Fly fishing near Knife River, Minnesota

A lone fly angler wades a dark, slow northern river lined with spruce and birch
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11 waters with a page lie within 25 miles of Knife River, Minnesota, in a straight line; the nearest are Schmidt Creek (5 mi), Stanley Creek (5 mi) and Talmadge River (9 mi).

More about Knife River

1 fly-fishing guide is in Knife River or within 15 miles, unclaimed unless marked on their page. The nearest destination hub is The Driftless: Viroqua & Westby, 238 miles away.

Updated · Sources: USGS GNIS (town point)

11 waters near Knife River

About this

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. Schmidt CreekFreestone river · 5 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  2. Stanley CreekFreestone river · 5 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  3. Talmadge RiverFreestone river · 9 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  4. West Branch Knife RiverFreestone river · 9 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  5. Stewart RiverFreestone river · 11 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  6. Lester RiverFreestone river · 12 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  7. Amity CreekFreestone river · 15 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  8. Encampment RiverFreestone river · 15 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  9. Tischer CreekFreestone river · 16 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  10. Gooseberry RiverFreestone river · 17 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  11. Chester CreekFreestone river · 18 mi · Special-regulation trout water

Fly-fishing guides nearby

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

  • Namebinifly fishing guide · Duluth · 6 mi

Nearest destination hub

The Driftless: Viroqua & Westby · 238 mi

Where this comes from

Sources

Town point: USGS Geographic Names Information System (town points) (U.S. Geological Survey, public domain), feature 646206, Lake 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.