We woke up Monday morning to heavy cloud cover with rain in the valley and a fresh coat of snow in the mountains above 9500 feet. The weather Tuesday and Wednesday was dryer, but much cooler and mostly cloudy. This was the first significant weather change that we have had in quite awhile, and the fishing sure reflected that. The dry fly fishing the past few days has been exceptional. Although there was not a huge drake hatch (which was expected), the mahoganies and blue winged olives came off in droves and the fish were sure looking up. Today in particular, the river came uncorked for about three hours with many larger fish finally looking up in spots I had not seen them in yet. Although many clients prefer to spend the day basking in the warm Wyoming sun under deep blue skies, my clients so far this week were thankful for the nastier conditions! As it is on many western trout streams, clouds and rain this time of year can really spark some great dry fly fishing. Hopefully, the forecast is the same for this weekend during the Jackson Hole One Fly. It would make for a very competitive event. Here is a great shot of Marsha Anderson with a typical Snake River Cutthroat taken on a mahogany.
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