December Transition Brings Much-Needed Snow To High Country
Snake River We started the first half of December warm and dry, now we are warm and wet. Despite comfortable conditions, there has been a lot of inconsistency on the Snake and some days you will have to work for them, which means going deep in ledge rock pools and eddies. Other days, there will be surface action in eddies, seams, and ledge rock troughs. If using dries, cdc winged midge emergers and parachute are the best way to go. If going subsurface with nymphs, rely on
Heading Into The Last Month Of 2025
Snake River Surface on midges has been inconsistent from day to day but is strongest on those days with precipitation and cloud cover for anywhere from two to three hours and almost exclusively in riffles and ledge rock pools. Nymphs are producing throughout the day with the sweet spot being from around 11:30 am to 4 pm. Riffles, eddies, confluences with slow to moderate currents, and ledge rock pools are key waters to target. Keep your leader/tippet rather short- three to
