Are there fish in the Snake River?

The Snake River and its impoundments offer first class fishing for warmwater species such as channel catfish, crappie and smallmouth bass. That part of the river running through the spectacular Hells Canyon Wilderness may have some of the best summer steelhead fishing in the state.



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The river below the dam is home to healthy populations of smallmouth bass, channel catfish, carp, crappie, and the occasional rainbow trout. Bass are the usual targets and are easily fooled with most streamer-type patterns such as woolly buggers and zonkers.

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The Snake River also has diverse wildlife that lives in and near its water. Volcanic activity and flooding during the last ice age created this winding river. Contrary to its name, the river isn't full of snakes.

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It reaches a maximum depth of 7,900 feet (2,400 metres), making it the deepest gorge on the North American continent.

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What You Can See on Your Grand Teton Float Trips. Grand Teton National Park is home to the greatest variety of wildlife in the lower 48 states. The Snake River serves as a lifeline to bison, elk, moose, beaver, pronghorn, deer, bear, cougar and more than 300 different species of birds, including osprey and eagles.

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Eight species of leeches were found in the Snake River surveys. Erpobdella parva Moore was the most widely distributed species, occurring both above and below Shoshone Falls.

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