Fishing season is well under way and action is picking up on both rivers and
lakes.
Snake River
Runoff is all but over and the river has cleared and is fishing well. While the
possibility still exists that the river may briefly mud up again, such an event
will be of very short duration. The Hoback River is still pumping some mud into the
Snake so the best fishing is upstream of that point. That situation should
remedy itself in the next week or so.
Streamers are still very effective and give you your best chance at landing
the larger cutthroats. Try a JJ Special or a Beadhead Peacock Bugger in size 6
or 4 fished on a floating line. If you're not getting strikes, add some weight
to the leader and be sure to mend so the fly gets a chance to sink a bit. No
need to get the fly all the way to the bottom however. And, as always, put some
action on the fly with your rod tip. These techniques work well in the mornings
prior to any hatch activity, but can be continued throughout the day if you so
choose.
June typically sees some of the best hatches of the year, though normally we
don't get to fish them due to runoff. This year, like last, will be different
and presents a great opportunity for anglers with a bit of flexibility in their
schedules. The primary June hatches of caddisflies and yellow stoneflies
haven't even begun (in full force anyways), but the dry fly fishing is already
picking up.
Midges and mayflies are hatching and have the trout looking up. If you're
not seeing rising fish, try a Royal Trude (sizes 14-10 will do). Intentionally
pulling your fly under is drawing strikes from trout reluctant to take a dead
drifted surface patterns.
If you do spot trout feeding on the surface, they're probably on either the
midges or the mayflies. Use a Griffith's Gnat for the midges and a size 14
mayfly pattern (Royal Wulffs and Parachute Adams are two good ones) for the
mayflies. Any day now the caddis and stones will start to hatch, and when they
do, look out! Trudes, Elk Hair Caddis, Tarantulas and Stimulators will be good
bets when that happens.
Jenny Lake
The Carpenter Ant hatch has begun and some surface feeding activity has been
observed. Look for this to increase over the next several weeks. Also, the
mackinaw are in the shallows and are readily available to the streamer
fisherman. Expect Jenny Lake to turn on big time very soon.
Snake River Tributaries
Clearing and dropping. Should begin to fish well very soon once the caddis
and stonefly hatches begin.
Many thanks to all those who took the time to send comments to the Army
Corps of Engineers regarding the proposed golf course and housing development
along the Snake River. The response was overwhelming and will hopefully lead to
a denial of this preposterous proposal. No decisions have been made yet, but
rest assured we will keep you posted.
For our next promotion we will be giving
away a free Thomas & Thomas fly rod. Details will be available on our home
page soon, so be sure and check back.
Until next time...
Guy Turck
High Country Flies
Jackson
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