The Salt River is a freestone river in Idaho.
The nearest USGS gauge on the same stream system is shown, labelled. 2 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Jackson Hole.
Salt River is a freestone river in Idaho. Our destination hub Jackson Hole is 30 mi away in a straight line (44 by road).
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 Salt River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Salt River with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Salt 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.
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.
Blue RibbonThe Salt River in Star Valley, Wyoming. Photo: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Special-regulation trout waterThe South Fork of the Snake River, Idaho (BLM). Photo: Bob Wick / Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Designated trout waterThe upper Hoback River valley at Bondurant, Wyoming, in autumn (the river itself is out of frame). Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr
Wyoming · about 23 mi
Designated trout waterFlat Creek in Jackson, Wyoming. Photo: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Wyoming · about 28 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Greys RiverThe Gros Ventre River in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Photo: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Greys River.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Palisades ReservoirHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Palisades Reservoir.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
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.
7.7 of 77.6 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.
1 guide name it on their website
Victor, ID · 35 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Bighorn & Snake
Names this water
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
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)
Jackson sits in the valley of the upper Snake River below the Tetons, with the Gros Ventre and Hoback rivers joining the Snake nearby and the Salt and Green rivers over the passes.
Destination hub · 30 mi away in a straight line, 44 by road
What to bring on a guided float fishing trip: rain gear, polarized sunglasses, sun protection, a dry bag and your license. Most guides supply rods and flies. Estimated prices and where to buy.
Usually supplied by the guide; a 9′ 5–6 weight if you bring your own · Trout on most western float rivers
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.
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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: a point on the mapped channel of “Salt River”, halfway along its length in Idaho, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 4 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: Low water: go quiet and stealthy
No water temperature here.
At SALT RIVER ABOVE RESERVOIR, NEAR ETNA, WY (USGS 13027500). No gauge on this reach of Salt River. Nearest: SALT RIVER ABOVE RESERVOIR, NEAR ETNA, WY (1.4 mi away), upstream on the same stream. Provisional USGS data
USGS 13027500 · NWS SALW4
No gauge on this reach of Salt River. Nearest: SALT RIVER ABOVE RESERVOIR, NEAR ETNA, WY (1.4 mi away), upstream on the same stream.
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, 3:30 PM MST · provisional USGS data
Much below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 4:30 PM MDT to Nov 5, 3:30 PM MST; ranging 423 to 465 ft³/s; latest 429 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 3:30 PM MST | 429 | 1.9 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM MST | 429 | 1.9 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM MST | 429 | 1.9 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM MST | 429 | 1.9 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM MST | 465 | 1.96 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM MST | 465 | 1.96 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM MST | 465 | 1.96 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM MST | 465 | 1.96 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM MST | 465 | 1.96 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM MST | 465 | 1.96 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM MST | 465 | 1.96 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM MST | 465 | 1.96 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM MST | 465 | 1.96 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM MST | 459 | 1.95 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM MST | 453 | 1.94 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM MST | 447 | 1.93 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM MST | 441 | 1.92 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM MST | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM MDT | 435 | 1.91 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM MDT | 435 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM MDT | 435 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM MDT | 435 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM MDT | 435 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM MDT | 435 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM MDT | 435 | 1.91 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM MDT | 423 | 1.89 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 29, 5:30 PM MDT | 429 | 1.9 |
| Oct 29, 4:30 PM MDT | 435 | 1.91 |
Normal for Nov 5: 489–660 ft³/s (middle half of 73 years of record). Now: 429 ft³/s, much below normal.
Much below normal for this date. 429 ft³/s is below the 10th percentile of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 73 years of record (1954–2026): 10th 437, 25th 489, median 581, 75th 660, 90th 720 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 332 ft³/s, highest 842 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).
Steady over 24 hours (−1.4% discharge). 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 1.9 ft stage, 441 ft³/s at Nov 5, 3:30 PM MST (NWS gauge SALW4; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS river forecast forecast issued Nov 5, 8:14 AM MST. Highest point: 1.9 ft, 441 ft³/s on Nov 5, 11:00 AM MST (Below NWS action stage).
| Day | Stage | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | 1.9 ft | 441 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 1.9 ft | 441 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 1.89 ft | 435 ft³/s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 1.88 ft | 429 ft³/s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1.88 ft | 429 ft³/s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1.88 ft | 429 ft³/s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1.88 ft | 429 ft³/s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1.87 ft | 423 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1.86 ft | 417 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1.86 ft | 417 ft³/s |
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 Salt 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)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, 4:18 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.
Blue RibbonThe Salt River in Star Valley, Wyoming. Photo: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Wyoming · about 1 mi
Rainbow, brown & cutthroat trout
429cfsFlow now · much below normal for the date
Special-regulation trout waterThe South Fork of the Snake River, Idaho (BLM). Photo: Bob Wick / Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Idaho · about 20 mi
Rainbow, brown & cutthroat trout
925cfsFlow now · below normal for the date
Running well nowThe upper Hoback River valley at Bondurant, Wyoming, in autumn (the river itself is out of frame). Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr
Running well nowFlat Creek in Jackson, Wyoming. Photo: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not Greys RiverThe Gros Ventre River in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Photo: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Greys River.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Palisades ReservoirHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Palisades Reservoir.
Alpine, Wyoming
Guest ranch · 1.1 mi
