How To Fish It
- Fish slow runs, deep riffles, and tailouts with a long, dead-drift presentation close to the bottom.
- Use Indicator Nymphing.
- Favor Small, weighted beadheads and slender profiles matching late-season nymphs..
Bugs & Best Matches
What's active
Fish this
BWOs, size 16-20, Midday (10:00 AM–2:00 PM)
Sparkle Dun, size 16-20, dry; Pheasant Tail Nymph, size 16-20, nymph; RS2, size 16-20, emerger
Midges, size 18-22, Midday (10:00 AM–2:00 PM)
Zebra Midge, size 18-22, nymph; Griffiths Gnat, size 18-22, dry; Top Secret Midge, size 18-22
Caddis, size 16-18, Midday (10:00 AM–2:00 PM)
Ext بدن Caddis Pupa, size 16-18; Elk Hair Caddis, size 16-18, dry; Caddis Pupa, size 16-18, nymph
Mahogany Duns, size 16-18, Afternoon (2:00 PM–6:00 PM)
No matching fly supplied
Scuds, size 14-18, Morning (6:00 AM–10:00 AM)
No matching fly supplied
Current Conditions
Flow1,790 cfs and falling
Water Temp42°F
WeatherClear Night
Rating7/10 · Good
Today's Feeding Pattern
Cold morning water temperatures and low flows mean trout are holding in deeper slots and feeding primarily beneath the surface. A technical nymphing approach targets actively feeding fish during the warmest midday hours.
Forecast Location
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Read the conditions: USGS flow charts, trout water temperature, and the seasonal hatch reference.
About The Snake River
The Snake covers a lot of different water, but most anglers mean the trout water around Jackson Hole or the South Fork when they talk about spring fly fishing here. Those reaches are broad, powerful, and structure-driven, with trout spread across side channels, soft banks, and deeper ledges.
Cutthroat, rainbow, and brown trout are the main targets depending on the reach. The river is well known for boat fishing, big dry-fly seasons, and trout that use current structure aggressively.