The Salcha River is a freestone river in Alaska, listed as Special-regulation trout water by Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 1 guide nearby are listed here.
The Salcha River at the trans-Alaska pipeline crossing, looking north-east (pipeline survey photograph, U.S. National Archives). Photo: Dennis Cowals, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Salcha River is a freestone river in Alaska.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
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Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Salcha River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Salcha River with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Salcha River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of the restroom near Salcha River
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 1 restroom near Salcha River, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
At a campground · State of Alaska, Dept. of Natural Resources
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Catch and releaseOverflow ice melting on Nome Creek, White Mountains National Recreation Area, Alaska (Bureau of Land Management). Photo: BLM Alaska, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Chena RiverThe Klutina River west of the trans-Alaska pipeline crossing, looking east toward Copper Center (pipeline survey photograph, U.S. National Archives). Photo: Dennis Cowals, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Chena River.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Chatanika RiverThe Nowitna River, Alaska (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Photo: Keller Jo, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Chatanika River.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Delta Clearwater RiverThe Tebay River from the air, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska (National Park Service). Photo: National Park Service, Alaska Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Delta Clearwater River.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Goodpaster RiverThe Little Susitna River near the road to Hatcher Pass, Alaska, at midnight. Photo: Jim from Lexington, KY, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Goodpaster River.
Alaska · about 59 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Fielding LakeWindfall Lake in winter below the Coast Range, near Juneau, Alaska. Photo: Joseph from Cabin On The Road, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Fielding Lake.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the ADF&G Northern sport fishing regulations, Tanana River: unbaited artificial lures or flies only (all or part of the year) list (Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, read 2026-10-23). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
No shop nearby yet.
What 1 nearby guide website mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 1 nearby guide website
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A wade-fishing checklist for big western trout rivers: a 9 ft 5–6 weight outfit, nymph, dry and streamer setups, waders, boots and a wading staff, with estimated prices by tier and where to buy.
9′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating line · Rainbow and brown trout, whitefish
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge SALCHA R NR SALCHAKET AK. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Temperature fine for trout: no flow comparison here
No flow statistics here.
At SALCHA R NR SALCHAKET AK (USGS 15484000) Provisional USGS data
USGS 15484000 · NWS SALA2
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 12:00 PM AKST · provisional USGS data
Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Gauge height, last 7 days: 163 readings from Oct 29, 1:00 PM AKDT to Nov 5, 12:00 PM AKST; ranging 4.7 to 7.93 ft; latest 7.35 ft; 1 gap in the record.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Gauge height (ft) | Water temp (°F) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 12:00 PM AKST | 7.35 | 32.2 |
| Nov 5, 11:00 AM AKST | 7.35 | 32.2 |
| Nov 5, 10:00 AM AKST | 7.36 | 32.2 |
| Nov 5, 9:00 AM AKST | 7.35 | 32.2 |
| Nov 5, 8:00 AM AKST | 7.34 | 32.2 |
| Nov 5, 7:00 AM AKST | 7.33 | 32.2 |
| Nov 5, 6:00 AM AKST | 7.31 | 32.2 |
| Nov 5, 5:00 AM AKST | 7.31 | 32.2 |
| Nov 5, 4:00 AM AKST | 7.32 | 32.2 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 AM AKST | 7.3 | 32.2 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 AM AKST | 7.27 | 32.2 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 AM AKST | 7.25 | 32.2 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 AM AKST | 7.22 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 PM AKST | 7.23 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 PM AKST | 7.25 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 PM AKST | 7.25 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 PM AKST | 7.24 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 PM AKST | 7.26 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 PM AKST | 7.26 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 PM AKST | 7.26 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 PM AKST | 7.28 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 PM AKST | 7.29 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 PM AKST | 7.29 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 PM AKST | 7.28 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 PM AKST | 7.27 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 AM AKST | 7.26 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 AM AKST | 7.27 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 AM AKST | 7.27 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 AM AKST | 7.26 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 AM AKST | 7.25 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 AM AKST | 7.23 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 AM AKST | 7.21 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | 7.19 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 AM AKST | 7.19 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 AM AKST | 7.24 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 AM AKST | 7.31 | 32.2 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 AM AKST | 7.36 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 PM AKST | 7.35 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 PM AKST | 7.35 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 PM AKST | 7.36 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 PM AKST | 7.52 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 PM AKST | 7.75 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 PM AKST | 7.77 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 PM AKST | 7.7 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | 7.64 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 PM AKST | 7.59 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 PM AKST | 7.65 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 PM AKST | 7.76 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 PM AKST | 7.76 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 AM AKST | 7.77 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 AM AKST | 7.82 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 AM AKST | 7.77 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM AKST | 7.9 | – |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM AKST | 7.93 | – |
| Nov 3, 2:45 AM AKST | 7.42 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 AM AKST | 7.45 | 32.2 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM AKST | 7.17 | – |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM AKST | 6.89 | – |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM AKST | 7.12 | 32.2 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 PM AKST | 6.19 | 32.2 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 PM AKST | 5.66 | 32.2 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM AKST | 5.15 | – |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM AKST | 4.98 | – |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM AKST | 4.98 | – |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM AKST | 4.98 | – |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM AKST | 4.97 | – |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM AKST | 4.99 | – |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM AKST | 4.96 | – |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM AKST | 4.99 | – |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM AKST | 4.99 | – |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM AKST | 4.99 | – |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM AKST | 5.02 | – |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM AKST | 5.01 | – |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM AKST | 5.01 | – |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM AKST | 5.02 | – |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM AKST | 5.01 | – |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM AKST | 5 | – |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM AKST | 4.97 | – |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM AKST | 4.95 | – |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM AKST | 4.93 | – |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM AKST | 4.94 | – |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM AKST | 4.93 | – |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM AKST | 4.91 | – |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM AKST | 4.92 | – |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM AKST | 4.91 | – |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM AKST | 4.92 | – |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM AKST | 4.93 | – |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM AKST | 4.95 | – |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM AKST | 4.98 | – |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM AKST | 4.98 | – |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM AKST | 5 | – |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM AKST | 4.99 | – |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM AKST | 4.98 | – |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM AKST | 5 | – |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM AKST | 4.99 | – |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM AKST | 4.99 | – |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM AKST | 4.98 | – |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM AKST | 4.96 | – |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM AKST | 4.95 | – |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM AKST | 4.94 | – |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM AKST | 4.93 | – |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM AKDT | 4.92 | – |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM AKDT | 4.91 | – |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM AKDT | 4.9 | – |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM AKDT | 4.88 | – |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM AKDT | 4.87 | – |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM AKDT | 4.86 | – |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM AKDT | 4.86 | – |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM AKDT | 4.85 | – |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM AKDT | 4.85 | – |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM AKDT | 4.85 | – |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM AKDT | 4.85 | – |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM AKDT | 4.88 | – |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM AKDT | 4.87 | – |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM AKDT | 4.85 | – |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM AKDT | 4.81 | – |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM AKDT | 4.79 | – |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM AKDT | 4.82 | – |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM AKDT | 4.81 | – |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM AKDT | 4.82 | – |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM AKDT | 4.82 | – |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM AKDT | 4.81 | – |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM AKDT | 4.8 | – |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM AKDT | 4.79 | – |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM AKDT | 4.78 | – |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM AKDT | 4.75 | – |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM AKDT | 4.74 | – |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM AKDT | 4.73 | – |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM AKDT | 4.73 | – |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM AKDT | 4.73 | – |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM AKDT | 4.73 | – |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM AKDT | 4.73 | – |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM AKDT | 4.72 | – |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM AKDT | 4.7 | – |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM AKDT | 4.71 | – |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM AKDT | 4.71 | – |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM AKDT | 4.7 | – |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM AKDT | 4.73 | – |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM AKDT | 4.7 | – |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM AKDT | 4.71 | – |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM AKDT | 4.7 | – |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM AKDT | 4.7 | – |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM AKDT | 4.7 | – |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM AKDT | 4.71 | – |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM AKDT | 4.71 | – |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM AKDT | 4.72 | – |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM AKDT | 4.73 | – |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM AKDT | 4.73 | – |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM AKDT | 4.75 | – |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM AKDT | 4.75 | – |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM AKDT | 4.76 | – |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM AKDT | 4.75 | – |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM AKDT | 4.76 | – |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM AKDT | 4.77 | – |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM AKDT | 4.76 | – |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM AKDT | 4.77 | – |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM AKDT | 4.8 | – |
| Oct 29, 5:30 PM AKDT | 4.82 | – |
| Oct 29, 4:30 PM AKDT | 4.82 | – |
| Oct 29, 3:30 PM AKDT | 4.81 | – |
| Oct 29, 2:30 PM AKDT | 4.79 | – |
| Oct 29, 1:30 PM AKDT | 4.77 | – |
| Oct 29, 1:00 PM AKDT | 4.78 | 32.4 |
Steady over 24 hours (gauge height +0.08 ft). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 7.35 ft stage, 2,320 ft³/s at Nov 5, 11:00 AM AKST (NWS gauge SALA2; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are issued routinely during the warm season, and as needed at other times of the year.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
Federal guidance. Alaska Department of Fish and Game publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Alaska rule:
Under the federal 68°F line. Water 32.2°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 32.2°F. That is under the 68°F at which the National Park Service, at Grand Teton National Park, recommends anglers stop fishing in the afternoon (“cease fishing at 2 p.m. when water temperatures are likely to exceed 68°F”). Water warms through the afternoon, so check again later in the day: “Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperature.”
High water temperatures prompt fishing advisory in Grand Teton National Park (29 July 2022) (National Park Service)This gauge is on our page for Salcha River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Cold water. Water 32.2°F. NWS: “Cold shock can be just as severe and dangerous from water temperatures of 50-60°F (10-15°C) as it is from water at 35°F (2°C).” “Always wear a life jacket in and around the water.”
Cold Water Hazards and Safety (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 12:16 PM AKST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Catch and releaseOverflow ice melting on Nome Creek, White Mountains National Recreation Area, Alaska (Bureau of Land Management). Photo: BLM Alaska, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Chena RiverThe Klutina River west of the trans-Alaska pipeline crossing, looking east toward Copper Center (pipeline survey photograph, U.S. National Archives). Photo: Dennis Cowals, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Chena River.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Chatanika RiverThe Nowitna River, Alaska (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Photo: Keller Jo, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Chatanika River.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Delta Clearwater RiverThe Tebay River from the air, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska (National Park Service). Photo: National Park Service, Alaska Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Delta Clearwater River.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Goodpaster RiverThe Little Susitna River near the road to Hatcher Pass, Alaska, at midnight. Photo: Jim from Lexington, KY, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Goodpaster River.
Alaska · about 59 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Fielding LakeWindfall Lake in winter below the Coast Range, near Juneau, Alaska. Photo: Joseph from Cabin On The Road, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Fielding Lake.
