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Cutthroat trout fly fishing

The Snake comes into shape.

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This week on the Snake saw more big fish eating on the surface, and we are excited about it!  Terrestrials are getting the trout fired up, hitting a variety of foam patterns such as circus peanuts and the trusty chubby chernobyl.  We are seeing the occasional PMD and caddis hatch, so these are also good choices if you see bugs flying around.  A hopper-dropper is a great way to start the day as you wait for the grasshoppers to start buzzing around.

Fishing on the spring creeks is still good and we are seeing nice fish come up on dries.  If you have a hankering to wade around a beautiful creek with big fish, this is your spot!

Fish Creek produces another beautiful cutthroat trout.

Fly Fishing on Fish Creek

The Snake, the Green, and Spring Creeks

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A nice Snake river cutthroat.

 

The Snake River:

We are getting closer to normal summer levels on the Snake every day.  Clarity has improved and we are right around the corner from some great fishing.  Your best bet is fishing the soft water – riffles, trenches, slow eddies and banks.  That said, we are starting to see the occasional hit in quick riffles, especially on an attractor pattern.  Nymphing with rubber legs and mayfly nymphs has been productive.  A hopper-dropper is also a good bet, with fish coming up to circus peanuts, water walkers, chubbies…foam!

 

 

 

 

Grey drake sipper on the Green river.

 

 

The Green:

The Green is dropping and clearing.  In general it is fishing best in the first half of the day, and cloud cover will often help with the dry fly bite.  Drakes and chubbies are catching fish.  A nymph rig or streamer stripped along the bank are also productive if the trout aren’t rising.

 

 

 

 

Hooked up on Fish Creek.

 

 

Spring Creeks:

Lake creek and Fish creek are still fishing well.  The bigger trout are getting a little pickier but are definitely still eating well presented flies.  We are seeing a variety of bugs hatching on the creek, with PMDs and small caddis bringing fish to the surface.  The trout are starting to key into foam, so hopper-dropper rigs are another great option.