Snake River- South Fork Fish Report for 5-26-2025
The river is a bit off color but is fishable
Snake River- South Fork - ID

by Mike Lawson
5-26-2025
208-558-7525
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All the boat ramps are open. May and June can be a bit unsettled on the South Fork. Right now, they are drawing down the Palisades reservoir to catch the runoff, so the flow coming out of Palisades is just over 14000 cfs. The river is a bit off color but is fishable. Not much dry fly fishing, but you can do decent with nymphs and streamers. I like using Pat’s Rubberlegs size 6 in coffee and dropping a Roza Pink Hare’s Ear Jig in size 14 or just a standard size 14 half flash pheasant tail. Typically, the Salmon flies start around the first of July on a normal year. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game encourage the harvest of rainbow trout on all stretches of the South Fork. This is to protect the native Cutthroat trout. There is no limit on rainbows and some of the rainbows have monetary reward tags in the fish. If do harvest any rainbows cut the head off and deliver to the regional IDFG office in Idaho Falls and they will scan the head to see if a reward tag is in it. The max reward is $1000
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Henry's Fork Anglers Reports
for Monday, May 26th
Henrys Fork- Box Canyon : The Salmonflies are crawling!
Henrys Fork- Ashton to St Anthony: With the Salmonfly hatch in full swing, there are lots of anglers and boats
Madison River : The river has been high and off color due the recent warm weather
Teton River: River will be high and off color likely until we approach the first part of July
Henry's Fork Anglers Reports
for Wednesday, May 14th
Henrys Fork: Upper River Report
Henrys Fork- Ashton to St Anthony: The boat ramps are open and access is abundant
Madison River : We are approaching runoff time here
Teton River: This river has also been fluctuating a bit due to snowmelt
Snake River- South Fork: All the boat ramps are open

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