The Snake has the clarity few of streams in the area are achieving and is fishing good on every reach from Jackson Lake Dam down to Sheep Gulch and should fish even better with each passing week over the next month. Keep in mind that water temps are fairly warm upstream on Wilslon Bridge with late afternoon readings in the 64 degree range. They have been peaking three to four degrees cooler below South Park Bridge. Caddis are the primary hatch in the morning until around 10am or so. PMDs begin to appear around 11:30am and will last into the late afternoon hours most days. We also have the appearance of terrestrials – grasshoppers and carpenter ants mainly – just about everywhere. Ant pat
Snake River The Snake started to fish in relatively solid fashion about a week and a half ago (basically just as the last report was being posted). All tributaries are receding big time. The early summer hatches are waning too, but you will still find a nice, broad set of hatches of small golden stones, PMDs, and yellow sallies. There are even a fair number of caddis still about. The water you target with dry flies shifts from day to day. Sometimes riffles, seams, and eddies are the go-to water. Other days, banks, bankside troughs, and structure is prime water. Time of the day is inconsistent as well. Most days it is wide, going from 10am until deep into the afternoon. Other days, su
Snake River Flows from Jackson Lake Dam are at 3100cfs. The tailwater reach above Pacific Creek still has the best visibility but with all the tributaries now in recession, the rest of the Snake is fishing well as PMDs, caddis, yellow sallies, and the small golden stones continue to emerge during the late morning to mid-afternoon hours. There are not a lot of larger fish to be had, but you can definitely rack up some numbers with tandem dry flies and dry-droppers during the noon to 6pm period. Riffles and riffle shelves are the best waters to target. Eddies and the head of seams are a close second. Side channels are worth a poke as well. Below South Park the action is noticeably better
