Swan Valley
South Fork Snake River
Live Conditions
South Fork Snake River — Below Palisades Dam
7-Day Flow
→ Stable
24-Hr Pressure
24.78 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
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77° / 44°
Tomorrow
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83° / 55°
Sat
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78° / 59°
Sun
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76° / 53°
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
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🪰 Hatch Calendar
South Fork Snake River · June · Early Summer
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SALMONFLIES (size 4-6) and GOLDEN STONES (size 6-8) hatching — the iconic South Fork hatch. Caddis evenings. PMDs starting late month. High flows but float fishing prime. Big nymphs and big dries.
River Map
About South Fork Snake River
Iconic big-water tailwater below Palisades Reservoir flowing through Swan Valley. Native Yellowstone Cutthroat share the river with rainbows and trophy browns — best known for the Salmonfly hatch, summer Caddis and PMDs, and a legendary hopper season.
Regulations
Catch-and-release only for cutthroat trout in the upper canyon section — one of the best dry fly rivers in Idaho. Idaho fishing license required. Verify current regs at idfg.idaho.gov before fishing.