Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Report
Your weekly update on river conditions, hatches, and what's fishing well across the region.
Current Conditions
June 22, 2026
Overall Conditions
Transitioning to summer
Snake River
Status: With runoff behind us the snake is dropping and fishing well. There was a landslide that muddied the snake below the Hoback Confluence. The clarity is still a little off but the lower Snake is fishing again! The flows from the Dam have increased to 5000cfs.
The Details: Golden Stones, Yellow Sallies, pmd's and Snake drakes are stil all on the water.
Tactics: Large dry flies, Larger and Darker patterns are doing well with the water still a little off color. With flows still on the higher side focus on slower large eddies and fast rocky banks if you can keep your flies right on the structure.
Green River
Status: Stoneflies, Caddis and Drakes!
The Details: Golden Stones, Yellow Sallies, Green and Grey Drakes!
Tactics: Put the Bobbers away till next spring. Dry dropper rigs or playing the Mayfly life cycle game will produce fish throughout the day.
Salt River
Status: Caddis, Stoneflies, and Mayflies
The Details: Because the river's gradient (speed) and terrain change so drastically throughout its course, be ready to fish multiple hatches in a single day. Terrestrials are on the horizon
Tactics: With low tributary flows and high irrigation demand, the Salt is in prime dry fly condition. Mayflies and caddis will transition into stonefly patterns in the afternoon. As streamside vegetation increases, small terrestrial patterns fished close to the bank can heavily reward persistent anglers.
Firehole River & Madison River (Yellowstone National Park)
Status: Pick your days, if a cold front comes through and we get some precipitation the fire hole is still fishing.
The Details: Mayflies and Caddis
Tactics: Water temperatures are climbing, making early mornings and late evenings the most productive windows. On overcast days, you can still find strong Blue-Winged Olive (BWO) hatches, while White Miller caddis dominate evening hours and PMDs are just starting. Focus your efforts on cooler water near deeper banks and channel confluences. If the trout refuse to look up, swinging soft hackles through the riffles remains highly reliable.
Yellowstone Lake
Status: Grouped fish and aggressive feeding
The Details: Moderate-depth weedbeds (8’–12’) are still producing fish. As fish drop back from spawning they will cruise the silt bottom along shore making for great sight fishing.
Tactics: Cover water quickly until you locate the schools. Stripping bright baitfish patterns on an intermediate sinking line right over the tops of the weedbeds is the best way to find active fish.
Lewis Lake
Status: Prime dry fly fishing
The Details: Brown Drakes
Tactics: The legendary Brown Drake hatch is underway, offering some of the finest stillwater dry fly action of the year. Look for these large, dark-bodied insects emerging on calm afternoons. Match the hatch with a #14 Drake pattern fished on a long, delicate leader. When the drakes are coming off, look for the subtle sips of large, predatory Brown trout cruising the drop-offs and weed edges, and cast well ahead of their feeding path.
Guide Tip for the Week
Late June afternoon thunderstorms can quickly toss a little unexpected turbidity or "color" into the river by morning. If you wake up to a slight drop in visibility, don't pack it in—just change your strategy. Large dark Dries and Darker Streamers can be seen by the fish in even the dirtiest of water.
Live Flow Data
National Weather Service feed for the Jackson area
Ready to Fish?
If conditions look right for your dates, do not wait. Prime windows on the Snake and Green book out fast, and the best guides fill up weeks in advance. If you have questions about timing or which river makes sense for your trip, call us and we will give you a straight answer.
