It has been over a decade since I fished the Gros Ventre, but I remember it as being a small, shallow, river that had a lot of easy to catch trout and a lot of people flailing the same pockets and runs. I saw some trout in the 16" to 20" inch range, but never got a fly down to them as the 8" to 12" fish would shoot up and grab the flies. High floating #12 Humpys, Irresistibles, and Wulffs with a #16 Tellico or Zug Bug dropper worked for me.
I also fished the Buffalo Fork and Pacific Creek up by Moran Junction. I got run off Pacific Creek by a momma moose with a calf in tow. If I go back, I'll probably take a look at the Hoback River south of Jackson.
Come to think of it, I also caught a few trout on a #12 Hornberg wet.
