Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for October 17th, 2023

Snake River BWOs and mahoganies continue to dominate, and October caddis are making their first appearance of the year. Although they are sporadic at best.  Other caddis genera/species continue to migrate, making larva imitations very effective.  Fishing is most consistent on the lower reaches from Wilson down to Alpine.  Surface action starts around 11am most days but kicks into gear around 1:30pm.  Submerged structure, riffles, and drop-offs produce early.  Seams, eddies, and ledge rock pools…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for October 6th, 2023

Snake River We are now at winter flows on the Snake.  Expect micro caddis in the morning and intermittent BWOs throughout the day.  Mahoganies will join BWOs on cooler, wetter days, and this can offer the best surface action.  No matter the conditions, you will most likely see surface feeding no earlier than 11am (and even 12pm some days).  Dry-dropper and tandem dry rigs are the best way to go.  Target the inside turn of…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for September 25th, 2023

Snake River Autumn fishing is in full swing on the Snake with Hecuba and mahogany duns dominating the scene when conditions are right.  PMDs and micro caddis are around on warmer days and BWOs can intermix with Hecubas and mahogany duns on cooler, wetter days.  And expect to see the last of claassenia in the coming days. You may also be seeing the last of our terrestrials for the year, as well as tricos on…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for September 15th, 2023

Snake River Autumn is kicking into gear on the Snake with decent to good emergences of PMDs, Claassenia stones, Hecuba, and mahogany duns.  All reaches are fishing well and the action can be good from as early as 8am until 6pm or after depending on the water you target.  Focus primarily on seams and eddies in the morning hours and riffles, banks, and troughs in the afternoon.  Side channels can fish well all day long.…
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Snake River Angler Fly Fishing Report for September 1st, 2023

Snake River Good, diverse, broad hatches at the moment of Hecuba, PMDs, Claassenia, caddis, and craneflies. Look for the latter two in the morning, the former two in the afternoon (after 11am), and Claassenia throughout the day.  You might even see some tricos sporadically during the mid-morning hours and mahogany duns in the afternoon.  Just about all holding water types are producing throughout the day.  Dry-dropper rigs are producing everywhere as well, although there are…
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