Fly fishing near Boise, Idaho

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6 waters with a page lie within 25 miles of Boise, Idaho, in a straight line; the nearest are Boise River (5 mi), Mores Creek (11 mi) and Lucky Peak Reservoir (11 mi).

More about Boise

3 fly shops and 2 fly-fishing guides are in Boise or within 15 miles, unclaimed unless marked on their page. The nearest destination hub is Island Park & the Henry's Fork, 246 miles away.

Updated · Sources: USGS GNIS (town point)

6 waters near Boise

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Straight-line miles from the town's point in the USGS Geographic Names Information System to the nearest mapped point or gauge on each water; the road is longer. Each page has the live flow where a gauge reports, the agency's rules and access map, and who guides it.

Within 25 miles, straight line

  1. Boise RiverFreestone river · 5 mi · Special-regulation trout water · live USGS flow
  2. Mores CreekFreestone river · 11 mi · Featured sport-fishing water · live USGS flow
  3. Lucky Peak ReservoirLake or reservoir · 11 mi · Featured sport-fishing water
  4. Arrowrock ReservoirLake or reservoir · 18 mi · Featured sport-fishing water
  5. Payette RiverFreestone river · 23 mi · Featured sport-fishing water · live USGS flow
  6. Black Canyon ReservoirLake or reservoir · 24 mi · Featured sport-fishing water

Fly shops nearby

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Shops that name Boise as their town or publish a location within 15 miles. Facts come from each shop's own website; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Fly-fishing guides nearby

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Guides and outfitters that name Boise as their town or are mapped within 15 miles. Confirm licences, rates and dates directly; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Nearest destination hub

Island Park & the Henry's Fork · 246 mi

Where this comes from

Sources

Town point: USGS Geographic Names Information System (town points) (U.S. Geological Survey, public domain), feature 400590, Ada County. Water positions, gauges, designations and species: the sources listed on each water page. Guides and shops: their own websites, as listed on each page. Nothing here grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

Nothing here grants access. Check maps, signs and landowners.