Thunderstorms

The weather this week continues to be very unsettled. The mornings are starting nice, with heavy rains and some thunderstorms hitting by afternoon. The Firehole River and Jenny Lake are still probably the best bets right now for fishing. The runoff on the Snake is gradually leveling off with some cooler temps. It's hovering around 4000 cfs at Moose, which is historically low for late May. It peaked at 8000 cfs at Moose about a week ago, but has been dropping since. As soon as we get our next hot spell, the real runoff should begin and we'll be on our way to better fishing. The South Fork is up to 14,000 cfs at Irwin, and will probably head higher as they move water to lower reservoirs. Although it is clearer than the Snake, the fact that it is rising and is still cold is preventing some better fishing for now. Near Pinedale, the Green River has dropped to about 1000 cfs. There is still a lot of snow left in the Wind River Mountains, so I'm sure that the next wave of warm temps should kick the runoff in again. Today's photo is of my mother-in-law Pam Tufts. I had the pleasure of teaching her to fly fish on the Green River and help her land her first trout on a fly!