04-02-2004, 05:38 PM
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Just as the others said the South Fork is the stretch of the Snake River from Pali
es Dam to the town of Menan where the South Fork and Henry's Fork (aka North Fork) come together. The South fork is about 1/2 hours drive SW of Victor on Highway 31. Most of the fish that I catch in the South Fork are cutthroats that average 12"-18". I normally catch twice as many Brown trout as "rainbows" in the South Fork. Last year about 15% of the fish that I caught in the South Fork were "rainbows". I have caught very few fish in the South Fork that look like they might be 100% rainbows. The wild "rainbows" everyone catches in the South Fork and many of the other rivers and streams in the area are really cutbows (rainbow/cutthroat hybrids).[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]If you would like to fish some new places the $10.50 for a one day Idaho fishing license and $4.00 for each additional day added would be worth it. Unless someone else is paying for the gas you would save money if you fish the Teton River instead of driving over to Jackson every day. The Falls River and the creeks in the area North of Victor also have some good fishing. Victor is also about hour from the lower stretch of Henry's Fork, which offers some of the best fly fishing that you will find anywhere.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]The Snake River around Jackson offers just as good of fishing as any of the places mentioned above. Even V.P. Cheney fishes the Snake River around Jackson Hole for Cutthroats on a regular basis.
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es Dam to the town of Menan where the South Fork and Henry's Fork (aka North Fork) come together. The South fork is about 1/2 hours drive SW of Victor on Highway 31. Most of the fish that I catch in the South Fork are cutthroats that average 12"-18". I normally catch twice as many Brown trout as "rainbows" in the South Fork. Last year about 15% of the fish that I caught in the South Fork were "rainbows". I have caught very few fish in the South Fork that look like they might be 100% rainbows. The wild "rainbows" everyone catches in the South Fork and many of the other rivers and streams in the area are really cutbows (rainbow/cutthroat hybrids).[/font][/size] [size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]If you would like to fish some new places the $10.50 for a one day Idaho fishing license and $4.00 for each additional day added would be worth it. Unless someone else is paying for the gas you would save money if you fish the Teton River instead of driving over to Jackson every day. The Falls River and the creeks in the area North of Victor also have some good fishing. Victor is also about hour from the lower stretch of Henry's Fork, which offers some of the best fly fishing that you will find anywhere.[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"] [/font][/size]The Snake River around Jackson offers just as good of fishing as any of the places mentioned above. Even V.P. Cheney fishes the Snake River around Jackson Hole for Cutthroats on a regular basis.
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