Snake River Warm spring temps have put most of the Snake into runoff, or at least on the cusp of it. The tailwater reach below Jackson Lake dam obviously has the most visibility. However, with GTNP closed, it is inaccessible. The reaches from Pacific Creek down to the Hoback River has around 18” of visibility. Below the Hoback, we are looking at maybe a few inches. There are more skwalas about, but with decreased visibility, surface action is squeezed into tight, two hour

Snake River Flows from Jackson Lake Dam stand at approximately 850cfs. With water temperatures knocking on the door of 50 degrees, we are now starting to see our first skwalas of the year on the mid-reaches of the Snake from the GTNP boundary south to Snake River Canyon. It’s just a smattering, but more will be on the way. This is giving anglers the opportunity to fish #10 to #8 attractors through most of the day with decent to good results. Surface action has been best be

Snake River It is definitely April on the Snake. Expect god action on dry flies and streamers and even better on nymph rigs fished in semi-shallow (call it five to seven feet from line/indicator to trailing fly). Time frame for action on streamers and surface flies is varying noticeably. At times it is wide – 10am until 4pm. Other times it is shorter – 11pm to 2:30pm. Either way, milk the action you are getting as much as you can. Above South Park Bridge, The action has