Summer is here in Jackson Hole.  The Snake River in Wyoming is still high and muddy so most of our fishing is happening on the South Fork of the Snake River in Idaho.  The water temperature coming from the Dam is about 52 degrees and warming up as you move further down the river.  We are seeing more insect activity daily.  On the upper part of the South Fork, size 8 weighted, dark or rust color stone fly nymphs, with a size 14/16 golden stone fly nymph trailing is working.  We are seeing a FEW fish surfacing, but the water out of the Palisades creek is still a little off color and making the water a little cloudy, so we are fishing off the bank about 2 feet and deep down.

As you move into the canyon section of the South Fork of the Snake river, the water temps are warming up a little to about 54 to 56 degrees.  The side channels are still holding the Cutthroats, so it is worth heading down a few.  We are still using same nymph patterns as the upper.  The fish (and the anglers) are waiting for the Salmon Fly Hatch any day now!  There are PMD's hatching, but the fish are not quite keyed in on them yet.

Moving down below to the lower South Fork of the Snake, it is just a matter of hours before we see the Salmon Flies here!  The fish are looking up a little for some golden stone patterns, but the most success (at this moment) will be on your Salmon Fly nymphs, and golden stone nymphs.  Have that big dry fly ready just in case you are there when it starts to happen!

Enjoy the fishing!