(Note- this story originally appeared in the winter 2020-2021 issue of The Fly Fishing and Tying Journal) Fly fishing for trout during those warm months of April through November is the essence of the sport we love. Bluebird skies and pleasant temperatures are the norm, just like we see in our favorite videos and on the cover of our favorite magazines. Even on those wet, chilly days, conditions are generally tolerable. It’s a fun time to be on the water and ones we dream abou

Snake River With low flows and cooling water temps, trout are clearly moving into their wintering water, especially backwater side channels, eddies, and riffle pools with at least moderate depth. Most of the surface feeding has been on chironomids and BWOs, often from around 11am until 4pm. There is decent action on nymphs fished as part of a dry-dropper combo, although action is best early in the day in deeper water with double/triple nymph rigs (some fish you will find susp

Snake River Good but inconsistent fishing with the best action happening on the lower reaches from South Park down to Sheep Gulch. Trout are beginning to pod up in their winter pools, especially ledge rock pools, eddies, and side channels. Midges are the primary hatch, but BWOs are about in the afternoon most days and can be heavy on those days with cloud cover and precipitation. And the afternoon is the best time to be on the surface. Fishing tandem rigs – emerger with and a