The weather that we have been seeing since Thursday has been spectacular. Frosty mornings, clear skies, light winds and highs in the low 70's. There is more of the same forecast for this week. Although it is not nasty fishing weather, it is still nice. The Cottonwood trees and Aspens are just starting to show some gold coloring on the river bottom. We are now just entering my favorite time of year here. The Snake is fishing well right through the sunshine. Small mayflies in the mornings, and hoppers in the afternoons. If you look carefully, you may see some mahoganies, drakes and hecubas around. The fish are certainly looking for them now, even if there is not a thick hatch out there. The water levels are also now at a good level. The Snake is at 2770 cfs at Moose, which makes the main river more fishable, while keeping some of the side channels full of water too. The Green is barely making 200 cfs at Warren Bridge, so if you head down there, think about walking above the bridge and not floating. The South Fork continues to fish well below Conant. I took a day off yesterday with Stan Czarniak and Tyler Hardy and floated the canyon section. Fishing was good until about noon on large attractors and hoppers. The afternoon was pretty slow. Once our next round of nasty weather hits, look for some great streamer fishing to begin on the lower South Fork as the browns start to think about fall. Here is a nice shot of Stan Czarniak with typical South Fork brown trout from Saturday.
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