Snake River The most consistent action has been occurring on the mid and lower reaches from Moose down to Sheep Gulch, although, as on all our water currently, weather conditions means decent to good days most outings with an occasional great day every now and then. Autumn hatches are not off the charts but still a decent number of infrequent PMDs and BWOs out (all this will change when we get cooler wetter weather in this week). Still, moderately sized attractors are produ

A decade and a half ago, winters were downtime for me and almost every other guide in the Rocky Mountain West. We worked our butts off from early April until Thanksgiving, and then spent the next four months having lots of fun. Where I live along the Wyoming-Idaho border, skiing dominates December through March. It was nothing for me to squeeze in 70-plus days on twin boards. There were also a couple weeks dedicated to steelhead, a saltwater flats trip, or perhaps a some