Fishing trip report 3/29/12 Section: Wilson- South Park (Snake River) Bugs: Midges and a few BWO’s Weather: Cloudy,  moderate snowfall, and winds 10-15   Had a fun day on the water with Maggie Jordan and her friend Eric Gardinio.  We only saw a few fish rise all day but the ones that were rising were attacking bugs.  With the lack of action up top we spent the day fishing nymphs and streamers.  The streamer bite was the most productive and had plenty of chasers throughout the day.  Both black and olive streamers with some weight seemed to be the ticket. Nymping produced a … Continue reading →

  The hit TV show ‘Modern Family’ is currently filming in Jackson Hole, and cast members Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell took a few hours out of their busy schedules to fish the Snake with High Country Flies. Thanks for a fun afternoon, Ty and Julie!        

I don’t think we’d gone more than a few hundred yards from the put-in before Jim had a nice 14″ brown trout to the boat, and we proceeded to get strikes from a number of other larger fish… Continue reading →

  Sometimes a pic is really all you need. HCF client Tom Cerny looking very happy….  

What happened next? I’ll leave you wondering. But suffice to say that it was one of the memories that keep me going back to the Green… Continue reading →

  First guided trip on the Snake today! It’s been a waiting game this summer for sure, but we finally feel that the Snake is sufficiently low and clear enough to be in good fishing condition (and rest assured, we won’t run trips until we’re confident of this). It sounds like the results of today’s trip confirmed it, with fish caught on dry flies! We’re looking at what is shaping up to be a fine late summer/fall season on the Snake…

Lots of Grey Drakes and Yellow Sallies in the morning, along with PMDs and Golden Stones rounding out the smorgasbord. Plenty of fish rising, and also taking stonefly nymphs underneath the surface…. Continue reading →