grey's river wyoming

[maxwedge]

I've been reading the info about the Jackson area in the other forums. I am getting exited because we will be floating the Snake just above Alpine this weekend with the whole damm family. I've got to get away and wet a line to keep my sanity. The Grey's sounds like a lot of fun but in looking at maps of the area, it seems like a pretty long drainange. Any advice on the Grey's or any other waters near Alpine would be appreciated. For example, if I fish the Grey's, where would be a good place to start?

[bner]

Me and my buddy go up every year and camp for about a four days at forrest park, which is about 20-30 miles in, and we fish around in that area, and have a blast.

[ticketP1]

Several areas up and down the river. I just got back from spending a couple of days about 15 mi up the river. Did great during the evenings fishing for Cuts. Nice looking country the further up you go.

[jdubya]

if you fish Greys you catch Snake river cutts.
You can then go up over the top of the drainage towards the winds (thus driving south and then east) and catch a second type of cutt (someone help me here, my memory is dead). Then backtrack to the west and follow the smith and catch bonneville cutts. a trifecta in one day with grins for all!!

[maxwedge]

I think I will try going in at least 15 miles and spend one afternoon and evening (I wish I could do more). Fishing the three drainages sounds like a great trip though. I fished the Grey's about 6 years ago early in the summer (high water) but only went up about 3 miles from the town of Alpine. I caught two cutts if I remember, both on muddler minnows. One fish was about 8 inches and the other was about 17 inches. I'll let you know how things went when I get back.

Thanks for the replies.

[ticketP1]

I didn't know about the Cutt trifecta... Might the one down on La Barge Creek be a Yellowstone Cutt? Thats the only other kind I can think of off-hand. I do know that the Bear Lake Bon is a slightly different strain than the Bons we've got out in my neck of the woods, in the Deep Creek Range.

[bner]

Last year I did real well with a Para hopper in the middle of the day. And in the evening a BHPT with a red brassie as a dropper was a killer pattern. I caught alot of white fish, unfortunately, on the BHPT, so I swithched to a grey scud with the dropper and the cutts were still hitting the red brassie real hard, it was a great time. I am going up there probably the second week of Aug. so let me know how it was. Good luck and have fun.

[ticketP1]

All this talk is makin me want to head back up, possibly weekend of 19th-21st

During the day they were taking Stimys w/ bhpt droppers. I had 4 hits on the d/s swing. thats the first time that I have ever encountered that particular take. the first one came as a total surprise, was an incredibly strong take, and broke off w/i a nanosecond. That got my attention so I was ready for the others, though I only hooked one on that take. All day long they were workin Stimys. In the eve I switched to a Tarantula (or something to that effect) had immediate success, and then lost my only one!. I then got alittle action on a Goddard. Perhaps the best success was an Adams Trude. Man that was a blast! Those Cutts are strong SOBs.

OK, thats it! I'm goin back up...

[jlo]

Go up as high as you can until you don't see anyone for a bit. Fish attractor type flies with a dropper with a lightweight rod <3 and have a ball. You'll catch a bunch if the ham n' eggers haven't dredged them out yet. I was kayaking on the lower Snaggletooth stretch a few years ago and at the takeout this old dude from Alpine had one of the biggest freakin' cutthroat I had ever seen on a stringer with 4-5 other nice fish. My estimate would be close to 25" and 6-7lbs. They're in there, possibly a lake fish that was spawning and became resident. Palisades Creek will get some fish like that every now and then.

[ticketP1]

HOLY CHEEN-GASA!

[Wyoming 2]

La Barge creek cutts are colorado river cutts...the La Barge creek drainage is scheduled to be poisoned sometime this summer so that the cutt numbers can be improved.

[muzz]

Hey Wyoming 2 can you e-mail me at AI280@msn.com. I woiuld like to hear what you have on the LaBarge Creek. Please.

Thanks Chad,

[Trout4x]

SUMMARY

Wyoming is home to four species of native cutthroat trout, and the state has instituted a program called "Cutt Slam," that recognizes anglers who successfully catch all four.

http://gf.state.wy.us/HTML/fish/cuttslam.htm

[ElkHair]

Two Eggs
Potatoes
4 fried cutthroat species....


I think the Cutt-Slam is on the menu at the Jackson Denny's.

[Crosby]

Actually saw a show a few years ago when Wyoming started to promote it- I think it was the show with Jon Barrett- anyway they were going for all 4 in one day- just flying around Wyoming.
Personally I did 3 in one full day- 2 out of the Smith Fork and then booked up to the snake for the 3rd. It wasn't worth it - should have just stayed on the Smith Fork or hiked up to Alice Lake.