What flies to use???

[tob04002]

Hey, I'm new to fly fishing. I live in Rexburg, ID and frequently fish the Teton and Snake rivers...

I was just wondering what kind of flies I should use this summer? (June and July)

Any help would be greatly appriciated!
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[Biglew]

It depends on water conditions, and what's hatching.
Teton
Pale Morning Duns-life cycle patterns, size 16-20
Adams, 16-20
Yellow sallies
Elk Hair Caddis, 16 in the evenings
Pheasant tail nymphs, 16-20
Prince nymphs, 16-20
Watch for rising fish, and look to see what they're taking.
Take your skeeter repellent.
Run-off should be over by November[mad]
There's a good report here, on local conditions and flies.
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[Everet14]

Don't forget stonefly nymphs in black and brown size 6
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[windriver]

Welcome to the board. There are many of us BFTrs that live in Rexburg. It is difficult to tell you what flies to get to meet all the water levels and conditions that you will encounter in the next two months. The best thing to do is get to know people on the board and then ask specific questions. Every stretch of the Snake and Teton are different and conditions change rapidly.

I fish more lakes than rivers so I am no expert on the Snake or Teton.

If you are new to flyfishing I suggest you practice your presentation on smaller bodies of water like warm river, or birch creek. The fishing is less technical and you can pick up the skills and then apply them to the more difficult and heavily fished stretches on the bigger waters.

Windriver
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[windriver]

Welcome to the board. There are a bunch of us BFTrs from the Rexburg area. Biglew gave you a pretty good list.

The water will change so much over the course of the next couple of months that it is difficult to tell you what to do. I would ask specific questions for the stretch of river that you intend to fish.

I am more of a lake fisherman than a river fisherman but I do occasionally get out on the rivers.

If you are new to flyfishing I would start on warmriver, birch creek, or the Ashton res section of the Henrys Fork to work on your skills and then you can apply them to the larger waters when you are confident in your cast, mend etc...

Windriver
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[basskikker]

i use to fish that area tons, my favorite flies to use are:
elk hair caddis (anytime)
adams fly(morning and evenings)
mosquito (when they're out)
grasshopper(when they're out too)
those are the four basic flies i would go out with, but it never hurts to go to a tackle shop around there to get up to date info.
my favorite area to fish over there was where the warm river enters the snake
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[flygoddess]

I keep it simple I guess. Elk Hair Caddis, as Everett mention Stones for sure and black BIG ones, plus prince nymphs and Copper johns.
I the water is fast say after a storm, try a San Juan Worm. They work great if the bottom of the river has been disturbed.
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