Medicine Lodge Creek is a freestone river in Idaho, listed as Special-regulation trout water by Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 1 shop nearby are listed here.
Medicine Lodge Creek is a freestone river in Idaho.
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 Medicine Lodge Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Medicine Lodge Creek with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Medicine Lodge Creek 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.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
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.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Paul ReservoirHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Paul Reservoir.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Birch CreekThe Fall River in autumn, Idaho. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Birch Creek.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Sand Creek ReservoirEnnis Lake, Montana, in March, with the Madison Range beyond. Photo: Gloria Cabada-Leman, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr Not Sand Creek Reservoir.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Blue Creek ReservoirLake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Blue Creek Reservoir.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Little Lost River
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Island Park ReservoirEagle Lake, Lassen County, California, with dry Horse Lake in the foreground (aerial). Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Island Park Reservoir.
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 Special Rule Waters (trout / salmon / gear rules) list (Idaho Department of Fish and Game, read 2026-11-05). 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.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
2.8 of 35.1 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
No guide within 40 miles yet.
The hatch and season chart for this water's region.
5 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Mother's Day caddis (Grannom) (May) · Salmonfly (May to June) · Salmonfly (May to July) · Salmonfly (July) · Trico (August to September)
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.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Medicine Lodge Creek.
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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 MEDICINE LODGE CREEK NR SMALL ID. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: Low water: go quiet and stealthy
No water temperature here.
At MEDICINE LODGE CREEK NR SMALL ID (USGS 13116500) Provisional USGS data
USGS 13116500 · NWS MEDI1
What the agencies suggest
Approach the stream carefully and with a low profileIowa Department of Natural Resources
Fishing upstream will usually spook fewer fish than working downstreamIowa Department of Natural Resources
Deep pools and undercut banks provide refuge during sunny days and low waterMinnesota Department of Natural Resources
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 3:15 PM MST · provisional USGS data
Lowest for this date on record for Nov 5 Falling · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 168 readings from Oct 29, 4:30 PM MDT to Nov 5, 3:15 PM MST; ranging 18.7 to 30 ft³/s; latest 19.3 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 3:15 PM MST | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 PM MST | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 PM MST | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 PM MST | 20.6 | 4.69 |
| Nov 5, 11:15 AM MST | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Nov 5, 10:15 AM MST | 20.6 | 4.69 |
| Nov 5, 9:15 AM MST | 20.6 | 4.69 |
| Nov 5, 8:15 AM MST | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Nov 5, 7:15 AM MST | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 AM MST | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 AM MST | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 AM MST | 18.7 | 4.66 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 AM MST | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 AM MST | 18.7 | 4.66 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 AM MST | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 AM MST | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 PM MST | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 PM MST | 20.6 | 4.69 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 PM MST | 20.6 | 4.69 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 PM MST | 23.1 | 4.73 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 PM MST | 21.8 | 4.71 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 PM MST | 21.8 | 4.71 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 PM MST | 21.8 | 4.71 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 PM MST | 21.8 | 4.71 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 PM MST | 22.4 | 4.72 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 PM MST | 22.4 | 4.72 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 PM MST | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 PM MST | 21.8 | 4.71 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 AM MST | 21.8 | 4.71 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 AM MST | 21.8 | 4.71 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 AM MST | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 AM MST | 21.8 | 4.71 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 AM MST | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 AM MST | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 AM MST | 21.8 | 4.71 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 AM MST | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 AM MST | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 AM MST | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 AM MST | 20.6 | 4.69 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 AM MST | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 PM MST | 20.6 | 4.69 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM MST | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM MST | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 PM MST | 20.6 | 4.69 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 PM MST | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 PM MST | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 PM MST | 20.6 | 4.69 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 PM MST | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 PM MST | 21.8 | 4.71 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 PM MST | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 PM MST | 20.6 | 4.69 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 PM MST | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 AM MST | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 AM MST | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 AM MST | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 AM MST | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 AM MST | 23.1 | 4.73 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 AM MST | 23.1 | 4.73 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 AM MST | 23.7 | 4.74 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 AM MST | 23.7 | 4.74 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 AM MST | 23.7 | 4.74 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 AM MST | 23.1 | 4.73 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 AM MST | 22.4 | 4.72 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 AM MST | 22.4 | 4.72 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 PM MST | 23.1 | 4.73 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM MST | 23.1 | 4.73 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 PM MST | 23.7 | 4.74 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 PM MST | 23.1 | 4.73 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 PM MST | 23.1 | 4.73 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 PM MST | 23.1 | 4.73 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 PM MST | 25.6 | 4.77 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 PM MST | 25.6 | 4.77 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 PM MST | 24.9 | 4.76 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 PM MST | 24.9 | 4.76 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 PM MST | 24.9 | 4.76 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 PM MST | 25.6 | 4.77 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM MST | 25.6 | 4.77 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM MST | 25.6 | 4.77 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM MST | 25.6 | 4.77 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM MST | 25.6 | 4.77 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM MST | 25.6 | 4.77 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM MST | 25.6 | 4.77 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM MST | 25.6 | 4.78 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM MST | 26.2 | 4.78 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM MST | 25.6 | 4.79 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM MST | 27.5 | 4.8 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM MST | 27.5 | 4.8 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM MST | 28.1 | 4.81 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM MST | 28.1 | 4.8 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM MST | 28.7 | 4.82 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM MST | 29.3 | 4.83 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM MST | 29.3 | 4.83 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM MST | 28.7 | 4.84 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM MST | 29.3 | 4.82 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM MST | 30 | 4.82 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM MST | 30 | 4.84 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM MST | 30 | 4.83 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM MST | 28.7 | 4.82 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM MST | 29.3 | 4.83 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM MST | 28.7 | 4.81 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM MST | 27.5 | 4.8 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM MST | 26.8 | 4.79 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM MST | 26.2 | 4.78 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM MST | 25.6 | 4.77 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM MST | 24.9 | 4.77 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM MST | 25.6 | 4.76 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM MST | 23.7 | 4.75 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM MST | 24.3 | 4.74 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM MST | 23.1 | 4.73 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM MST | 23.1 | 4.73 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM MDT | 23.1 | 4.73 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM MDT | 23.1 | 4.74 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM MDT | 23.1 | 4.74 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM MDT | 23.1 | 4.73 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM MDT | 23.7 | 4.74 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM MDT | 23.7 | 4.74 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM MDT | 23.7 | 4.74 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM MDT | 23.7 | 4.73 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM MDT | 22.4 | 4.72 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM MDT | 23.1 | 4.73 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM MDT | 22.4 | 4.72 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM MDT | 22.4 | 4.72 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM MDT | 22.4 | 4.71 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM MDT | 21.8 | 4.7 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM MDT | 21.2 | 4.7 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM MDT | 20.6 | 4.69 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM MDT | 20.6 | 4.69 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM MDT | 20.6 | 4.69 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM MDT | 19.3 | 4.68 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM MDT | 19.9 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM MDT | 19.3 | 4.68 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM MDT | 19.9 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM MDT | 19.3 | 4.68 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM MDT | 18.7 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM MDT | 19.3 | 4.67 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Oct 29, 5:30 PM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
| Oct 29, 4:30 PM MDT | 19.9 | 4.68 |
Normal for Nov 5: 31–54 ft³/s (middle half of 53 years of record). Now: 19.3 ft³/s, lowest for this date on record.
Lowest for this date on record for this date. 19.3 ft³/s is below the lowest daily mean recorded on this date of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 53 years of record (1922–2026): 10th 25, 25th 31, median 43, 75th 54, 90th 66 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 19.5 ft³/s, highest 90 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Falling over 24 hours: discharge down 13.8%, from 22.4 to 19.3 ft³/s. 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 4.67 ft stage, 19 ft³/s at Nov 5, 3:15 PM MST (NWS gauge MEDI1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Idaho Fish and Game uses are 66°F and 73°F.
This gauge is on our page for Medicine Lodge Creek, 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)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, 4:22 PM MST; 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.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Paul ReservoirHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Paul Reservoir.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Birch CreekThe Fall River in autumn, Idaho. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Birch Creek.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Sand Creek ReservoirEnnis Lake, Montana, in March, with the Madison Range beyond. Photo: Gloria Cabada-Leman, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr Not Sand Creek Reservoir.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Blue Creek ReservoirLake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Blue Creek Reservoir.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Little Lost RiverIdaho · about 43 mi
Rainbow, brook & bull trout
41.5cfsFlow now · normal for the date
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Island Park ReservoirEagle Lake, Lassen County, California, with dry Horse Lake in the foreground (aerial). Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Island Park Reservoir.
