Salt River Wyoming Fishing Report: (Updated (04/27/24) The stream is still flowing above well above a normal level and stained. There are good midge midge, Little Black Caddis, March Browns and Skwala stonefly hatches taking place. Our Cream and Red (Blood) pre-rigged tandem midge larva and pupa have been working very good. Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our Perfect Fly recommendations. Check back with us often as we update the fly fishing report on the Salt River often.
| Fly and Gear ordering and delivery: We can get flies to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Please see the bottom of this column for ordering options. We also have custom Perfect Fly selections in 3 different price ranges for this stream that come with or without fly boxes. They make excellent gifts. Click Here To Order or Call us at 800 594 4726 or email us at sales@perfectflystore.com. Species Rainbow Trout (Wild) Brown Trout (Wild) Brook Trout (Wild) Cutthroat (Native fine-spotted) Size Medium Location Western Wyoming USGS Stream Flow: Near Etna Nearest Towns Smoot, Afton Season Year-round, except some spawning season closures Access: Fair Non-Resident License State of Wyoming Weather National Weather Service Link Fly Fishing Gear, Tackle and Trout Flies |
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Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 & 12 ft., 5 or 6X, Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Superb Five or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Fly and Gear ordering and delivery:
Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
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Fly Fishing On The Salt River In Wyoming:
The Salt River is one of the little known, larger size rivers in the state of Wyoming. It flows out of the Salt River Range into Pallisades Reservoir on the Snake River. The stream flows through Star Valley between the Salt River Range and the Caribou Mountains. Most of the property it transverses is privately owned but the state provides several access points along the way. It can be fished by wading from these access areas or drifting the river in a small pontoon type boat or canoe. The Salt River has native fine-spotted cutthroats, mostly in its headwaters, with brook, rainbows and brown trout throughout its overall 70 mile long length. It’s known best for its large brown trout. It has plenty of resident brown trout and during the Fall, huge ones move out of Pallisades Reservoir up into the river to spawn. Part of the river is closed during November and December but plenty of it is left open to fish for the migrating browns. Fly fishing the Salt River is best during the early summer months and again in the Fall. The river drops to low levels during the late Summer making fishing a little more difficult. Some of its water is used for irrigation. The Salt River has about all of the typical western aquatic insect hatches including a good hatch of the big Salmonflies. Pale Morning Duns, Blue-winged Olives, Dark Red Quill, Tricos, Pale Evening Duns, Yellow Quills and Green Drake represent the majority of the mayflies. There are several species of caddisflies including Spotted Sedges, Green Sedges, October Caddis, Little Back Caddis and others. Other than the Salmonflies, you will also find Golden Stoneflies and Little Yellow Stoneflies. During the summer, terrestrial imitations often produce well. Terrestrials include grass hoppers, beetles and carpenter ants. No, the water in the Salt River isn’t salty. It is as fresh as fresh can be. It’s a beautiful stream, especially in its headwaters which take up about thirty miles of the river’s length. It’s a small stream in its headwaters and begins at about 10,000 feet in elevation. Small rainbows, brookies and native cutthroats make up its trout population. Several tributaries increase the size of the river upstream of the little town of Afton.
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