Ah, Spring Fly Fishing on the Snake River…

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Some days it feels like spring around here and others, still like winter. Such is springtime in the Rockies where one day can be near 60 degrees and sunny prompting thoughts of barbecuing and porch cocktails, only to have those visions crushed by sideways blowing wet snow. Regardless, spring is a great time to fish the Snake river here in Jackson. I see some of the nicest cutthroat trout of the year in late March and April. Fish are feeding readily after a long winter. Midges, small black stoneflies, Blue Wing Olives and Skwalas.

Always fun fishing with client and friend, Norma Jean! Norma Jean braved the snow and got into a lot of nice cutthroat trout. The midges were emerging like crazy and the fish were chomping!
Max (here with his first ever western trout) and his dad joined me for a beautiful spring day on the snake.
Duncan hooked up on a cold April afternoon. Friends Duncan and Rich joined me for a couple days of spring fly fishing and hotsprings soaking. Always great to see those guys!
Rich assembling his rod. Ready for the first float of the season. While we didn’t see any big hatches, the guys did get some fish on droppers….
“Let’s switch to a stonefly nymph”…. the fish liked it.