Red Hot Lakes! Tough River Flows!

Looking over the last week and thinking of the days and even weeks ahead the lakes of the area are our savior. The Northern Rockies have had an incredibly cool and wet June, not only slowing the runoff of high country snowpack but saturating the surrounding agricultural lands to the point where there is little in the need for irrigation. Frustrating for now, but when the clouds clear and the water table drops we all will be basking in the sun and catching healthy trout. The Snake River drainage has ZERO capacity remaining to store water, therefore what flows in must flow out... we are seeing every dam on the river increase their flows to move water down river and eventually to the Pacific Ocean via the Columbia River. This doesn't mean you cannot catch fish on the rivers now but it is getting tougher with every cfs increase.

As of Monday, June 22 the South Fork is up to 22,000cfs at the dam! The dam at Jackson Lake is up to 4,500cfs and rising... this is why I'm an avid lake angler and right now there is some of the best conditions possible on all area lakes. Get out there!