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Snake River Hi everyone,
Fishing season is finally underway and we're off to
a pretty good start. Opening Day was very windy making things difficult,
but the following day brought much calmer weather and excellent fishing.
A plain ole Black Woolly Bugger was all you needed, fished low and slow.
Since that time the fishing has vacillated, as it
always does this time of year, depending on the weather. During the
pre-runoff fishing season you are always hoping for the happy medium of
not too cold and not too warm. Too cold and the trout will not be very
active, too warm and the snowmelt entering the river will lower water
temperatures, again leading to not very active trout. The best days thus
far have been the ones where morning air temperatures are above freezing
followed by cloudy afternoons which help prevent too much snowmelt from
chilling water temperatures.
While there has been some dry fly midge activity,
and some anglers have reported activity on nymphs, streamers have been
the way to go. But don't move them too fast or the trout won't even
bother to chase them. Make them believe they have a good chance of
nailing their prey (by fishing your streamer somewhat slowly) and
they'll actually hit them pretty hard.
At the time of this writing the snow-water
equivalent of the Snake River Basin stands at 77% of normal, up slightly
from last week. Jackson Lake is 23% full while Palisades Reservoir has
moved up to 40% full. Barring any surprises look for another early
post-runoff fishing season on the Snake River and other area fisheries.
For those of you who may be planning a trip to
Jackson Hole this summer we have created a new Fly Fishing in Jackson
Hole -- Regional Overview section to our web site. Included are
articles on recommended flies, equipment, techniques, tactics as well as
area maps showing fishing accesses and tips for fishing various Jackson
Hole streams. Check it out at
http://www.highcountryflies.com/regional_overview/fly_fishing_jackson_hole_wyoming.htm
. It's the most complete source of fly fishing information for Jackson
Hole on the web.
Until next time…
Guy Turck
High Country Flies
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