redbird

Jackson Wyoming offers a lot of fly fishing opportunities in a relatively small area (by western standards). If camping is in the cards Gros Ventre Campground on the Gros Ventre river could serve as a base of operations, and you avoid the added fees and crowds of camping in the national park. But with the added fees of the national park you can add to the fishing opportunities so you may want to camp in Grand Teton. There are some campgrounds with absolutely breathtaking views. Not that Gros Ventre is lacking in that department either. If you go in August (late August is a really good time as flows are down and kids are going back to school and temps are downright nice) you can take advantage of a couple of areas that are only open in the fall to fish. Flat Creek on the National Elk Refuge offers some really good sight casting to very wary cutthroat, and Blacktail ponds offers the same in one of the most scenic areas I've ever fished. You could stop at the world famous Jack Dennis High Country Outfitters in downtown Jackson. Jackson is pretty touristy, but its a neat place to get a hat, and the guys at the shop are very knowledgeable. Remember sometimes in fly shops and bait shops you need to listen to what isn't said as much as what is said. The whole area is very researchable on the web and there are so many places to fish there, I think a week wouldn't cover half of them. Lots of good water with good public access. Guides are also available, and floats on the famous Snake River a possibility too. Its one of my favorite places to visit. If you go the Duboise route be sure to check out Double Cabin Campground. It is an hour or so drive on gravel road and switchbacks from Duboise. There are 2 mountain creeks there and they are full of cutthroat, and brook trout, and a few rainbow. They have been having a heck of a time with the Pine bark beetle there, so the trees aren't so pretty right now, but the mountains are beautiful. The wading is pretty easy, and the fish are pretty eager. They aren't huge, but the last time I was there I was pleasantly surprised with the size of some of my catches, so there are some nice ones in there. Classic Mountain dry fly fishing at its best!

I've been to Wyoming and been chased by a cow moose. We got away, but, could've used running shoes then.

Is the campground at RR open this time of year?

No worries, it was a great day. Dry fly action in the rain! #16 adams in zone 3. 2 more days to fish and improving weather!

Thanks Tim. See you tomorrow.

Does the horn blow at 7am tomorrow morning with the time change?

At first I though u meant dump the $$$ right in the creek.

Brian, people are going to start thinking of you as the Yvonne Chouinard of the Ozarks. "Conservacion Ozarkia"

I had a similar problem with my boat, and changing the prop to one with different pitch helped immensly.

The pellets come from above so they, though not as smart as other trout are disposed to be looking up for food.

Does anyone know if they are going to stock Honker pond w/ trout this year? I would love to take the boys out fly fishing over Christmas break.

Sorry I didn't post back right away. We did go, Saturday was pretty much a wash. We were on the water by 9am and the torrents started. After about an hour and no fish we hit the camper for some cards and a nap. The rain let up so we got out about 1 and hit some points as the wind came up. I thought we would start picking up some whites but we didn't and the rains came back so we pulled the boat off. We ran to town to pick up some steaks, by the time we got back to camp the rain was moving out so we filled a couple glasses with Makers Mark, stoked up a campfire and fired up some red meat! We had a good end to an otherwise lousy fishing day! But it was a good time with my Bro who I only get to see once or twice a year. Sunday morning we had wind, at times too much for our small boat, so we drove to some points and threw some rooster tails. The whites were not going crazy, but we managed a few, and I am happy to say my brother caught a hybrid that went 7 or 8 # making his trip a bit more worth while. We had lots of time to plan my visit to him in the Wind River range in Wyoming next summer and dream of the trout we will be catching on fly rods.

Thank you so much for the heads up! Hope we can get into some fish either way. Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks, that is what I was hoping. My brother is in from Wyoming, hoping to show him a good time in the lowlands.

Is anyone still catching whites on the points? I am planning a trip this weekend. I got into them a few weeks ago, but it has gotten much colder since. Didn't know if they were still hanging around?