These Cutthroat looked much different than those on the South Fork. We fished classic pocket water all day long, walking and wading from one hole to another. What a difference from fishing the South Fork of the Snake. The Teton River drains the Teton Valley and flows into the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River north of Rexburg, ID. What a beautiful river with the clear water and canyons. The next day we decided to walk and wade the Teton River. They willingly take dry flies and I’ll have to plan on returning. We had a good day catching beautiful Cutthroat trout. (I better tie a few more Purple Haze as the provider box is a little low.) Bigger fish started rising in the evening and the Purple Haze was very effective. There was a Purple Haze hatch late in the day…OK, Purple Haze isn’t really an insect, but I’ve written about how effective the color purple is. Other effective flies for use were Yellow Sallies and Purple Haze. Many were of smaller size, but these beautiful fish took flies willingly. On occasion, we stopped at a riffle to cover the water and Mike was able to fish as well.Ĭutthroat and Brown trout came to our net all day. Much of the time we cast to the river’s edge as we drifted downstream. It wasn’t long before we started raising fish to both flies. My fishing partner tried a Pink Pookie and I tied on one of my Beetle Betty flies. Mike suggested we use foam and fluffy flies because they had been successful for him in past trips. Our float was from Conant near the South Fork Lodge to Fullmer, which runs through the canyon. It’s a big river and the only way to effectively fish the river is from a drift boat…and Mike has one. I had heard about how good the fishing could be in the canyon section from reading articles in fly fishing magazines. We’ve fished the South Fork once before in 2008 with a guide. It was a great opportunity and didn’t take long for us to say “yes”! Our friend Mike Avery of Snake River Net Company invited us to stay with him a couple of days and enjoy the fly fishing around Idaho Falls. The next stop on our 2018 road trip was fly fishing the South Fork of the Snake and Teton rivers.
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