Snake River Dry fly fishing has been decent and fairly consistent on all reaches. There is even respectable action on larger attractors used as part of a dry dropper rig. BWOs and Mahogany Duns are out, and emergences can be notable on wet and cloudy days. Action on mdiges is decent, too when targeting the right water. Slower currents have been more productive than faster ones. Focus on side channels, eddies, and riffle pools. Nymphs are working best in the morning and through the afternoon when fished in the same slow water where you fish your driy flies, although moderate currents are also producing. Dry-dropper rigs with two and half to four feet of tippet are working better than double n
Snake River It’s been a good October on the Snake so far with decent to solid emergences of October caddis, mahogany duns and BWOs most days. Fishing has been best on the lower reaches from Wilson Bridge down to Sheep Gulch. Surface action has been best from 12:30pm to 4pm generally. Target riffles, seams, eddies, banks with slow to moderate currents, side channels, and confluences. Nymphing is hit-or-miss most days but the best action has been on shallow rigs – 18” to three feet with dry-droppers and three to five feet with double/triple nymph rigs. Despite the inconsistency, the production has been best from around 11am until 5pm. Target banks, structure, riffles, and seams. Streamer fishi
Snake River Releases from Jackson Lake Dam are at their projected winter flows for the year and, with extreme clarity, dry fly fishing has been solid. PMDs are still about, as are mahogany duns and BWOs and some intermittent emergences of October caddis. The sweet spot has been from around noon until 5pm. Morning hours are best fished with dry foam attractors in tandem with a caddis or mayfly imitations. Target riffles, banks with slow to moderate currents, confluences, seams, and side channels. Nymphs are working throughout the day, especially when fished short as part of a dry-dropper rig – two to four feet from trailing fly to surface fly. It can be worth it to go deeper in the morning ho
