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Jackson Hole, Wyomingscott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-2534075197723502112020-04-06T09:40:00.000-07:002020-04-06T13:08:01.464-07:00Guide Retreat 2019- Chaos sets in!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Two years in row we have made Last Chance, ID and Henry's Lake our venue for our annual fall Guides Retreat. This is a chance to unofficially wrap up the season, catch up with friends and life, but more importantly go fishing together and just be ourselves. Put together a comfortable house, lots of silliness, good food, beer and mix in some epic trout water and that is what we think of for the perfect guide retreat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We typically rent a nice house somewhere, share food and cooking roles (elk, venison and fish tacos) and just go fishing, keep it as simple as possible. After a full day of fishing we have huge meals and gather around to watch the World Series or maybe a football game, tell lots of fishing stories and simply savour the autumn abundance, almost like Thanksgiving!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We have about 16 guides on our staff but most years only 8-12 of us can make it due to hunting obligations or family duties. <a href="http://jeffcurrier.com/">Jeff Currier</a> is the only non guide that is forever invited because our history as a group goes back two decades or more from the Jack Dennis era, in fact Jeff started the whole idea and for many years it was his show. Besides, having Jeff around to tell his recent fishing adventures is always interesting and he is pretty fun to drink a half dozen or more beers with. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This year was no different and we had assembled a good crew: Scott Smith, Tom Montgomery, Josh Gallivan, Jeff Currier, Trey Sharpe, Ben Brennan, Nick Fiorini, Walt Moore and Luke Philkill. Half of us arrived on a Thursday afternoon. We were able to get the fridge stocked and the boats launched for a couple hours of fishing. The air was chilly and the stiff breeze hit you to the core, buckle up we thought. The fishing was a little slow that first afternoon but we were not too concerned, besides it is not only about the fish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Late that evening the lake laid down and we were all hopeful for a great weekend of fishing but had heard a front was perhaps in the forecast. No worries, we are all ardent anglers and well prepared. Friday we woke to some nice conditions and our hopes were high for that big fish bite to happen and we were fishing mostly out of the State Park area that is known to harbor large beasts in the fall. Our best technique seemed to be flashy minnow streamers, slow retrieved on an intermediate line. The water was much colder than last year, about 39 degrees, this certainly contributed to the slower action.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We managed to get into a few fish but it was nothing like 2018 when we were all landing multiple fish between 5-10 lbs, honest, it was that good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Josh had the best fish that day, a solid 7-8 lb cutthroat. This gave us confidence for Saturday, our last day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another calm evening on Friday erased our worries for a significant front we had heard about. The forecast was for high winds Friday into Saturday but from our view the weather was picture perfect. A little on the cool side (35 degrees) but the late October sun felt warm with the low wind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were having a great evening session just a mile or so to the west of the house and State Park. Being on the water with old friends is perhaps the best way to catch up on life because you are relaxed and in the moment, yet that evening the fish were not happy, as if they knew something was coming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dinner that night was a feast of elk and venison. We were all lucky individuals to be a part of an exciting industry and had worked hard for the year and relished in our efforts and devotion. Years ago this may have ended with pure drunken debauchery but we had moved past that for the most part and with the <u>boats beached </u>outside we rested up for a solid day of fishing on Saturday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At about 5am I remember waking to an unusual noise. "Damn, that sounds like a train and thunderous". I rolled over giving it a thought for a couple minutes. "I hope that is not wind", I thought in the back of my mind. It became louder and I knew it did not seem normal, it was sure to be the wind. About that time I realized the boats were beached on the direct north facing shoreline from the house. I jumped up with a dire thought and at the same moment Nick comes into the house with the wind slamming the door and yells, "everyone up the boats are swamped, its bad, grab your waders and head lamps!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The force of the north wind was incredible and without exaggerating it was in the 40-50 mph range. The lake is about 3 miles long and the fetch was perfect out of the north, creating 3-4' waves that in a matter of 30 min. had swamped and pinned our boats to the beach. To make matters worse the temperature had plummeted to 10 degrees and the waves were beginning to freeze on contact. This was a nightmare most of us had never witnessed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We brought down two trucks to the waters edge and while other's bailed out the boats we began to draw them straight and pull them up hill away from the freezing shoreline. It was a mess but after a strong effort from everyone the situation was stable and we did not lose the boats. As the sun came up we literally could see the waves and water freezing before us, ice had now formed 100 yards out from the shoreline, it was chaos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After at least 8 pots of coffee a few guys decided to go fishing. The others chose to watch college football, including me. The wind was still 20-30 sustained and it was very cold. Josh again managed to catch the only fish, even Currier was skunked but Josh did admit it may have been snagged by accident.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2019 GUIDE SEASON IN JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING</span></u></b><br />
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As I sit here working through the reality of our current situation with the pandemic I do feel grateful to have these digital escapes. Like most Americans right now and for the foreseeable future we have a lot of time to reflect and catch up on things that were lost in the hectic life prior to the virus and for me one thing I aim to do is more posts from my fishing experiences over the last year.</div>
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The 2019 Fishing Season was exceptional in nearly every way. I had all my regular clients lined up and a few new ones mixed in. Our business at <a href="http://grandtetonflyfishing.com/">Grand Teton Fly Fishing</a> was operating at a high level and I had accumulated a professional and competent guide staff I could trust and of course, Bruce was keeping us all organized and in line as a manager. And lastly, the fishing was very good, all of these aspects allowed me to focus on my guide work and some long over due personal fishing and photography. I keep the philosophy that you never stop learning in this outdoor activity of Fly Fishing. </div>
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Enjoy the following images. These are some of my favorites from the season and capture the moment well.</div>
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<b><u>MARCH-</u> </b>March is truly one of the best months to fish the Snake River with no crowds, solitude and eager fish in riffles from about noon until 4pm. This is a small fly situation, besides a few streamers expect midge madness!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh Gallivan enjoying one of the first outings of the year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring guiding is often on foot to access a couple spots for just a couple hours.</td></tr>
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<b><u>APRIL-</u> </b>By April we are floating and access begins to open up in the Park sections. This is another outstanding month in Jackson Hole with a few bugs hatching, like the skwalla stonefly but in some years if the weather is too warm in late April the river can begin to blow out from snow melt.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First float in GTNP is always special.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve Bohl and myself enjoying the moment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GTFF guide, Ben Brennan making the image stand out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sight fished cutthroats in clear water are the best!</td></tr>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">MAY-</u> Often May is when we begin to focus on ice off on the lakes and give the rivers a rest as they swell from snow melt. May can be a great time to target large fish but it can be very slow because water temps are frigid, muddy or both. Lucky for us a few rivers to the south remain clear enough to dredge worms and streamers.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GTFF guide, Luke Philkill hunting spring action on Jackson Lake days after ice off, typically around Mothers Day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katie and Christine love hitting the hot spring rivers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christine gets it done every time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May is a great time to check out the famous water in Eastern Wyoming. This is the North Platte outside of Casper, WY.</td></tr>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">JUNE-</u> This is the month when things begin to get interesting starting with epic still water fishing on nearly all the lakes of the region. Some rivers begin to settle down late in June most years to a fishable level and by mid June the crowds are in full force. Nature is everywhere, especially in the high country and the hatches on the Upper Snake pick up considerably.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sow grizzly on Togwotee Pass.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christine enjoying her adventure to <a href="https://www.grandtetonflyfishing.com/uncategorized/lava-creek-ranch-our-private-access-awaits/">Lava Creek Ranch</a>, our new private, trophy fishing access.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sight fishing the gin clear water of Yellowstone Lake is amazing!</td></tr>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">JULY-</u> July signifies the busy peak season and for good reason, it is damn good fishing nearly everywhere! The Snake River is still settling down from runoff but every other drainage in the region is in prime time for the next two months with hatches and good dry fly fishing, however the Upper Snake below Jackson Lake dam is some of the best dry fishing around.</div>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">AUGUST-</u> The month you need to take a slight break and let the first hints of autumn begin to show signifying terrestrial season. Late August can be a real sleeper if it's not too hot. The Snake River is in it's prime season with fish taking large attractor dries. On other rivers the fish are a bit finicky but will take a well placed ant, beetle or hopper and then tricos control your every move, good times!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott Smith with a beast lunch time rainbow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Snake River in GTNP late in August is incredible.</td></tr>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">SEPTEMBER-</u> The home stretch of the season and perhaps the best of the summer. Crowds begin to thin out somewhat and you can expect consistent fishing on every river section with enough water to float. The mornings are cool and afternoons to die for. Hopper season is in full swing and views are stunning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory Lee with a nice cutthroat to end the day on.</td></tr>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">OCTOBER-</u> This is the month every guide loves. Crowds are gone, fish settle into a mid day feeding, some hatches occurring and snow fronts bring on good streamer fishing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was cold this day but excellent fishing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insane streamer bite despite sun, cold water and weather.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Snake River resembles March in October with excellent fishing from noon to 4pm. Here my wife, Dana and I enjoy a rare day on the water.</td></tr>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;">NOVEMBER-</u> This is the month it all comes to an end but sometimes with a grand finale if the weather holds on a little longer. Big fish are on the prowl but icy winds can make it painful and you can work hard for just a few. That's ok when you measure the fish in pounds not inches!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh Gallivan with a beast from Henry's Lake on our annual guide retreat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A nice autumn Lake Trout from Jackson Lake. Persistence pays off.</td></tr>
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This was a spring break trip with the family to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico last spring and while we spent most of our time adventuring together I did manage to find a fly guide to the north in the small surfing community of Punta de Mita. <a href="http://flyfishingpuntamita.com/">Erasmo Fly Fishing </a>was energetic, eager to hunt the area and fun to hang out with despite the tough conditions. I first settled on a single day and the goal was to hunt rooster fish and big jack crevelle, but to be honest I just wanted to see the area and get a feel for what it's potential was since the Baja region to the north was very busy and often over run with too many anglers.</div>
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We ran just a few minutes from the harbor out to the main point where there were jagged rocks meeting the breaking surf from the Pacific Ocean. It was quite beautiful and already worth being there. We instantly found large groups of bait and schools of big jacks but you could tell something was not setting well with the fish. They were milling around in tight schools and not feeding at all. It was a case of too much food and perhaps the full moon had these fish eating at night and resting during the day, or at least while I was there fishing they were not eating. Some schools we approached literally appeared asleep, strange and disappointing. </div>
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I liked how he was eager to search for some activity and we did find some smaller bar jacks and rainbow runners interested in flies. After we covered lots of territory and burned up a few hours of time and fuel we called it a day. Thats how it goes sometimes and all you can do is search and try.</div>
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On our second to last day I reached out to<a href="http://flyfishingpuntamita.com/"> Erasmo Fly Fishing </a>to see if I could bring the family up for a whale tour and a couple hours of fishing. We arrived and toured the small town of Punta de Mita which was laid back and inviting. Again Erasmo was great despite challenging fishing conditions and we just made the best of it. We had lots of luck with longfin pompano or palometta and small jacks. We saw some big jacks but no movement to anything much less a fly, likely needed a hard weather change and warmer water as it had been cool for us. </div>
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The one exciting moment on this last day was seeing a sailfish circle the boat. I had an 8wt in hand at the moment paired with a #2 white clouser, the sailfish gave me about a half second look before vanishing into the deep. I can now say I have cast a fly to a sailfish!</div>
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I hope to revisit and try for better luck in this lesser known fishing area of the Southwest Coast of Mexico. From my conversations with Erasmo he indicated March through June and again in October but also that any month good action can happen as this is a major migratory lane.</div>
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This trip was before the catastrophic hurricane Dorian in August 2019. It is sad to reflect on how devastating this storm was for the island and its people. We hope and support a full recovery to the Abacos but it may be years before we can get back there and enjoy its natural resources and support its local people.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">ABACO LODGE, ABACO ISLAND, BAHAMAS</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">JANUARY 23-26, 2019</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>A WINTER BONEFISH GETAWAY</u></b></span></div>
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<b><u><a href="http://grandtetonflyfishing.com/">SCOTT SMITH</a> AND <a href="http://joshgallivan.com/">JOSH GALLIVAN</a></u></b></div>
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<a href="http://joshgallivan.com/">Josh</a> and I had been discussing a duo host trip for a couple years so it was fitting we gave Abaco Lodge a try since Josh had a memorable experience in November 2017. We hit up a dozen or so of our best trout clients who truthfully are all friends at this point to join us and within a month or so we had our spots filled and were quite excited about an awesome winter bonefish getaway. </div>
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Luckily, we also had a spot for Josh's dad, Mike to join us and take in the salt life for a few days late in January, who could resist that? We had pleasant travel to Miami and built in an extra day just in case winter weather delayed us somewhere like Dallas or Chicago. </div>
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With our extra day what do you naturally do? Yes, go fishing! Josh and I rented a car and headed down to Key Largo to meet up with Randy Stallings, a great guide who came recommended to us from a friend. He was stoked to have us but explained and we already knew because driving in Miami it should not be 47 degrees, that a recent front had seriously stalled the fishing but he was, as all guides tend to be, optimistic we could find a few nice snook and redfish. Long story short we did find a few but they were not moving much, certainly not interested in a fly. We were skunked!</div>
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We smoothly moved through the Miami airport for our connection to Marsh Harbor. A quick flight, we began to see the Marls below us in about 45 minutes and the true vastness of the area was clear. I had concerns about the weather forecasts but there is nothing you can do except make the best of whatever mother nature throws at you and try to instill that mentality into your group.</div>
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Our group was a lot fun! Most of these guys and gals did not know each other besides their friends or partner they came with but we all do share a mutual fondness to Jackson Hole; we either live there or have a second home there. </div>
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Upon arrival at any Nervous Waters managed lodge you are greeted with a welcoming smile and a tasty beverage to get you well on your way to relaxing.</div>
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The anticipation as you begin to settle in is awesome! You have an amazing group of friends, combine that with a stunning lodge and staff and lastly, a great fishery at your doorstep, it is truly livin Grand!</div>
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Our first day I team up with a great old client and now dear friend Steve Bohl from the Minneapolis area. We had fished many days in freshwater together but this was our first trip to a salt venue. Steve and I both are pretty decent casters but we found ourselves matched with a ferocious wind and our guide was having a tough go at finding leeward areas with fish. We managed a couple good stalks to get our eyes dialed but the wind had other plans. It became so bad (30-40mph) with the oncoming front we headed in nearly 3 hours early as the flats became stirred up and small craft use was treacherous. The bar was busy early that day!</div>
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That evening of day two the weather was about to really change and perhaps for the best, yet very wet! Overnight rain settled in and the wind diminished down to about 10-15mph, from where we were that was a big improvement and welcomed. Being late January it was quite chilly with a wet 70 degrees as our expected high. As the winds calmed we began to find good numbers of nice bonefish coming out of the Marls, tailing! Day three I was teamed up with Mike Gallivan. I had fished with Mike only a couple times around Jackson Hole with Josh over the years. Mike is not a hard core angler but was enjoying the new experiences around every corner and to be honest was keeping up just fine for a novice fly caster. It is always a joy to be with someone when they have those new experiences with a fly rod.</div>
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Our guide Paul found us a pile of nice bonefish tailing in a backcountry lagoon. The weather was very grey and the sight fishing was difficult but the fish began to come out from hiding in the mangroves and for about 3 hours we hooked and landed a couple dozen bonefish, terrific fun!</div>
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On our last day the rain returned with a steady presences. I was out with Chuck Campbell and Josh was with Skip Hildebrand. These two have fished with us out of Wyoming and Idaho for many years and it was great to be on the salt flats of the Bahamas with them. These guys are competitive and are good anglers from Chicago and Michigan originally but now residing in Naples. They always tell the best stories from their youth and its humbling and enduring to hear old men speak so fondly of their early years fly fishing. You can easily tell it has been an impactful and enriching endeavor in their lives. </div>
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Meanwhile, Skip had worn himself out with similar fish, spooky and tough to get a fly in front of, therefore Josh had the last half hour of the last day. Nothing for nearly 25 minutes. Their guide Paul indicated he was going to pole out of the channel and then fire up the motor to head back to the lodge. With only 50 feet to go both Josh and Paul spot a nice wake coming down the open flat where they were about to motor up. The wake was sizable so <a href="http://joshgallivan.com/">Josh </a>instinctively grabs his 10wt for a shark to harass. As they got in range he noticed it was two fish and suddenly he realized that was no shark but two bonefish and the front bone was a beast. He frantically throws the 10 wt at Skip to reel up and grabs his 8wt. He had one shot as the fish were coming head on and the cast was perfect. What happened next was one of the best stories to hear from both Josh, Skip and the guide. Josh hooks up and the fish goes ape shit into the mangroves. What should have ended in a fish tale turns out to be an incredible battle with Josh finally landing a bonefish of a lifetime, best guesses around 11-12 pounds! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you so much to the lodge staff and guides for making our trip outstanding!</span></div>
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<br />scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-4968822164631828142019-04-25T18:13:00.001-07:002019-04-28T11:41:24.095-07:00Anna Atoll- French Polynesia- December 2018<div style="text-align: center;">
Gosh, it has been awhile since I have been able to sit down and write out some fishing blogs so pardon my absence. This was a great trip! Lots of images (<b><u>TIP:</u></b> click on image to view full size and click again to advance to next image) and less reading is my goal but you have to fill in the gaps somewhat... either way enjoy!<br />
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About a year ago another intriguing fly fishing adventure opportunity presented itself, this time from my dear friend and fellow guide <a href="http://www.joshgallivan.com/">Josh Gallivan</a>. Josh is a passionate and very talented angler, guide, photographer and world traveler who has been skirting the globe the last few off seasons accomplishing more in the last 10 years than many could hope to do in a lifetime, myself included. So when I got this email addressed to a handful of my favorite carp mates it caught my interest and in a flash I found myself saying yes to another far off saltwater destination... this time to<br />
French Polynesia!<br />
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I really signed on without much thought besides costs and timing... early December 2018- a couple months after guide season and just as ski season was getting under way, perfect I thought!<br />
Traveling to Tahiti was actually quite smooth and reasonable, easy in fact when compared to the Indian Ocean.<br />
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We were to rendezvous with our friends <a href="http://www.jeffcurrier.com/">Jeff Currier</a> and Tim Bruun in Papete. Josh and I were traveling alone but picked up our good friends Turner Ressor and Matt Heumann in SFO (Matt was coming all the way from Cairo where he works in the oil industry) for the final leg. This was our crew, a nice blend of fish heads, some famous and some not so much, but all good sticks and capable of a real good time!<br />
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This trip was a great opportunity for us all to experience someplace new and fresh which is saying a lot when both Jeff Currier and Tim Bruun are included. In fact they were both returning from other exotic locations and were looking forward to some laid back island angling, so we thought.</div>
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We celebrated hard that first day in Tahiti hitting a few bars and touring some sight on the edge of town. The place is beautiful and its people were quite nice, off to a great start.</div>
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As expected we were a bit hungover for our connection to the outer islands called the Tuamotus. These islands live off the grid from the everyday world but had nearly all the necessities of modern life. I knew then I was going to enjoy this place, going back in time where cell phones, tv's and cars were not found.</div>
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After a couple stops and tantalizing views of the atolls we made it to Anaa. This atoll was a bit more unique than the others. It's lagoon was vast with areas of deep water and large areas of gorgeous sand flats. The island is more elongated and has several zones where the Pacific Ocean could flush out the lagoon and bring nutrients to the shallows.</div>
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We were welcomed in classic Polynesian style and the warm people immediately caught your attention. We were their guests and they wanted to be sure we were welcomed well. The fly fishing ventures to this area are somewhat new and still infrequent, therefore when outsiders come to visit they role out the red carpet.</div>
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We quickly settled into our cabanas for the week and without skipping a beat we did what we do best, drank beer (Hinano) and talked about fly fishing around the world on a remote island in the South Pacific, life was indeed good.</div>
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Day 1 brought in some storms and silently we all felt the concern, did we bring the monsoon with us? We spilt into pairs and hopped onto a vessel to venture out into the darkness on the horizon.</div>
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It actually rained buckets for hours on the flats that day but the fish didn't care at all. Visually seeing the fish was tough and bonefishing efforts were not rewarded but we were all quickly introduced to Anaa's reef and our excitement came alive. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hefty parrot fish for Jeff.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Possible juvenile Napoleon wrasse.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evening duties... organize and refill lost flies with a whiskey.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our lonely dock as the storms cleared out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh and Turner stoked to be heading out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bluefin trevally, an absolute killing machine and a favorite of the week.</td></tr>
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After the weather settled down and we had two days of checking out the island we were quickly putting together a plan of attack for the remainder of the week. For whatever reason the bonefish were few and far between on the lagoon side flats, yet it was worth looking in the morning stillness. Some of the bones we did see were good size and reports said an 11 pounder was caught a couple months prior. Jeff and Tim were on the hunt for Napoleons so the reef was their preference. They did manage to talk the guides into going outside the reef and dredging from the boats. After two days of sharks eating their fish or giants breaking off in coral and rock they decided perhaps by foot was better, besides they had lost all their heavy jig flies and couldn't get to the bottom as easily. So the plan was emerging for most of us... a morning look at a couple bonefish flats then hitting the reef before lunch and through the afternoon. The weather was stable and hot. The seas were calm and at low tide you could sight fish off the reef edge, it was setting up perfectly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tim dredging with his 15 weight Loomis made for Arapaima, hunting a trophy Napoleon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This lucky bohar made it to the boat before the sharks got him.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After two days of battling sharks and big bottom fish on sinking lines, Jeff's side tells it all.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Napoleon to hand, notice the calm seas and low tide.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spectacular island sunsets, paradise!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast was a nice blend of eggs and french pastries.</td></tr>
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After 3 solid days of good but challenging and adventurous fishing we were hitting our stride and had plans developing... re-visit flats and reef areas where we had seen our target species in good numbers. It was breaking down essentially into a reef trip since the big bonefish were not around. I stayed focused on the bones and it was tough but man, were these the most beautiful flats I have ever seen. When you did spot bonefish they were often singled up and extremely hard to see against the white bottom and ultra clear water of the lagoon. The guides were saying and as we later learned (read more about this on<a href="http://www.joshgallivan.com/"> Josh Gallivan's blog</a> as he returned in February 2019) the locals do eat the bonefish, locally called Koi Koi and they become spooked off the flats from traps and other means of harvest (Bonefish are eaten because the reef fish have ciguatera poison) . They are now being protected the months of Feb, March and April for their spawn also known as the Rahui and much research has been done here through the efforts of <a href="http://www.indifly.org/">IndiFly</a> and <a href="http://www.flyodyssey.co.uk/">FlyOdessey</a>. I applaud their work here and suggest you check out their projects.</div>
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I did mange to hook about 6 bonefish all week but only landed two. I had noticed any flat with rock or coral along its edges would show bones but it was nearly impossible to land them due to break offs and then there are also lots of sharks as well. Yet, with all that said I'll stay optimistic about the future of Anaa's bonefish and will return without hesitation to walk the Church Flat, the most mesmerizing and gorgeous flat I've witnessed.</div>
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The reef was center stage after dinner on our 4th day and we all had Napoleon fever. In addition, it was remarkable how many new species we were all racking up, even Jeff got a few fish that he had never seen. The reef scene was rugged and you better have had a big breakfast and carry a lot of water. It was hot, over 90 daily and not much of a breeze which helped keep the swell down. </div>
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We all walked the reef top which was broken down coral from ages of heavy surf, it was almost like a crunchy sidewalk allowing us to peer into the drop offs and slots where the game fish were hiding. The best approach was to cast a 12 weight with a floating line, about 7-8' leader of 80-100lb test and a brush fly. Fly choice didn't seem to matter too much when you found an eager fish but when they didn't want it they gave you the finger hard. On stand by we carried a 9 weight with a crab for triggers or other oddities swimming by. Most days we were battling it out with bohar and other snappers, bluefin trevally and a few Napoleons. We did see a few big GT's here and there but the shots were not setting up well and none were hooked. Sharks were nearly everywhere, mostly blacktip reef sharks but a few lemons and oceanic whitetips as well, the island's guardian.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff and I on our last day, always a pleasure to fish with this crazy old friend, its more about the stories now.</td></tr>
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What more can you say about a beautiful remote island with good fishing, nice variety and amazing people than it was a great experience and I will return in the next few years. We all had good fishing and knocked a few new species off the list but this type of fishing is not for the soft intermediate. We worked hard for every fish, getting into position, stumbling in the heat, casting 10-12 weights with big flies, break off's, re-rigging, surf, sharks and when you did have success the power of these creatures is mind blowing. The bohar snapper pictured above will crush you even with top of the line 12 weight gear, these fish mean business and every second of it is a blast! The reef is pretty special here and however we had fair flats fishing for bonefish I know that has tremendous potential. </div>
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I cannot say enough about how nice and hard working the lodge and guide staff worked for our group. Joel made us feel at home every night and the food was amazing!</div>
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On our last evening they shared local island songs and gave us a quick history of the island's past and their hopes for the future. I wish them well in preserving their culture and creating a sustainable eco tourism and fly fishing industry here so their children can make it a home as well.</div>
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Another high water season is in full swing but the fly fishing forecast looks good!</div>
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<u><i><b>Jackson Hole Fly Fishing report</b></i></u> for late May into June can be summed up in two words, lakes or Idaho! Right now our best fishing is on area lakes and the reports are good from the Henry's Fork in Idaho where the salmon flies are stealing the show and have advanced up near Riverside.<br />
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High water years seem to be becoming the norm, is this good or bad? Well, for now I think it is good to have more water than not enough but if an epic flood were to happen we could lose hatches, fish and perhaps property or life. In 1996/97 the Snake River experienced a big winter and like many years the spring was cool holding the snow up high to near 150%, then suddenly it warmed dramatically and then rained on the deep snow pack causing extreme runoff conditions and flooding. I can imagine another year like this is looming with an even bigger snow pack. Fortunately the Bureau of Reclamation is managing the lake levels well in both Jackson and Palisades so mitigating the worst case scenario should prevail.<br />
Our lakes are fishing quite well with Lewis and Yellowstone icing out last week. We are finding lots of small lake trout(mackinaw) in shallow water and these fish are great on a fly rod. Try small leeches, nymphs or minnows. The sight fishing is very good when the sun provides good light, give it a try! Jackson Lake is our local trophy lake trout fishery and with lots of time invested your rewards can be significant. I finally shattered my personal best with a 20#'er last week (conventional gear) but now I need to have that fish eat a fly, this could take some time.<br />
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Current snow pack is just over 100% so we are looking good for an average start to the season here in Jackson Hole. South of here other drainages are even lower but to the north in Yellowstone Country levels are still high, 130%. It is a safe guess that we could be fishing the Snake River proper by July 10 but maybe even a few days sooner, we'll see!<br />
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scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-33739655978165950552017-12-10T16:40:00.002-08:002017-12-10T16:40:35.298-08:002017 Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Summary and Photo GalleryEach Spring it seems as if the fishing season comes on fast and for about 4 or 5 months all hell breaks loose and your life is swallowed by demands from work, family, clients, administrative, gear maintainence and last but not least, personal quiet and fun family time (the later two for me are the most important and are essential to getting the others done). When it all begins to settle in October you come up for air and luckily the best of the season is then upon you and you realize how fortunate you are to be deep into a culture and lifestyle that affords you to be on some of the best trout water in the country. I took the season off from writing short blogs and fishing reports this year but I took more photos than I do on average and for me capturing these images from daily adventures is worth a million words. I do hope everyone had a great season and please, if you find yourself on this page/blogsite and like what you see feel free to share as you wish or leave a comment. Enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High water most of the Spring kept our brownies fat!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tim Babich from South Africa with an early July rainbow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tim, again with the hot hand and a handsome brown trout.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Never get tired of those spots and colors!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good friend, John Campbell found a good one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Victor, with a late evening sipper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again the McClure boys heat up the Green River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a day they had!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High water streamer action at its best.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Drakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Snake River produced some fat trout as the summer progressed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fleet for just about anything!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Marion with a nice Sublette Co. rainbow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gorgeous Salt River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Classic upper Snake River views.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve with a native Finespot on a dry fly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wind River brownie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hopper eater in early September.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matt Lenzen with a nice evening cutty just above Deadmans bar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Native cutthroat boatside release.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GTFF guide, Neil Chamberlin with a nice Jackson lake cutty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neil again with a stunning brown from Jackson Lake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drew Cosby had an epic day this day, thanks to leeches and grass line trout.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice late September brown from Jackson Lake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh Gallivan crushing it on a day off.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothing better than a back lit adipose fin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott Smith on his favorite section of the Snake River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JG with a fall hog Cutty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SS got the brown of the day, Snake River, Wyoming!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jenn McLucas from NC loving our fall fishing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erica Lee from LA nailing the last best day in October, next day snowed 12"!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing some local friends a fine late season day, hate to see it end.</td></tr>
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scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-415261782258461992017-06-22T13:07:00.000-07:002017-06-22T13:07:19.407-07:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- Water Update- June 22, 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The Summer Solstice report for June 22 is lined with bittersweet realities, we have tons of water but it is ruining the early season fishing. For the most part fishing is a real challenge on most drainages in several states in the Northern Rockies. Here in Wyoming we have high water on almost every river, even the tailwaters are flowing hard to make space for the up stream flow coming down. These high flows have been going strong since March now and the good news is we are finally seeing some light at the end of the "high water tunnel". </div>
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Locally on the Snake River flows have been extreme for sometime but the mountains are showing significant snow break up in the high country and the old indicators show about 2 more weeks of strong flow but a long gradual drop should begin soon. Peak occured on June 5th with the canyon reporting nearly 31,000cfs! Currently the same canyon is showing about 25,000cfs but flows from Jackson Lake dam are on the rise due to the expected 100% capacity on the lake by Sunday, then matching inflows for several weeks. We expect the upper section to fish well by early July but flows will be high. As the bugs hatch the fish will get on them and life will be good again. We do not expect the other sections to be fishable until late in July unless conditions improve quickly.</div>
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The Green River drainage is actually worse but that region does not runs so muddy as the upper Snake. Here flows are at flood stage but seem to be flattening out, a sure sign the major snowpack is thinning. Once this area gets below 2500cfs it should fish very well, currently 4700cfs at Warren Bridge.</div>
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For now we have been enjoying some fine lake fishing in Yellowstone N.P. on Lewis and Yellowstone Lakes. We are also fishing the Firehole River and the Upper Snake below Jackson lake Dam. Here we are seeing some PMD's and caddis, with the best dry fly fishing occurring after 2pm.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kiwi Jack, with his first HF rainbow on the Ranch Marathon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Late evening success on the HF, Josh Gallivan and Tim Brune</td></tr>
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scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-13744208593902550482017-04-27T10:16:00.000-07:002019-04-26T11:51:03.084-07:00Spring Saltwater Getaway--St. Brandon, Mauritius--April 11-18, 2017--FlyCastaway<div>
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It was about 10:30pm on a very snowy evening in February when I got a random email from my old friend and boss <a href="http://www.jeffcurrier.com/">Jeff Currier</a>. "Scotty Boy, I know its a shot in the dark but I have this opening to fill on short notice, I need to know asap, call me tomorrow." Jeff and I have been running around chasing trout and empty beer cans for years and I had just mentioned last fall that if he ever had a nice saltwater trip come up to let me know. My daughters are getting older so it is much easier to get away than it was just a few years ago. On top of that I lost my father to cancer a little more than a year ago and what that teaches you more than anything is that life is precious and brief. So I figured this is how bucket lists get started and the Indian Ocean was high on the list. I discussed it with my wife, Dana who I give all the credit for encouraging me to go and within 20 minutes emailed back and said, "I am 90% in, give me 24hrs to figure the financials". And just like that I was going to St. Brandon's, a place I wasn't even sure where it was and had only first heard of a year or two ago.</div>
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This trip would have been much more daunting if Jeff was not my side kick. Jeff is a veteran traveler and has fished nearly 60 countries! That is amazing, his appetite for fly fishing adventure is insatiable and I can see why. We were to travel to the other side of the planet, literally. Jeff even commented later that this trip was the furtherest he had ever been from his home in Victor, ID, that is saying a lot. To sweeten the deal, just a week before we left another slot had become available and Jeff reached out to another close friend of ours, Ben Smith. In similar fashion Ben jumped on the opportunity and we now had a powerful trio headed to a remote part of the Indian Ocean.</div>
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The day before the departure I skied with my daughters for a couple hours and said my goodbyes to the ski shop culture. My buzz was a mixture of excitement and anxiousness. The next morning I said goodbye to the family, they were sad but excited for me. I picked up Jeff around noon and we headed down the road towards SLC to catch our evening flight to Amsterdam the trip had truly begun. We both caught up on life, families, work and reminisced the old days, all that was missing was a cold brew which Jeff immediately took care of once we were safe in the Delta Club.</div>
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The flight to Amsterdam was comfortable thanks to the KLM 787 Dreamliner, pretty sweet! A quick jump over to Paris and we rendezvoused with Ben. I let those guys catch up this time in the Delta Club and just relaxed before the long flight to Port Louis, Mauritius. After a total of 39 hrs travel we had made it to Mauritius!</div>
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Wisely, Jeff had built two extra days on the front end of the trip to get over jet lag and to ensure our arrival to make the dreaded crossing to St. Brandon's. We settled into our hotel and sure enough were directed to the bar. Mauritius nationals are a blend of French, Indian and African and it was quite obvious they do not see Americans too often, much less three guys who pounded the local brew. Once we found the Phoenix Brew it got ugly on that first night but it was quite smart to get it out of our system and in the end we were harmless and the bar loved our enthusiasm. </div>
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The morning of the crossing, while walking around the dock it was hot as hell, much tougher once you leave the sanctuary of a hotel pool I thought. The crossing was making me a bit concerned... 28 hrs in a hot sport fishing vessel, tossing and turning. Coming off a Jackson Hole winter I felt very weak in terms of dealing with heat. We finally get underway around 1pm and by 5pm you lose sight of anything and the swells get bigger, even though the mates said it was an easy passage I found myself needing a 3 point hold at all times, otherwise you are going down. The evening cooled just enough to pop a sleep aid and hit the bunks. At about 2am I woke for a cold drink and for 4hrs peered out the small portal window in the hull of the boat. You find yourself thinking of some pretty crazy shit and you certainly realize how insignificant we are, perhaps just as important how fortunate we were to be going to a special place not visited by too many anglers. </div>
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We checked our gear and wandered off to a flat behind the lodge. I wanted to get my eyes dialed to the water and test my casting arm. Somehow I had a bad case of tennis elbow that was giving me some grief, perhaps from boot fitting all winter in the ski shop. Jeff had mentioned a couple species that were very common, almost to the point of being a nuisance. "The Blue Spangled Emperor", he says "will rob your fly right before the permit eats, just you wait". Well I did not see any permit that first evening but I did catch my first Indian Ocean specie, a Blue Spangled Emperor.</div>
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The week was a vivid blur now looking back, it went by way too quickly. This place is pure Bonefishing Paradise. I have caught bonefish all over the Caribbean but this place was extra cool and the bones are big! I think the bonefish is the quintessential specie for saltwater fly fishing. They live and feed in shallows, therefore conducive to sight fishing and they eat relatively small invertebrates and are spooky much like trout. Once hooked the bonefish has a blistering run, in fact if they grew much larger I am not convinced they could be tamed easily. You will see your backing several times with nearly every fish and we were not getting the monsters St. Brandon's is known for. Due to the unseasonably warm water (recurring theme everywhere, duh) the larger bones were not around, we had to settle for 4-7 pounders. Ben actually landed the best of the week, a whopping 9 lb bonefish and I tied my personal best at about 7.5 lbs. A few years ago I had a guide in the Bahamas tell me I had just caught a 10 lb bonefish, after seeing these fish I know he was full of shit.</div>
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The real prize of the Indian Ocean is the Indo-Pacific Permit. I came with very low expectations for this critter. I had caught a modest permit in Mexico years ago and understand this challenging fish but hearing everyone speak of the Yellow variety made it seem much tougher and more elusive, that is saying a lot because any permit is hard to catch on a fly. Late in the day on the first day with our guide Brendan we get a couple good head on shots. This is very important because they are more visible coming head on, once that fish goes sideways it literally disappears, they are like swimming mirrors. I was up and had a lucky cast that was about 4 feet in front and slightly off of the fish. I am so used to leading fish with my cast and all week I had a hard time putting it on the nose in fear of spooking the fish. Leading a bit was working for me but the guide's mantra was "spook it or hook it". Nonetheless, my permit was a happy fellow and he swam over and ate my small white merkin crab with gusto. After a very good fight I cradled one of the most beautiful fish known in saltwater fly fishing, the Yellow Permit of the Indian Ocean.</div>
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To top it off, each evening you are greeted with a fine spread of sashimi, either fresh grouper or yellowfin tuna. We all gathered around and shared the day's encounters and relished in the moment. To make the permit even more special one of my new South African friends, <a href="http://www.chrisbladen.com/">Chris Bladen</a>, who is an extraordinary artist of fish sculptures later in the week made a very kind and generous offering of a permit belt buckle he had made. The gift was for catching the first permit of the week and I am sure it will be a true conversation piece for many years.</div>
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It was nice to have the tough fish box checked. Now we hunted big bonefish and trevally! My elbow was killing me after day 1 but we were pumped. Ben and I had some incredible bonefishing on day 2 and it was nice to finally fish with Ben again. Other than our annual carp tourney this trip was a rare opportunity for the three of us to spend some angling time together. Ben, who once guided with our staff in Jackson, WY now lives in West Yellowstone, MT and guides for TroutHunter in Last Chance, ID. He has an infectious laugh and silliness that made the day no matter what the fish did, we were so stoked to be there and of course a few Phoenix brews helped.<br />
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The next goal I had was a Bluefin Trevally. The big game in this region is the GT or Giant Trevally but we were not seeing many. I must admit I was concerned about doing battle with that creature because of my right elbow, the 12wt was a real bear to cast with my condition until my new South African friends hooked me up with some Cataflam. That drug saved my last 4 days and sure enough the most beautiful of all the Trevallies showed up in good numbers daily. </div>
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On Day 3 I was teamed up with Milan, Gerhard(G, is the owner of FlyCastaway) and Keegan. We had another fine morning chasing bonefish and then moved on to a permit flat for the afternoon. We split up and I had spotted a nice permit circling an old wreck structure on the surf side of the island know as Paul. He came in and out of the surf, riding a wave, vision was easy and this time my cast was on his nose... spook it or hook it I thought. It worked and he ate! I'll be damned I got another permit on but wait that structure was his home and like an old brown trout he took me right to cover and snap! Milan and I sat bummed for a minute then he says, "grab your 12 weight, Bluefin!" I looked up and a tight group of marauding bluefin were coming right at us crushing bait, mixed in were several sharks as well. The 6/0 tan brush fly hit and within two strips my backing was going out! What the hell just happened I thought, you instantly crank down on your drag and give the fish all the reel can muster. The <a href="http://www.bauerflyreel.com/">Bauer RX 7</a> , a reel made to deal with a hundred pound GT was too much for this 18lb Bluefin trevally. I regained my fly line quickly and within a couple minutes had this stunning animal in my hands. Fortunately Milan was a good photographer and we captured some nice shots before his release. Meanwhile, on the other side of the island G and Keegan had an exact situation unfold and luckily were able to land both their gorgeous permit and bluefin, certainly an epic day with new friends!</div>
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Days 4 and 5 landed me in head guide, Craig Richardson's boat with Jeff and Ben. We did some new spots further out and had less action but saw some amazing sights. Fishing around the atoll typically offers two environments to hunt, one being sand spits and flats with less wave action and the other being rocky marl and coral with breaking surf from the Indian Ocean. Both very exciting and posing different challenges. On Day 5 Craig took Ben and I to a particular section of surf zone known as the Snatch and the Kraken. We were both mesmerized by the diversity. At one moment bonefish would slide by in the surf zone with small parrotfish, trevally, emperors and grouper all mixed in. Here the main challenge was not getting cut off by coral or the super sharp rock known as marl. We had fun exploring this area and at the end of the day we saved a couple hours to go dredge some channels with sinking lines for larger grouper, both Ben and I were super stoked to try this. Craig was grinning as we managed to prove ourselves with the 500-700 grain lines and not screw up. The fish were weird and bigger but we did not find any massive grouper, he insisted we go to Farquhar in the Seychelles and promised our arm would be longer afterwards. Ben managed a rare catch of a surgeon fish on a fly and the beer was extra special on the ride in that evening.</div>
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With my elbow feeling better and some personal goals checked I wanted to give the GT a good shot but they had other ideas. We did some searching on the farther flats and coral gardens and it seemed the last couple days we were seeing a couple giants in the 140cm range but they had very little interest in our flies. My best shot was on the last day with Jeff and our guide, Brendan. Cruising the edge of a coral garden they spot this beast of a fish. I was on the bow at the ready. I fired off a good shot in line with the monster and it actually swam right under the fly and kept going. I was expecting the GT, a member of the Jack family that is known for voracious grabs to light up and hammer the 6/0 brush fly but it was not meant to be. Instead I watched it cautiously cruise out of sight and realized that fish is precisely why I need to return to the Indian Ocean in the coming years.</div>
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Jeff and I had the toughest afternoon of the week that last day. The tides had changed a bit from earlier in the week and with little water movement there were less bonefish around but we did manage to find a few and savor the trip's last stalk. I was very satisfied with the trip's fishing and found it interesting that the guides and G thought it was off. It was nice having no preconceived expectations besides going fishing with your mates but I understood their process, much like when guiding trout, you as a guide have higher expectations for the day more often than that of your client's. That position is not always fair to a guest but nonetheless is a driving force to great guiding, professionalism and most importantly, passion. Thank you<a href="http://www.flycastaway.com/"> Fly Castaway</a> team for pursuing and making such a great fishery available to visitors, nice work!</div>
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The return crossing was not nearly as bad with a tailing wind and light seas, in fact it was about 3 hours shorter. Once we arrived back in Port Louis we had 10 hrs to kill before our flight to Paris that evening and fortunately our new South African friends had a place to rest and clean up in Black River, Mauritius. Andy and Chris were extraordinary hosts. We had a nice swim, some celebratory cocktails on the beach and a terrific steak BBQ that evening before our taxi arrived for the hour long drive to the airport. We once again exchanged our gratitude and promised the gentlemen to similar hospitality and some trout fishing if they ever made it to our part of the world. Making new friends from other Nations and cultures is a huge benefit of travel such as this and it reminds me that the fish are always a smaller portion of the journey than you first realize. If you are an avid angler you owe it to yourself and your family to make these types of trips every so often. You come back with an incredible sense of place, gratitude and a better understanding of the world. </div>
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And just like a switch our Spring season has arrived! Wowwee, what a winter and what a snowpack! Yesterday marked our first trips of the year and the weather was fantastic. After a long, dark, snowy and cold winter it is real nice to be talking trout fishing again but make no mistake, we have had some fun skiing what could down as one of the best winters ever with our total snow fall sitting at 530" and our current snow-water equivalent holding at 155% of normal. The 10 day forecast certainly shows spring holding on and for our summer angling this is good thing. Hopefully snow melt continues and we have a nice long drawn out runoff without a mega flood. Temps this week in the 50's will go a long way in knocking down the valley snow that is quite impressive. Most of the tribs are already running full and off color as daytime heating is doing it's thing. On the Snake, flows were increased at the dam a few days ago in anticipation of a heavy runoff, smart move by the Bureau of Reclamation. Yet, with higher flows fishing is still good and picking up. Midges are strong after about 11am and we can expect some BWO's and skwalla stoneflies in the next few weeks. High, murky flows can create great spring action if the bugs are present, so don't be fooled!</div>
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Its ELECTION DAY! Finally the agony and stress can end, at least I am hopeful it will end. In the meantime fly fishing has kept myself and many other devoted anglers sharply focused on what matters to us, wild and native trout of the autumn season! The <a href="http://www.grandtetonflyfishing.com/">Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report</a> for this time of the year is fairly consistent and follows these traits as winter creeps in. We have had low flows now for about a month with the only exception to tributaries that have risen since the heavy storms of October(wettest October on record!). Low flows draw the trout into what we call a winter lie, typically long, deep runs. Depending on recent weather the trout will be found in various areas of the run, sometimes feeding as if it was still summer. As the water cools to below 39 degrees the fish will then be lethargic and only found in the deep, slow reaches of the run. Lately, the fall weather has been exceptional with cold, crisp nights but very warm afternoons, this pattern is keeping the trout active for a few extra weeks. This may continue until we get our first arctic air and heavy valley snow.</div>
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Look for midges midday and a few lingering BWO's. The trout are still taking dries well after about noon. Some areas are reporting good streamer fishing but retrieve speeds are much slower than last month, sometimes a dead drift is best. I personally like to fish a shallow nymph this time of year. Shallow riffle corners are great for sight casting with a dry/dropper. Extend your leader some and make delicate casts so not to spook the trout. The takes are barely discernible but fun!</div>
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Another great venue lately has been Jackson Lake's fall opener on November 1st. Here we are getting great numbers of lake trout from 17" to 21" and the folks who know are finding several from 24" to 38"! Typically these large specimens are taken on jigs or lures on spinning gear. With flies you can get into nice browns, cutthroats and some of the smaller lake trout. I like to cast a sinking line with a white, ginger and black marabou clouser. You will find fish off points, flats and humps in about 10' to 15' of water.</div>
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It has been a wonderful season, always is... Thank you to all who came out and fished with either myself or our talented guide staff at <a href="http://www.grandtetonflyfishing.com/">Grand Teton Fly Fishing</a>, we greatly appreciate you trusting us with your Jackson Hole Fly Fishing experience.</div>
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Off to Georgia to chase some stripers and then back for the ski season!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great cutty from Moose to Wilson in late October.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve Bohl after the storm, this day was ridiculous, 30+ trout on dries!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joshgallivan.com/">Josh Gallivan </a>with his best brown on the Snake River, nearly 26"!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our native Finespotted Cutthroat up close.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left to right: Josh Gallivan, Bruce James, Tom Montgomery and Scott Smith. Some of the crew got together to see Bruce, our shop manager off for the winter.</td></tr>
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scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-52984509524319461852016-10-05T15:37:00.000-07:002016-10-05T15:37:34.214-07:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- October 5, 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The best way to sum up a Fly Fishing report for the past month is easy, it was damn good! Even as we have seen more traffic than ever and lower than average flows on some rivers for much of the season the fish and fishing has really held up. Once the hot weather broke early in September conditions improved drastically. The water cooled off and the bugs(hecubas and mahoganies) began to show up a week or two before the One Fly Event. Terrestrials continued to produce until recently as the weather has changed again from autumn to winter, which looks to be temporary. Locally our flows have dropped to their winter level in the past week from 2500cfs to 280cfs at Jackson Lake dam and 3500cfs to 1300cfs at Moose. Water temps dropped(now at 48 degrees) dramatically this week as well with steady rain and snow in the valley. This morning we had 3" of snow in town and nearly 2' above 9000'. Fortunately the forecast gets us back on track with 60 degree afternoons all next week, this should provide some great fall dry fly fishing late in the day. Some lingering mahoganies, BWO's, October caddis and small flying ants should all work well after about 11am. Until then keep a dropper or streamer in play. </div>
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On other area rivers like the South Fork we are seeing great BWO hatches after 1pm and the streamer bite can be excellent. South of town on the Green flows are very low but better due to recent rain and snow. Here most fisherman are trying their luck with streamers to find that fall brownie. Keep an eye out for spawning gravel and active redds... no wading!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Good Luck and enjoy the stunning scenery in GTNP!!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great brown on an ant late in the day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While feeding on tricos this cutty took a small hopper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mahogany bite was excellent mid September after a rain storm.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again after rain the Hecuba or fall drake produced some big cutthroats on the Snake in GTNP. This one is 19"!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tricos on the Bighorn in Thermopolis, see <a href="http://www.windrivercanyon.com/">Wind River Canyon Whitewater and Fly Fishing</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">21" brown fell for a small ant after the trico hatch!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jenny Lake at its best!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lewis Lake run started late in September.</td></tr>
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<br />scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-72216324065724895602016-08-28T11:10:00.001-07:002016-08-28T11:10:24.114-07:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- August 28, 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The latest Fishing Report can be summed up in three words..."Winds of Change". In the last two weeks we have gone from a critically hot, summer scenario to a breath of fresh, cool air with hints of autumn. Recent nights have brought the first frosts of the season and fortunately local water temps are cooling down quickly. Flows on the Snake River are a favorable 3600cfs at Moose, yet all other freestone rivers and tribs are much lower than historically recorded so there you may find challenging trout or no trout at all. The main river is fishing very well with hecuba mayflies and terrestrials in the afternoon, all typical this time of year and right in time for the annual One Fly Event in two weeks. </div>
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In the region we do have some forest fires and on some days smoke can obscure your mountain views but in general the afternoon winds clear the view and the air we breath. </div>
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On the South Fork flows have dropped to 10400cfs and the fishing is good but primarily sub surface. In some areas good dry fly fishing can be found be having a nymph or two in play is the best way to go.</div>
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**With recent closures on the Yellowstone River in Montana it is an important reminder to be sure to thoroughly clean, drain and dry your boat to stop the spread of disease and invasive species.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy the last few weeks of summer!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doubles are common on the Snake in late Summer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lenore take out in Crowheart, WY... <a href="http://www.windrivercanyon.com/">www.windrivercanyon.com</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoppers, ants and beetles score nice fish late in the day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice Wind River brown from last week.</td></tr>
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<br />scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-31630789979531140292016-08-02T20:26:00.002-07:002016-08-02T20:27:41.710-07:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- August 2, 2016<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- August 2, 2016 </span></b><br />
Currently our local fishing is in its Peak season and all our guides are reporting good consistent activity with only exception being afternoon slow downs due to hot afternoon air and water temps. Flows are stable on the Snake but area tribs are dropping to very low levels, this also includes regional rivers like the Green and Salt. The small rivers are floatable but marginally fishable for two anglers and afternoon fishing is not advisable, again due to warm water often reaching 70 degrees.<br />
Hatches are fairly thin but several terrestrial options are happening, it is ant, hopper and beetle season! One hatch worth mentioning is our summer stone fly, aka the mutant stone or western brown stonefly. These stoneflies are active crawlers early in the day and the males are wingless and quite fast... twitch and skate your bug early for some fun grabs!<br />
The South Fork has had a great July, here PMD's are stealing the show along with the mutant stone happening here as well.<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy your summer fishing but remember to keep the water temps in mind, best to stop fishing from 2pm to 6pm until our weather changes, hopefully next week.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Always great to see friends fishing together, having a great time! This was our 4th Annual trip with the Crew from Livingston, MT- George & Jamie Anderson, Skip Herman, Carl Hiaasen, Dave Grusin, Michael Keaton, Tom Mcguane and Breon Robertson.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kae with a nice Wind River hybrid.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mikey, age 9, crushes the Green again, these boys are good!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Hopper eater of the season.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eric Nunn nymphing up the big bows!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Campbell finds the Fish of the Day again!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack Nunn, on another roll.</td></tr>
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scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-48445380650369888542016-07-03T20:54:00.002-07:002016-07-03T20:54:43.739-07:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- July 4th, 2016<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- July 4th, 2016:</span></div>
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Since early in June things have turned around significantly and peak river season is on nearly everywhere. It is safe to say almost every drainage has good fishing to explore... ahh, early summer!!</div>
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Locally the Snake River turned around about ten days ago, about 3 weeks early(this could hurt us late in the summer but fortunately the reservoirs are full, all good there).</div>
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Flows are a bit high but nice and clear and fish are responding to dry flies well. I like a variety of attractors, parachutes and nymph droppers on hand. </div>
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South of Jackson is very good with drakes, caddis and sallies but the crowds are beginning to find the region. Big crowds are going to be everywhere this weekend so anticipate it and you will not blow your top, South Fork yesterday was a boat about every 10 minutes. There we had decent riffle fishing on PMD's after about 1pm. </div>
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Here are some highlights from the last couple weeks... Look us up!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Henry's Fork Marathon with <a href="http://www.jeffcurrier.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Currier,</a> Granny and Mark Kuhn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8am start, walk to Osbourne bridge from the log jam.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Few brown drakes and wind were our biggest challenges.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff Currier with the day's best.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8Rl6ENKq-Dv5FCnHnrYKn09J1oHITYEWhC1AjMF1alm3zhtsG-_GNhZ6LLgN991CCyIFoSFVVkBmMVu1u39XcXdDkAyMgmKdDguBgL3a_bA8sk1G2OVVXHsOQdeU6dqghf9hAjKuTSk/s1600/DSCN1580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8Rl6ENKq-Dv5FCnHnrYKn09J1oHITYEWhC1AjMF1alm3zhtsG-_GNhZ6LLgN991CCyIFoSFVVkBmMVu1u39XcXdDkAyMgmKdDguBgL3a_bA8sk1G2OVVXHsOQdeU6dqghf9hAjKuTSk/s320/DSCN1580.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June 21st, Summer Solstice, 8am to 10pm, 14hrs, 12miles of river.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Drakes from the Green River area, spinners hit the water around 11am on a warm day.</td></tr>
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scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-20556690908520146312016-06-08T21:45:00.000-07:002016-06-13T19:13:03.884-07:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- June 8, 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This post should have been up a couple weeks ago but yet again I have let the awesome spring fishing and other outdoor pursuits get in the way(not to mention work and kids), so I apologize for a delay in reporting current conditions! Often May can be a real drag with snow, rain and high flows. This year we did get some needed rain but flows stayed reasonable due to cold nights and the runoff was slowed dramatically. The lakes have been red hot as well as most area rivers, yet that shifted about 2 weeks ago locally and a little more than a week now on the Green, NF and SF. We are in full blow out mode as most days have neared 80 degrees, in fact runoff sharply increased and may have now peaked on a couple local drainages like Pacific Creek, here flows are dropping and typically this signifies the snow pack is diminished and you can expect fishable conditions on the Snake in 3-4 weeks(less than a month). </div>
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The South Fork is currently in a flush and flows here are nearing 18,000cfs. It is still fishable but be very careful, recently saw trees floating by. With high flows try checking out flooded grass bars with worms and streamers, some of the best SF guides do quite well with flood flows. As for me, give me a lake any day in May or June and I am happy. Jackson lake has been outstanding and the views are remarkable. Lewis and Yellowstone Lakes have really turned on this past week with the opener on the 28th. The thing about lakes for me is simply sight casting to nearly all my fish, thats it. For me that is the pinnacle fishing scenario with a fly rod. </div>
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Currently we are fishing the dam to Pacific Creek stretch of the Snake with pretty darn good dry fly fishing, also the Firehole River has been quite nice with caddis and pmd's. And like I said, Lewis and Yellowstone lakes are very tough to beat if you are a decent caster, look us up and come get the Cutty of a lifetime on Yellowstone Lake!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neil Chamberlin with a nice Jackson Lake brownie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh Gallivan with a typical Jackson Lake mackinaw</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;">Here is a quick run down of my trout smoking technique, feel free to try or pass along your tips...<br />
ENJOY!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning this lake trout I found 40 small sculpins</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for the dry rub and brine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the smoker for 5-6 hrs at 180 degrees</td></tr>
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<br />scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-54914396704885546092016-05-13T16:33:00.002-07:002016-05-13T16:33:57.124-07:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- May 13, 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The summer season is once again fast approaching and as I see it right now we should have another early start to the season. Snowpack is shrinking rather quickly due to mostly warm and drier than normal conditions. Just a month ago our snowpack was holding strong around 90% but with warm winds and nights it has dropped to around 70%, a scenario favorable for June fishing but not for August. The good news is we do have full reservoirs and again good management can significantly help the season, stay tuned!</div>
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Over the years I have learned to love May fishing, especially once the lakes ice off. Right now our lake fishing is very good and typically no crowds, ever. Also as I write this I am munching on freshly smoked lake trout, a spring ritual that brings a day on the water full circle. Another fun outing we seem to never miss these days is carp fishing on Blackfoot reservoir. These fish bring a challenge in several forms... tough to catch at times, tough fight and often tough weather and camping. The ardent and persistent angler get the goods and this year we hit primo conditions and more eager carp than normal. </div>
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Anticipate a good Yellowstone opener on the 28th, this typically kicks off our season. Drainages in Idaho are fishing much better than here in JH, check out the South Fork or Henry's Fork for the best fishing in the region, otherwise we are mostly in a runoff mode in Western Wyoming. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jeffcurrier.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Currier</a> heaves on an afternoon carp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jeffcurrier.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Currier </a>loves carp as much as anyone, check out his blog, this guy is the master!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trey Scharp and Rio getting in on the action.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unusually nice conditions for this region in May.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mid day BBQ and brew for lunch, followed by a nap for some.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely landscape here in Eastern Idaho.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trey Scharp with another average, 10lb carp, super fun when you see hundreds cruising daily.</td></tr>
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scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-6352397716917902142016-05-03T20:56:00.001-07:002016-05-03T20:56:16.238-07:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- May 3, 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hard to believe it is already May and conditions are still holding up on many drainages! We had a mini runoff a couple weeks ago that put the fish and bugs down for a week or so but now we are back with super nice afternoons and pretty damn good fishing up and down the valley. With the nice weather however, the snow melt increases and flows should be off color in a couple days. </div>
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Don't be too bummed just yet, our hottest lake fishing is here with area lakes icing off as we speak, not to mention area tailwaters are getting better as flows warm and bugs are on the move. Still seeing some skwallas and now some grannom caddis, Mother's Day of course!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joshgallivan.com/" target="_blank">Josh Gallivan</a> and I hitting the water hard this Spring, here on the lower Green in Wyoming.</td></tr>
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Flows are still flat and stable on the Green drainages but this changes as we begin to see warmer nights over the next week or two. Fishing here is good but can be sporadic and flows are cold... think slow and deep, they are in there!</div>
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South Fork is reporting cold flows that are around 10K. Rainbows are on redds but the state of Idaho wants them gone so I will hold back my usual mindfulness comments. What a shame, its the hottest fish in the river.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stay tuned as we hit the lakes hunting morels and trophy macs!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Introducing Cutty, my new spaniel mix... his first outing was a huge success!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snake River doubles are common in April, what an epic place and time of year!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow we are off to Black Foot for some of the best carp fishing on the Planet, so far the weather looks great, stay tuned!</td></tr>
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scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-53015490900772642016-04-11T20:33:00.001-07:002016-04-11T20:33:27.837-07:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- April 11, 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Already this year has gotten off to a very nice start and it all began with a little prelude to the season back in February. We had just enough of a bump in the temps to get the fish going for about two weeks but winter returned much of March and gave the fish somewhat a rest as skiers delighted in great winter conditions, fairly rare in March. Since the resort closed on April 3rd very warm conditions have accelerated the spring progression and we are now teetering on full runoff mode a couple weeks early.</div>
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My fishing report for Jackson Hole at this time is limited to only the Snake River locally(have not fished anywhere but JH and the Florida Keys). Here we have had some awesome fishing that is waning some due to murky flows but this should improve by the weekend as a cool front is expected. This change is good as it will give the trout a slight rest and also help get the skwalla stones more in emergence. Late last week I had two trips and we only witnessed the large nymphs and perhaps a couple adults. We did have 6 good eats on the large dry fly mid to late in the day along slower inside runs, fast banks were and will remain a waste of time.</div>
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Midges are still the main fare and keep the trout interested most of the day in shallow flats and riffles. </div>
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Lastly, the streamer bite is on! On Saturday we fished Moose to Wilson and as we launched the flows were at about 2' of visibility. The fish were very aggressive to slow, nearly dead drifted streamers in the deepest inside turns and then later we found them much shallower.</div>
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Flows on the Snake River are at 1600cfs around Moose. The best floats are from Moose to Hoback. After the Hoback enters flows are muddy, too bad that is good fishing down there and it could be worth chancing, those fish will be looking up and the streamer bite could be incredible!</div>
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Snowpack is dropping quick due to the very warm temps but it looks like wet weather is on the way, currently we are holding at 93% of normal.</div>
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scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-88255434612433967612016-02-29T19:54:00.000-08:002016-02-29T19:54:17.752-08:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- February 29, 2016- Season Starts!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hello readers, viewers and fishing world! It has been some time since I last posted an update but this time of the year winter activities can easily take priority when you live in Jackson Hole and work at one of the greatest ski resorts in North America. Here we are, late in the winter and just last week I had an opportunity to get out and not only fish with a guide from New Zealand but more importantly share our home river and its native trout with a kiwi. <a href="http://backcountry.co.nz/" target="_blank">Nigel Birt</a> was traveling through the valley with his wife after working the show circuit in the SLC area. He reached out and expressed his interest in fishing the Snake River for its native Cutthroats, an apparent check off his bucket list. As imagined Nigel and I hit it off right away. Since I have a vast affinity for New Zealand fly fishing I was quick to get right to the questions(Nigel, owns and operates <a href="http://backcountry.co.nz/" target="_blank">Backcountry New Zealand</a> and has guided the South Island for nearly 30 years) and we settled into the day talking trout. </div>
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Being the guide, I totally down played the afternoon's potential but knew we had a good shot at some nice fishing. Temps have been on the increase and the river is about to really come alive in the next few weeks. With that we simply jumped in around the Wilson Bridge access and looked for the right water, specifically slower deep troughs with a riffle at the head of the run.</div>
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Our flies were the best basic patterns for a late winter outing, a zebra midge and a gnat dry fly. We began working the first run together and were just getting a feel for what the fish may be doing but the midges were certainly on the increase. As we both worked out the kinks in our casting Nigel hooks up with his first ever Cutthroat just below the pathway bridge. He was stoked!</div>
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Only 30 minutes into the afternoon we thought we should try and spot some feeding fish and hunt down the dry fly bite down river. The remaining river bed snow pack was compact and easy to walk upon and from the looks of it we were the first on the water in sometime. The next run was much more quiet yet we did manage one nice trout again on the zebra midge slow and deep.</div>
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At this point we were both content with the day but I did feel like we should see some feeding fish. On the last run at about 2:45pm I saw a flash or two just under the surface below a drop off. We had the gnat on the 9' 3wt Z Axis and once we cast it in the zone we landed 8 chunky trout between 14" & 16" over the last half hour! </div>
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It is always a special treat to share these rivers with anyone but that was an extra special way to start the 2016 season. Thanks Nigel, and I look forward to our time on your home water hopefully sooner than later!</div>
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<br />scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-85984860638773294782015-10-30T09:20:00.002-07:002015-10-30T09:20:35.231-07:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- October 30, 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
October is coming to a close and like clockwork light snow has begun to fall and more to come in the forecast. With that the 2015 Guide season, sad to say, is a wrap. Afternoon temps are dropping quickly and are not expected to reach into the mid 40's next week, a clear sign the window is closing. For the ardent angler some local fishing still exists and the regions' tailwaters can be epic in November. Locally, on the Snake in JH, expect some midges and decent streamer fishing, especially in the afternoon. On other rivers with good brown trout populations expect spawning to pick up and the spotty streamer bite to be good to excellent. Please keep in mind that while wading pay close attention to spawning gravel and look for signs of redds, often in tailout zones where you wade.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joshgallivan.com/" target="_blank">Josh Gallivan</a> savoring a nice rainbow to hand.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again the trout steals your heart, this what we love...wild!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jeffcurrier.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Currier</a> and Scott Smith closing the day with a double.</td></tr>
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scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-37212385076413471652015-10-09T10:06:00.000-07:002015-10-09T10:06:55.747-07:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report: October 9, 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
The 2015 Guide season is nearly a wrap but great fall fly fishing is still available. The early fall season and post One Fly weather conditions have been quite nice as usual. Later in September we saw crowds drop just enough to ease the fishing pressure and with some nice hatches returning the fishing had some very special moments. Recently our flows have dropped to winter levels and this brings in the final stage of the season until air temps drop below 40 degrees in the afternoon, this could be several weeks away considering afternoon temps are close to 70 degrees lately(a silver lining to climate change perhaps).</div>
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Mornings are cool but fishing gets going about 9-10am with wet flies(droppers and streamers), by noon you likely will see trout in riffle zones sipping small BWO's or mahoganies. For now, small terrestrials are still a good bet in the afternoon, especially with a small nymph dropped below.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy this special time of year!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh Gallivan ready for the One Fly, finished 1st place in Wyoming Guides.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desmond Jennings with a gorgeous early fall brown.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beth Bohl nabs the first fish of the day, 20" rainbow on a dry fly!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve Bohl super proud of this 22" rainbow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sue Rossi strikes gold again in GTNP.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory Lee embracing the Lake Trout that inhabit the Upper Snake River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob Allen getting in on the action before the weather hits.</td></tr>
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scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-73071381475708700782015-09-07T07:52:00.001-07:002015-09-07T07:52:16.363-07:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- September 7, 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b>Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- September 7, 2015:</b></div>
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The busiest point of the season has passed and now we are looking at the "home stretch" to fall fly fishing in Jackson Hole and the surrounding region. In fact, the weather patterns have shifted in the past two weeks to a more early fall feel, some frosty mornings and blustery afternoon breezes. These conditions have cooled flows nicely and the best activity from the trout is most often mid-late day.</div>
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The Snake River in JH is in its prime season as the Annual One Fly Event nears next weekend. Locally, fishing pressure has been high so the trout are often picky on fly choice and presentations need to be spot on. If I was fishing the event I would choose a small mayfly pattern(mahogany) #16 or a small terrestrial(ant) #14 in most sections in Teton Park. Flows here(2200@Moose) are low for the time of year and extremely clear, the trout can be quite spooky in some areas. Hatches are a sparse blend of mahoganies, PMD's and hecuba drakes on cloudy days. Terrestrials are around but the fish are more suspect of any foam, so in my opinion a well placed mayfly gets more eats.</div>
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Areas south of JH are low and float fishing is a challenge unless you venture beyond typical floats, here numbers are less but some nice browns lurk. Check wind forecasts so not to be stuck out in upstream white caps with miles to go.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Solid Wyoming bow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave Smith a stick of butter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A good sign to drag some big bugs!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drew Cosby on a hog.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Solid Wyoming hybrid!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YES!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jim Baker gets a good one early in the day in GTNP!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smiles for everyone.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stunning trout... cannot get enough of this!</td></tr>
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scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-59705440721239913782015-08-09T21:29:00.001-07:002015-08-09T21:29:56.730-07:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- August 10, 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here is the latest on local fly fishing conditions for the Jackson Hole area... I would go now! The season is at its busiest point, yet with ever changing weather and cooler nights with rain the fishing is going off! The Snake River locally is flowing at a gorgeous clear flow below 3000cfs at Moose, a flow more similar to September. Best activity is most often mid-late morning but honestly you can find active fish all day, just keep changing tactics as one turns off. These fish are at point of the season where they feed all day so hunting the active areas is crucial. Best flies are a mixture of small aquatic born insects like caddis, tricos and a smattering of PMD's and then also some terrestrials are very effective later in the day- hoppers, ants and beetles. </div>
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Other area rivers are all in good shape and reports are good to excellent. If this cool weather holds this could shape up to be an outstanding month...</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hard to believe it is already August, get out there!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack Nunn and I enjoying the best dryfly fishing in the region, here in GTNP.</td></tr>
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Flows south of Jackson are getting low so float fishing can be a challenge but if the weather is right some fun days can be had. Here expect tricos, PMD's, hoppers and ants and let's not forget... spooky trout- low clear flows.</div>
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The South Fork in Idaho has been off the radar for me but a day last week confirmed it was still fishing quite well and the traffic was not too bad at all. The morning we did well with caddis along flats and banks. Later a medium sized brown stonefly with a dropper pick up some hefty bows and a few cutthroats, overall very nice surface action.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July Green River brown.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Special place with special fish, stunning brown!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All day baby!</td></tr>
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The other side of the divide on the Wind River has been swinging into its best conditions in a couple years. Big dry dropper combos are a favorite otherwise we are pitching heavy streamers to dead drift in deep lies, hold on! Be sure to look up <a href="http://www.windrivercanyon.com/" target="_blank">Wind River Canyon Whitewater</a> for guide trips in this unique drainage.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of a great day!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not the Tetons but just as stunning.</td></tr>
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scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082269641442730167.post-65341878091505854042015-07-09T05:47:00.001-07:002015-07-09T05:47:51.178-07:00Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report- July 9, 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our summer season has come into full swing over the past month and with that a busy time for local guides and anglers chasing down their experience of a lifetime. To recap May was a very wet month, then June was more seasonal until the last week when a heat wave moved into the region and afternoon temps loomed around 95degrees, rare in Jackson Hole. This accelerated some favorite hatches in both Idaho and Wyoming, often slowing the action late in the day due to warm water. Just this past week the weather broke and nice afternoon rain showers have cooled the region considerably, yet the best hatches have waned on the Green and Snake for the moment. The South Fork is hot with PMD's and sulfurs and a few sallies and golden stones.</div>
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Our guides are reporting excellent action on the Snake here in Jackson Hole and the Green is still flowing nicely and river traffic has been low due to some other regional rivers turning on earlier than normal. Locally we are fishing large attractors and a few droppers. Lastly, the hoppers have hatched early due to the heat late last month and it looks to be good very soon!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have a great season and pay attention to water temps!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June cutthroats on Yellowstone Lake were exciting!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob Smith with a fine YNP native.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Earlier in June as the rivers were beginning to heat up and before the crowds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to Blair(above) and Martin Murphy for experiencing our region, love to see big smiles!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rio Verde's typical brownie, a stunning trout.</td></tr>
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scott smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060991160471368653noreply@blogger.com0