I don't know if Utah counts (not technically the Rockies), but the Weber between Rockport and Echo (Coalville exit specifically) was really good this evening.
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I don't know if Utah counts (not technically the Rockies), but the Weber between Rockport and Echo (Coalville exit specifically) was really good this evening.
Looking to make a little road trip later this week.
The online reports that I've found are about 2 weeks old.
Anyone have more recent info on the Teton or South Fork?
Floated the South Fork this weekend. The best action was on little green bwo nymphs. Turd bugs were surprisingly ineffective. I didn't see any salmonfly adults, but it was insanely windy (35-40 mph) and I was more focused on getting to Byington than I was on fishing toward the end of the day.
Runoff will be mostly done on the Teton by next weekend. It is fishable now but a bit high and cold. Stoneflies and caddis should begin hatching. Streamers are producing fish in the valley. Big nymphs work in the canyon but the high water levels in the canyon make for very difficult access.
UPDATE 6/22, Teton: salmonflies, golden stones and yellow sallies hatching in canyon, fish starting to look up. Nymphing the bottom still producing bigger fish than dry/dropper rigs, which got lots of small fish attention yesterday. Fished 3 days with about 40-50 good fish to hand, some cutts but mostly bows and hybrids, and mostly taken on #6 turd worked along the bank in 2 to 5 feet of depth. Got a 22" cuttbow - hooray for stoneflies! Nights have been so cold that the remaining runoff slowed (color went from 2 to 4 foot vis in only 48 hrs) but probably going to jump back up again for the weekend. Strangely enough, the big fish were much more aggressive BEFORE the water cleared so don't let a little color discourage. Tue and wed, the 16"+ fish were chasing after flies swung or lifted. Yesterday, nope, the big fish mostly sulked under a very bright sun and the suddenly clearing water but the dinks were swarming on my thingamabobber or chubby chernobyl all damn day. I went back to an indicator just to get away from hooking the 6"-8"ers. Mayflies were starting to hatch in the lower canyon so I'm guessing the good dry fly action in the valley will start soon.
Generally speaking, when you can catch fish on dries in the Teton, pretty much every stream in east Idaho is fishable. Difficult to wade and to fish with the high water, perhaps, but fishable and that's what I mean when I say runoff is over. If its easy wading and clear water you are wanting, go to the HF.
BCC (Mill D area) was fishing well this morning. Mostly little fuckers, but I managed to land a nice (8ish") brookie this morning. The water is cold and super clear right now. Royal Wulf was working best for me, stimulators were pretty good too.
Spent an amazing 2 days floating the Salt. Day #1 was hot and calm, the fish were feeding in spurts and stimulators and gray drakes seemed to be the bugs of choice. We boated some quality fish and I hooked and fought a 22" plus pig that I fought for over 5 minutes before he broke off. I will see that in my dreams for a long time! Day 2 was a little windier but the fishing was nuts. Big foamy stuff thrown against the bank got the big guys out. If you wanted to hook little fish below the gravel banks were money. I love Salt Lake and all it has to offer, but man I miss Wyoming!
Sounds stellar, teleee.
Is it drift-boat-ready, or raft only?
Where were you putting in?
Thanks.
Hey Ignatius, we floated it in a drift boat, there are some shallows and narrow spots buts its all floatable. We put in just north of town (cant remember the name of the ramp.
Saturday. Floated 10 miles on the upper SF. Water looked great, mild wind, fishing sucked ass. 1 fish all day.
Sunday. Waded 1/2 a mile on Teton. Water barely 2ft vis, water high and wading a struggle, brutal 20-25mph cast crushing wind, but fishing was awesome. 25-30 fish to hand in only 4 hours.
Bugs, not conditions, made all the difference. Sallies, goldens and pmds on the water on Teton; salmonflies mostly done but still one or two around. Upper SF had a bare minimum of pmds and sallies.
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Fished Pacific creek for first time yday only for a couple minutes at the first turnout up the road from the main highway. Lots of size 16 bugs coming of that looked kinda like baetis, very slight, not sure what they were. No surface action, got a tiny cutt in big Chernobyl. Heading further up the road today for a couple hours.
On the backside of runoff, stonefly nymphs fished on the bottom along the bank will out produce just about everything else you could throw. Turds, kaufmann's rubberleg stones and tung head prince nymphs are my favorites. Use a single heavy nymph, no shot, short range cast w/ high stick drift and you will have a much easier time getting the fly down around structure without snagging. If the water is cloudy, get in real close. I mean point blank. We were catching fish within 5ft of our boot tips on Sunday. When you see multiple rising fish or a big fish chewing on your indicator, THEN its time to try a dry/dropper rig. Till then, you are better off with the depth adjustability of an indicator.
Water is clearing up pretty good, will give it a shot, thanks. Not sure I jabber bead head stones, may need to use a split tho. Will a size 12 prince do?
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Yeah, sallies come in #10-16 (#14 seems to be the normal over here) and that prince is a great nymph dropper to a golden stone dry. One of my standard prospecting combos is #6 golden chubby chernobyl with #10-12 prince dropped 18 inches. The two bugs usually hatch together. I guess the big question is: are you seeing stonefly shucks, what kind and how old/far above the water line? Turn over some rocks and see if there are stoneflies migrating. Just about all Teton area streams with a rocky bottom, clean water and strong current have abundant golden stoneflies filling the niche that is occupied by crawfish elsewhere (they are the top invertebrate predator). Fish see them scrambling around in the rocks all year long. Hatches come and go. Turd patterns fished on the bottom in fast water may not be classic fly casting but it usually produces my best fish of the season every year and catches fish on those days when nothing seems to be happening. Teton and Fall basins are having their stonefly emergences now. SF is starting to see salmonflies and sallies. Tight lines.Quote:
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Thanks for the info, a lot of wisdom there. I'm into catching fish, not a slave to the dries. I drove further up Pacific creek, about 3 miles further then the first turnoff. Beautiful braided channels and deep cuts. I didn't have the right nymphs to get that deep but I tried what I could with no luck. Saw some slate drakes, something looking like small red quills, and some very slight sulfur looking bugs although they were gray, not yellow.
I got some size 4 kaufmans rubber leg beadheads, some tungsten prince too and i'm gonna hit the hoback this afternoon for a couple hours, also bringing some salmon flies
kokomas, with the low runoff meaning that the water should be clear with the stoneflies out, you might find some very fun fishing on the GV a lot lower than anyone expects it to be good. might be a bit less of a drive and some very fun results in the deeper water and around structure. this area gets ignored by most people because the irrigation pulls so much water out of it later in the season when everything else is getting good. and, there's pavement around, it must be crowded!!
The Wind River Mountains are fishing well at the 11,000' range.
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HOLY SHIT!! :eek:
:yourock:
I'm not even going to try to ask you where that is (a futile effort), but man, catching something anywhere near that size up there is one of my lifelong goals... Alas, getting a little farther away now that I'm working full time in the EC... still, something that I'm hoping to do one of these years when I likely burn out from the corporate bullshit.
So, do they fight as well as I hear they do??
Edit.. AND ON CANE? You're my hero.
Nice to see you're around and fishing, Adipose.
Keeeerist - that's a sweet fish!! I love the winds, even though they tried to kill me with a combo of record heat / then endless rain / berserk mosquito attacks. I agree that's a fish to remember...
So the Snake in JH is coming around. I floated the dam to pacific with the fam yesterday. Drake and stone hatches were on and about perfect for catching...not too overwhelming. We passed several guide boat with total hacks hooking up left and right. That stretch holds plenty of small fish but they get big up there too. The 3 times I anchored and tossed a line, turned into a fish, (or missed hook set), every cast. 10-1 and sunset are the key times up there. If you're here, float it in a 1 or 2 man and lap the quality fishing section a couple times. Take out at the beach above the oxbow.
The rest of the Snake is looking good for streamers and nymphing. The Green is still a much better option if you have the time.
No reports from my crew for the SF or Henry's fork.
Does he do anything else? ;)Quote:
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Thanks for sharing Adipose.
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So, do they fight as well as I hear they do??
Everything you've heard about them is true...
The salmon flies on the Yellowstone are up in the park.
The stretch between Gardiner and Yankee Jim was still hot today, but with smaller bugs and primarily smaller fish -- serious caddis hatch, plus sallies etc.
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That big Golden is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I want to kiss it.