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Snake River
A Jackson Hole and Grand Teton Snake River report built around cutthroat conservation, float logistics, verified RiverReports flow, and official USGS and NPS sources.
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Current USGS flow is 4,890 cfs and has been stable for about 6 hours. This is high, fast, boat-first water for the upper Wyoming page. Treat it as an experienced-float or protected-bank scout, not a casual wade call. Today's flow is near the high side of the normal seasonal range, which tops out near 5,120 cfs.
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Watch nextFlow: Current USGS flow is 4,890 cfs and has been stable for about 6 hours. This is high, fast, boat-first water for the upper Wyoming page.
Updated Aug 3, 1:00 AM UTCUsually refreshes about every 45 minutes
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There is not enough reliable current information to recommend wading, bank fishing, or floating.
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How current is this report?
Conditions can change quickly. Check these dates before you decide to fish, and open the official source when safety or rules matter.
- River conditions
- Checked Aug 2, 2026, 9:00 PM
- Fishing guidance
- Reviewed Jul 6, 2026
- Public access
- No reviewed map pin available
- Rules and closures
- Official rule links checked
High confidence in the current score inputs.
8 sources are listed below for you to open.
3 public access records are listed. Private spots are never shown.
Source checked Jul 30, 2026
Plan your access
Know where you can enter.
These are public parking, launch, trail, or recreation areas—not secret fishing spots. We never show an angler's private pins, notes, or photos here.
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Area description
Moran and Jackson Lake Dam context
Use the RiverReports and USGS Moran flow before downstream planning.
Restrictions and seasonal notes
Grand Teton, Wyoming, forest, and county rules can all affect one trip.
Boating permits, AIS requirements, and river hazards are part of the fishing plan.
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Area description
Grand Teton National Park reaches
Check park fishing, boating, and access rules before launching or wading.
Restrictions and seasonal notes
Grand Teton, Wyoming, forest, and county rules can all affect one trip.
Boating permits, AIS requirements, and river hazards are part of the fishing plan.
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Area description
Snake River Canyon context
Downstream reaches have different hazards, access, and rules than the park.
Restrictions and seasonal notes
Grand Teton, Wyoming, forest, and county rules can all affect one trip.
Boating permits, AIS requirements, and river hazards are part of the fishing plan.
How to fish it
Build the day around cutthroat rules, flow, and float safety.
The Wyoming Snake is a world-class cutthroat river, but useful planning starts with rules and logistics. Check Grand Teton and Wyoming regulations, the Moran flow, boat requirements, weather, and hazards before picking a dry fly.
- RiverReports has a verified Snake River at Moran page; USGS 13011000 remains the official backing source.
- Grand Teton and downstream rules are not identical, so know which reach you are fishing.
- Cutthroat handling and identification matter more than generic trout harvest language.
- Braided channels, wind, sweepers, and cold water make float planning serious.
Why the score looks this way
FlowUse caution
USGS shows 4,890 cfs with a stable over about 6 hours trend. This is high, fast, boat-first water for the upper Wyoming page. Treat it as an experienced-float or protected-bank scout, not a casual wade call. Today's flow is near the high side of the normal seasonal range, which tops out near 5,120 cfs.
Water temperatureUse caution
USGS water temperature is about 68F. Fish early and stop if handling stress is likely.
Public alertUse caution
A heat alert is active near this forecast point, so the score is capped at caution until water temperature and fish-handling risk are checked. NWS alert: Heat Advisory issued August 2 at 12:35AM MDT until August 2 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY.
SeasonHelps score
Summer: Prime dry-fly and terrestrial season when flows and temperatures cooperate.
Fishing usefulnessHelps score
Skip the day when the shuttle is uncertain, sweepers or braids are beyond your rowing ability, afternoon wind is building beyond safe boat control, or conservation-minded fish handling is unlikely in warm bright conditions.
Read the water
What changes the plan.
Fish when flows are stable, visibility is good, and wind is manageable. High releases, muddy tributary influence, or uncertain boat logistics should push the day toward scouting or another report.
Stable clear flow
Best for dries, dry-droppers, and bank-focused cutthroat fishing.
High release
Favor boat fishing from skilled rowers and avoid casual wading.
Cold early season
Nymph soft seams and slower water until fish look up.
Windy afternoons
Use larger dry-dropper rigs, sheltered banks, or shorter floats.
Your trip plan
Know when to go—and when to skip it.
Best flows
Use the Moran trend as the trip gate. Stable clear flows with manageable wind are the best dry-fly window; higher releases, muddy tributary color, or sharp wind shifts should push the day toward a safer float, a short scout, or another river.
When to skip
Skip the day when the shuttle is uncertain, sweepers or braids are beyond your rowing ability, afternoon wind is building beyond safe boat control, or conservation-minded fish handling is unlikely in warm bright conditions.
Local plan
Choose the section before you rig: Moran and Jackson Lake Dam for upper flow context, Grand Teton reaches for park-rule and side-channel planning, and Jackson Hole canyon or downstream reaches only after you confirm boat ramps, takeouts, and non-park rules.
Backup water
If wind, flows, or boat logistics make the Snake a poor call, pivot to the Wind River for a simpler upper-basin wade day or to the Shoshone for a different dam-influenced trout plan.
Hatches & flies
Bring a flexible box.
TimingWhat to watchUseful flies
March to AprilMidges, little black stones, early BWOs, and cold-water nymph windowsZebra midge, black stonefly, BWO emerger, pheasant tail, small perdigon
Fly pattern · report suggests “Zebra midge”Zebra MidgeLook for a very slim tapered thread body, evenly spaced contrasting wire rib, a small bead, and no tail or wing. The reviewed classic is black with silver wire and a silver bead. Red, olive, brown, glass-bead, jig-hook, resin-coated, or tailed forms must remain labeled variations rather than replacing the classic identity.See photos & how to fish it ↗
Fly family · report suggests “black stonefly”Black Stonefly PatternsBlack stonefly wording is a color and insect-group label, not one exact recipe. Size, nymph versus adult stage, wing profile, and weighting must remain explicit.See family guide ↗+ 3 more reviewed guides in the Fly Box May to JuneRunoff edges, salmonflies where present, caddis, PMDs, and Green Drakes on some waterStonefly nymph, Pat's rubber legs, PMD emerger, elk hair caddis, green drake
Fly family · report suggests “Stonefly nymph”Stonefly Nymph PatternsStonefly nymph patterns generally emphasize two tails, a broad thorax, segmented abdomen, and bottom contact; rubber legs, biots, beads, and jig hooks define different exact forms.See family guide ↗
Fly pattern · report suggests “Pat's rubber legs”Pat's Rubber LegsThe core Pat's Rubber Legs architecture is a long weighted stonefly nymph with a chenille body, two rubber tails, a pair of antennae, and multiple long flexible legs. Pat Bennett's documented 1995 form used true-brown chenille and true-olive Super Floss; coffee-and-black became a familiar later guide treatment. Beads, jig hooks, thoraxes, wing cases, articulated bodies, white legs, and other colors are explicit variations—not silent parts of one universal recipe.See photos & how to fish it ↗+ 3 more reviewed guides in the Fly Box July to SeptemberCaddis, PMDs, terrestrials, small olives, ants, beetles, and hopper banksChubby Chernobyl, hopper, ant, beetle, X-caddis, small parachute Adams
Fly pattern · report suggests “Chubby Chernobyl”Chubby ChernobylIdentify the construction, not the color: a long foam overbody over a segmented dubbed underside, rubber legs at two tie-in stations, two distinct buoyant synthetic-yarn wing sections, and a short flash tail. The paired wing stations and layered foam-and-dubbing body separate the reviewed Chubby from the original Chernobyl Ant and from generic foam hoppers or beetles.See photos & how to fish it ↗
Fly family · report suggests “hopper”Grasshopper PatternsHopper patterns share a substantial body and long rear-leg impression, but foam, deer hair, wing construction, and waterline differ widely among named patterns.See family guide ↗+ 4 more reviewed guides in the Fly Box October to FebruaryBWOs, midges, October caddis in places, streamers, and slow winter nymphingBWO emerger, midge pupa, October caddis pupa, sculpin, black woolly bugger
Fly family · report suggests “BWO emerger”Blue-Winged Olive PatternsBWO describes a hatch group, not one fly. Nymph, emerger, dry, cripple, and spinner profiles must stay separate because they occupy different parts of the water column.See family guide ↗
Fly family · report suggests “midge pupa”Midge Patterns by StageMidge wording can mean a threadlike larva, wing-padded pupa, film emerger, tiny adult, or visible cluster. Those profiles fish at different depths.See family guide ↗+ 3 more reviewed guides in the Fly Box 01
Use foam dry-droppers along banks and side-channel seams when cutthroat are looking up.
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Nymph slower troughs during cold or high water instead of forcing dries.
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Float anglers should plan takeouts, hazards, and wind before worrying about fly changes.
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Keep fish wet and handle cutthroat quickly, especially during warm afternoons.
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Do not apply South Fork Idaho flow or access assumptions to the Wyoming Snake.
Rules & closures
Check the official rules before you go.
Open the agency page to confirm the exact river section, species, season, tackle rules, limits, and emergency closures.
Official links checkedRules for this river or sectionSpecial rule found
Species rule
Snake River in Grand Teton National Park
Park reaches use native-cutthroat release, artificial-fly or lure, and boating rules that differ from adjacent Wyoming water. Match the reach to the park regulation.
Rules checkedJul 30, 2026
Report a correction ↗Always follow the official rule
This summary helps with trip planning. The linked agency rule is the one you must follow.
Updates from anglers
What anglers are seeing.
Recent observations from general areas of Snake River. We review every update before it appears and never publish exact fishing spots, private access details, or photo locations.
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Where this report comes from
Open the sources we checked.
Fishing guidance checked: Jul 6, 2026
Site check: Jul 14, 2026. We regularly test report links, live scores, flow and weather data, and page loading. The content date changes only when the fishing guidance or its sources change.
flowRiverReports Snake River at MoranflowUSGS Snake River near Moran 13011000flowUSGS Snake River at Moose 13013650regulationGrand Teton National Park fishingbackgroundWGFD Snake River cutthroat species profilebackgroundSnake River Headwaters at Rivers.govsafetyNational Weather Service Moran forecast pointaccessGrand Teton National Park fishing access and rules
Common questions
Before you leave.
What should I check before fishing Snake River?+
Grand Teton rules, Wyoming Area 1 rules, boating/AIS requirements, Moran flow, weather, and river hazards
Which flow should I use for Snake River?+
Use the verified RiverReports Snake River at Moran chart for quick display and USGS 13011000 near Moran as the official source of truth.
Where should I start on Snake River?+
Start with Moran, Moose, or Grand Teton reach planning, then confirm park, state, boating, AIS, and takeout rules before launching.
Can I wade Snake River?+
Some side-channel and edge wading is possible at safe flows, but the Snake is mostly a float-first river with cold water and braided hazards.