Snake River
As many of you may already know, about one week ago the
Buffalo Fork, a major tributary of the Snake River, began receiving heavy
rains. While the rain is very much needed and will be of long term benefit, it
has had the unfortunate side effect of muddying up the Snake River from it's
confluence with the Buffalo downstream throughout Jackson Hole rendering the
Snake River all but unfishable.
I stopped by Wilson Bridge late this morning to check on
the water clarity and found the water to be clear enough to fish, though far
from optimal. Barring any more heavy rains in the Buffalo Fork drainage, I
would expect the Snake to be in good shape as early as tomorrow morning.
However, there have been scattered showers throughout the region today and the
prospect of more rain is a definite possibility.
The good news is that when the Snake River does clear we
can look forward to some good hopper fishing. Hoppers were the most abundant
I've seen them this season, happily clacking away on the streambanks. Try
Tarantulas, Jay-Dave's Hopper, and Parachute Hoppers, Club Sandwiches, and
Parachute Madam X's once the water clears.
Water releases out of Jackson Lake Dam have been bumped up
another 500 cfs in the past week, so between the additional releases and recent
rain, flows have actually increased a bit from our last report, but not to a
significant degree.
Snake River Tributaries
Hoback River
Fishing fairly well and, due it's fairly low water levels,
should benefit from the recent rains. To find fish of any significant size you
will need to find deeper water. Quarter mile long stretches of this river may
not have a single holding lie big enough for larger trout, so keep moving until
you find the deeper pools.
I, personally, would avoid the upper Hoback Canyon, and
its dearth of larger holding pools, in favor of the lower Hoback which contains
more and deeper water.
Gros Ventre
Fishing very well below Lower Slide Lake. The usual
assortment of attractors will work well here, with caddis hatches being,
perhaps, the most significant insect activity. As with all Jackson Hole
streams, look for hoppers to increase in importance in the very near future.
Guy Turck
High Country Flies
Jackson
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