Silver Creek is a spring creek in Idaho, listed as Featured sport-fishing water by Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Idaho Department of Fish and Game lists 3 species, including brown trout, brook trout and rainbow trout. 1 guide and 2 shops nearby are listed here.
Silver Creek is a spring creek 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.
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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Silver Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Silver Creek with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Silver 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.
Map of 2 restrooms near Silver Creek
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 2 restrooms near Silver Creek, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
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Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
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Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Loving CreekThe South Fork of the Snake River, Idaho (BLM). Photo: Bob Wick / Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Loving Creek.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Grove CreekThe Fall River in autumn, Idaho. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Grove Creek.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Stalker CreekThe Teton River near Driggs, Idaho. Photo: Waldemarpaetz, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Stalker Creek.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Little Wood RiverThe Henry's Fork at Last Chance, Island Park, with the Centennial Mountains. Photo: Z3lvs, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Wood River.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Big Wood RiverThe Snake River near Oxbow, Oregon, with Oxbow Dam in the far background. Photo: Adumbvoget, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Big Wood River.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Magic ReservoirHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Magic 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 IDFG Recommended Fishing Waters (Idaho Fishing Planner) list (Idaho Department of Fish and Game, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
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
Quoted word for word from the agency page on the date shown. Many quotes name the reach they cover and apply only to that part of the water. Rules change; the linked page is the authority.
“Silver Creek From its mouth upstream to the bridge near milepost 187.2 on Highway 20 west of Picabo Open all year”
Idaho Department of Fish and Game · read 2026-10-14
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.
2.6 of 23.9 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
Picabo, ID · 3 mi
Wade trips · Jet boat · Silver & Big Wood
Names this water
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Brown trout (Salmo trutta), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service illustration. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.
At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.
Like the Silver Creek? Same fish, overseas.
Flagship waterThe upper Waihou River on the Te Waihou Walkway. Photo: DennisPeeters, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Flagship waterPenstock Lagoon, Central Highlands, Tasmania. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TailwaterThe Grand River just north of Paris, Ontario, looking upstream. Photo: JustSomePics, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Flagship waterGreat Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Spring creekRepresentative photo · not Waitahanui RiverThe Tongariro River from the Tree Trunk Gorge track. Photo: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Waitahanui River.
Southern seasons open while ours close.
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Penstock LagoonArthurs Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Lcham67, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Penstock Lagoon.
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río PetrohuéThe Río Puelo at Las Gualas, Cochamó. Photo: Nicolás from seno de reloncaví, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.
Lake or reservoirRepresentative photo · not Lago LlanquihueThe Río Simpson passing Coyhaique, Aysén. Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lago Llanquihue.
Lake or reservoir
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Mataura RiverThe Oreti River near Lumsden, Southland. Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mataura River.
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Yingina / Great LakeBronte Lagoon at dawn, Central Highlands, Tasmania. Photo: Guido Rudolph (Chalyptratus08), CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Yingina / Great Lake.
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
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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 SILVER CREEK AT SPORTSMAN ACCESS NR PICABO ID. Water type is our own classification.
Good: Good trout conditions: fish normally
At SILVER CREEK AT SPORTSMAN ACCESS NR PICABO ID (USGS 13150430) Provisional USGS data
USGS 13150430 · NWS PBOI1
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, 4:00 PM MST · provisional USGS data
Below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 5:00 PM MDT to Nov 5, 4:00 PM MST; ranging 93.2 to 112 ft³/s; latest 103 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Water temp (°F) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 46.4 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 46.2 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 46 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 45.9 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 45.3 |
| Nov 5, 11:00 AM MST | 105 | 6.74 | 44.6 |
| Nov 5, 10:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 44.1 |
| Nov 5, 9:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 44.1 |
| Nov 5, 8:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 44.2 |
| Nov 5, 7:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 44.4 |
| Nov 5, 6:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 44.6 |
| Nov 5, 5:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 44.8 |
| Nov 5, 4:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 45 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 45.1 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 45.1 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 AM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 45.1 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 45.1 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 45.3 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 45.5 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 45.9 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 46.4 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 46.8 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 47.3 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 47.7 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 47.8 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 47.8 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 PM MST | 105 | 6.74 | 47.1 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 PM MST | 105 | 6.74 | 46.4 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 PM MST | 105 | 6.74 | 45.7 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 AM MST | 105 | 6.74 | 44.8 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 44.4 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 44.2 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 44.2 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 44.4 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 44.6 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 44.6 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM MST | 109 | 6.76 | 44.8 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 AM MST | 109 | 6.76 | 44.8 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 AM MST | 109 | 6.76 | 44.8 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 AM MST | 109 | 6.76 | 44.6 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 AM MST | 109 | 6.76 | 44.6 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 PM MST | 109 | 6.76 | 44.4 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 PM MST | 109 | 6.76 | 44.4 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 PM MST | 110 | 6.77 | 44.6 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 PM MST | 112 | 6.78 | 44.8 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 PM MST | 112 | 6.78 | 45 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 PM MST | 112 | 6.78 | 45.5 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 PM MST | 110 | 6.77 | 45.9 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 46.4 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 46.2 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 PM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 46.2 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 PM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 45.7 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 PM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 45 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 AM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 44.2 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 AM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 43.7 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 AM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 43.5 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 AM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 43.5 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 AM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 43.7 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 AM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 43.9 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 AM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 44.1 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 44.2 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 AM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 44.2 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 AM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 44.2 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 AM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 44.2 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 AM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 44.4 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 PM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 44.4 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 PM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 44.8 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 PM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 45.1 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 PM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 45.5 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 PM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 45.9 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 PM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 46.4 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 PM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 46.8 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM MST | 102 | 6.72 | 47.3 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 47.5 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 47.1 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 47.1 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 PM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 47.1 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 47.1 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 47.1 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 47.1 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 47.1 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 47.5 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 47.7 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 47.7 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 47.8 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 47.8 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 47.8 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 47.8 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 47.8 |
| Nov 1, 11:00 PM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 47.8 |
| Nov 1, 10:00 PM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 48 |
| Nov 1, 9:00 PM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 48.4 |
| Nov 1, 8:00 PM MST | 109 | 6.76 | 48.6 |
| Nov 1, 7:00 PM MST | 109 | 6.76 | 48.9 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 PM MST | 109 | 6.76 | 49.1 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 PM MST | 109 | 6.76 | 49.3 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 PM MST | 109 | 6.76 | 49.5 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 PM MST | 109 | 6.76 | 49.5 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 PM MST | 109 | 6.76 | 49.5 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 PM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 49.1 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 PM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 48.7 |
| Nov 1, 11:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 48.6 |
| Nov 1, 10:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 48.4 |
| Nov 1, 9:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 48.2 |
| Nov 1, 8:00 AM MST | 107 | 6.75 | 48.2 |
| Nov 1, 7:00 AM MST | 105 | 6.74 | 48.2 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 AM MST | 105 | 6.74 | 48.2 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 AM MST | 105 | 6.74 | 48.2 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 48.2 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 48.2 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 48 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM MST | 103 | 6.73 | 48 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM MDT | 102 | 6.72 | 47.8 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 AM MDT | 102 | 6.72 | 47.8 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 PM MDT | 102 | 6.72 | 47.8 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 PM MDT | 102 | 6.72 | 48 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 PM MDT | 100 | 6.71 | 48.2 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 PM MDT | 100 | 6.71 | 48.2 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 PM MDT | 100 | 6.71 | 48.4 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 PM MDT | 100 | 6.71 | 48.6 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 PM MDT | 100 | 6.71 | 48.6 |
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM MDT | 100 | 6.71 | 48.6 |
| Oct 31, 3:00 PM MDT | 102 | 6.72 | 48.2 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 PM MDT | 102 | 6.72 | 47.5 |
| Oct 31, 1:00 PM MDT | 102 | 6.72 | 47.1 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 PM MDT | 102 | 6.72 | 46.9 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 AM MDT | 100 | 6.71 | 46.8 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 AM MDT | 100 | 6.71 | 46.6 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 AM MDT | 100 | 6.71 | 46.4 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 AM MDT | 100 | 6.71 | 46.4 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 AM MDT | 100 | 6.71 | 46.4 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 AM MDT | 100 | 6.71 | 46.2 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 AM MDT | 100 | 6.71 | 46.2 |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM MDT | 98.3 | 6.7 | 46 |
| Oct 31, 3:00 AM MDT | 98.3 | 6.7 | 45.9 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 AM MDT | 98.3 | 6.7 | 45.7 |
| Oct 31, 1:00 AM MDT | 98.3 | 6.7 | 45.7 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 AM MDT | 98.3 | 6.7 | 45.7 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 PM MDT | 98.3 | 6.7 | 45.7 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 PM MDT | 98.3 | 6.7 | 45.9 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 PM MDT | 96.6 | 6.69 | 46 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 PM MDT | 96.6 | 6.69 | 46 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 PM MDT | 96.6 | 6.69 | 46 |
| Oct 30, 6:00 PM MDT | 96.6 | 6.69 | 46.2 |
| Oct 30, 5:00 PM MDT | 96.6 | 6.69 | 46.4 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM MDT | 96.6 | 6.69 | 46.4 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 PM MDT | 96.6 | 6.69 | 46 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 PM MDT | 96.6 | 6.69 | 45.3 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 PM MDT | 96.6 | 6.69 | 45.1 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 PM MDT | 96.6 | 6.69 | 45 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 AM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 44.8 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 AM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 44.6 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 44.4 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 AM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 44.2 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 44.2 |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 44.1 |
| Oct 30, 5:00 AM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 44.1 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 43.9 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 AM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 43.9 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 AM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 43.7 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 AM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 43.7 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 AM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 43.7 |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM MDT | 93.2 | 6.67 | 43.9 |
| Oct 29, 10:00 PM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 44.1 |
| Oct 29, 9:00 PM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 44.6 |
| Oct 29, 8:00 PM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 45 |
| Oct 29, 7:00 PM MDT | 94.9 | 6.68 | 45.1 |
| Oct 29, 6:00 PM MDT | 93.2 | 6.67 | 45.5 |
| Oct 29, 5:00 PM MDT | 93.2 | 6.67 | 45.9 |
Normal for Nov 5: 112–178 ft³/s (middle half of 52 years of record). Now: 103 ft³/s, below normal.
Below normal for this date. 103 ft³/s is between the 10th and 25th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 52 years of record (1975–2026): 10th 91, 25th 112, median 133, 75th 178, 90th 228 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 84.8 ft³/s, highest 249 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 (+0% 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 6.73 ft stage, 103 ft³/s at Nov 5, 2:45 PM MST (NWS gauge PBOI1; 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)
Under 66°F. Water 46.4°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 47.8°F. In the study Idaho Fish and Game cites, trout landed in water under 66°F survived best: mortality “was 69% higher for trout landed at 73°F water temperatures than for those landed when waters were less than 66°F.” In summer, “early-mornings are typically best while the water is still cool.”
Perspective: Trout fishing during low water and high temperatures (25 July 2024; archived copy) (Idaho Department of Fish and Game) The heat is on, but trout and other coldwater fish have been around the block a time or two (9 Aug 2022; archived copy) (Idaho Department of Fish and Game)Species the agency lists for Silver Creek: Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout.
Source: Silver Creek | Idaho Fishing Planner (Idaho Department of Fish and Game).
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 46.4°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, 4:19 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 Loving CreekThe South Fork of the Snake River, Idaho (BLM). Photo: Bob Wick / Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Loving Creek.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Grove CreekThe Fall River in autumn, Idaho. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Grove Creek.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Stalker CreekThe Teton River near Driggs, Idaho. Photo: Waldemarpaetz, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Stalker Creek.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Little Wood RiverThe Henry's Fork at Last Chance, Island Park, with the Centennial Mountains. Photo: Z3lvs, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Wood River.
Idaho · about 12 mi
Rainbow, brown & brook trout
46.4cfsFlow now · normal for the date
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Big Wood RiverThe Snake River near Oxbow, Oregon, with Oxbow Dam in the far background. Photo: Adumbvoget, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Big Wood River.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Magic ReservoirHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Magic Reservoir.
