South Fork, March 16th, 2024

At Heise Bridge

With the beautiful weather predicted to last for several days, it is time to get out and fish this great river! Flows remain low being at the ” winter maintenance levels” ( about 900 cfs at Irwin, 1300 cfs at
Heise and 700 cfs at Lorenzo). Locations such as the Heise bridge and around the Lorenzo boat access are good candidates to give it a try. The extra hour of daylight will help with low light conditions being best for foraging trout. So bring your favorite streamer, fly rod jigs, rubber leg patterns to entice them and your nymph patterns for activity in the rifles and heads & tails of runs.

The South Fork reach of the Snake River is a destination for an unequaled number of anglers. Of all regional rivers, it is most able to host a huge number of wading and boating enthusiasts. But environmentally and socially, it is closing in on its ability to do so and to give a quality experience.  Being aware of this agencies such as the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), whose lands the river flows through, are evaluating measures that will keep the river offering an excellent experience for the great number of those who love it. Currently, both agencies are evaluating measures to continue the quality experience for which the river offers to anglers, and other recreationists. Being examined are boat launch facility measures, camping, daily use limits, and social incidents. Public input is much desired for forming policies for these items. You can get a start by applying public interest input to Monica Zimmerman at 208-525-7543.