With warm temperatures and some heavy rains last week, the Snake River came up significantly and turned a very dark green for a few days. The river had been holding steady at about 1,100 cfs at Moose, until Thursday night when it jumped up over 600 cfs. By Friday, I thought we were seeing the beginning of the runoff. With a higher, murkier river, the fishing immediately shut down. By Saturday night, the temperatures had cooled down again; with drier weather upon us, the river has now fallen and cleared. I spent the afternoon today on foot in Teton Park, near Moose, walking the river, looking for feeders. It was a beautiful, warm day, and was expecting some dry fly action, but couldn't find it. I covered about a mile of river and made a ton of casts, with no success. Nymphs or streamers probably would have done the trick, but I only had dry flies with me. Still a fun day. Before I left Moose, I stopped by the visitors center to register my boat for the season. The Park is making a nice effort to address the issue of Aquatic Nuisance Species. In order to register your boat, you are required to read some information on the subject and agree to properly wash your boat and trailer while changing watersheds. Aquatic Invasive Species can wreak havoc on streams and lakes, when non-native species are inadvertently transported from one area to another. Check out the Trout Unlimited feed below to see what Orvis is doing about it. Here are a couple of more photos from last week; Stan Czarniak putting me right on the goods.
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