close to noon with some surface action starting around 1pm. Nymphs fished shallow – two to three feet of tippet from lead fly to suspension device - it getting into fish on shallow riffles and riffle pools, troughs, ledge rock pools, and seams. Dry fly action has been almost exclusively on midge emergers and adult patt
