I guided on the Snake today from Jackson Lake Dam to Pacific Creek, a short 2.5 mile float. I finally had quite a day up there; the dry fly fishing really turned on as we slowly worked the short section. The river is dropping day by day, and it has really helped the fishing. Below Pacific Creek is still muddy, and won't be fishable for a couple more weeks yet. We found many fish today, all on dry flies; Parachute Adams and red Chernobyl Ants were the ticket. There were good hatches all day, including Caddis flies and Yellow Sallies, but the fish were not picky. I went with good client Brad Shore, and his son Mikey. Here is Mikey (who just turned 7 years old), with his very first trout on a fly rod...caught on a dry fly no less. Nice Brown Mikey...great job! He also successfully landed a handful of nice Cutthroat today. A guide in the making! The second photo here is of my good buddy Fred Thranhardt...he just sent me this shot from his camera from a trip we did in June. It was a very memorable day...I guided him with local legend Charlie Howorth down the South Fork Canyon. It was the last day before they bumped up the water level to unfishable flows. These guys traded landing big fish all day...can't wait to do it again! More soon.
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