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Summer fishing

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I’ve been busy guiding folks and finally have a day off so i thought I’d do a quick fishing blog post on what I’ve been up to around here in Jackson Hole. The summer has been going by quickly (can’t believe it’s just about August)! Our waters in Jackson are fishing pretty well. Tributaries this year seemed to drop quicker than normal but there is still water in them holding hungry cutthroat trout.

After many a day fishing folks up in Yellowstone earlier this season, I’ve now found myself most days floating our area rivers, with the occasional walk/wade trip thrown in the mix for good measure. Guest and I have been having fun fishing dry flies primarily on the Snake and Salt Rivers. Lately, hoppers are out and about and the fish are looking up for them. Yesterday we had some awesome eats on twitched foam flies. One thing to note, being that it’s the hottest part of the summer, warm temperatures are warming up in the afternoons. Best to get out on the water early, fish with heavier tippet, play your fish quickly and finish up by 3 or so (or when your water thermometer hits 67 degrees). The trout will thank you. Here’s a few pictures from recent weeks…..

Jamie and I even got away for a quick camping trip! Alway nice to hang with my lady.

Back in the Saddle

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Fishing’s been pretty good around here lately. I’ve had some great guests and it’s been a pleasure spending time on the water with them fooling fish. Over the past few weeks, many days were spent up in Yellowstone Park on the Firehole River. There, we wade fished for wild rainbow and brown trout while Bison watched from afar. Yesterday I floated Brian and his son in law, Matt, on the upper Green River. The river fished pretty well. Lot of bugs fluttering around and we decided to go with the most fun option- giant dry flies to mimic emerging stoneflies. A few nice fish were landed and many more ate our bugs but got away. Really nice to be on the oars watching big bugs float on top of the water. Fly fishing around here in Jackson Hole is going to continue to improve as more and more waters clear and begin fishing well.

Anna shows off a nice Rainbow trout on the Firehole River in Yellowstone. Fish were eager to eat a soft hackle wet fly.

Clint fulfilled a life-long dream by fly fishing Yellowstone. We had a blast! Lots of fish like this brown put on a acrobatic display after being hooked. Of course the scenery wasn’t bad either!
Snow in June? Yep. The ladies and I forged ahead and had a great day fishing dry flies and nymphs. Mandy works water on a chilly afternoon after the snow melted. Note the geyser steam rising across the river.
Got back on the oars and floated Brian (seen with this nice rainbow) and his son in law, Matt on the Green River. These guys were a blast and managed some nice fish on dry flies.