The Straight River is a freestone river in Minnesota, listed as Designated trout water by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Division of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries).
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow.
Straight River is a freestone river in Minnesota. Minnesota has 2 waters named Straight River in the USGS Geographic Names Information System; this page is the stream whose mouth is in Rice County, the one the agency list names.
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 Straight River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Straight River with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Straight 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.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not North Fork Zumbro RiverThe Whitewater River in Whitewater State Park, Minnesota. Photo: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Fork Zumbro River.
Minnesota · about 21 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Vermillion River
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Kedron CreekThe Kickapoo River in Wisconsin's Driftless Area, from the air. Photo: Wikideas1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kedron Creek.
Minnesota · about 52 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not West Indian CreekThe Bois Brule River at the County Highway B landing (Winneboujou), Wisconsin. Photo: Kriz420 (Wikimedia Commons user), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not West Indian Creek.
Minnesota · about 54 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Rice CreekThe Pere Marquette River in autumn, Manistee National Forest. Photo: Yetiwriter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Rice Creek.
Minnesota · about 58 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Spring Valley CreekThe Muskegon River near Newaygo, Michigan. Photo: Marc Steensma, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Spring Valley Creek.
Minnesota · about 58 mi
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 State Designated Trout Streams (Minnesota Rules 6264.0050) list (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Division of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries), read 2026-10-20). 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.
Whole Straight River, not only this reach.
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 of the whole Straight River. 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.
5.8 of 53 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.
No shop nearby yet.
The hatch and season chart for this water's region.
12 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Minnesota Trout Unlimited (secondary sources: an angling organisation or magazine, not an agency).
Giant stone (salmonfly) (April to May) · Hendrickson (April to June) · Little black caddis (April to May) · American grannom (Mother's Day caddis) (May to July) · Brown drake (May to June) · Light Hendrickson or pale evening dun (May to June) · and 6 more on the chart
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 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.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
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.
Not sponsored All videos on reading water
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 Straight River.
No stories from here yet.
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 STRAIGHT RIVER NEAR FARIBAULT, MN. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: High water: fish the edges; wading risky
No water temperature here.
At STRAIGHT RIVER NEAR FARIBAULT, MN (USGS 05353800) Provisional USGS data
USGS 05353800 · NWS FRBM5
What the agencies suggest
During periods of high water, fish move towards the banks to find calmer water and lower velocitiesPennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Wading and boating should be avoided if waters are running high and muddy and the streambed is not visiblePennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
If stream conditions are not favorable, consider fishing at a lakePennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 4:15 PM CST · provisional USGS data
Highest for this date on record for Nov 5 Rising · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 168 readings from Oct 29, 6:30 PM CDT to Nov 5, 4:15 PM CST; ranging 169 to 1,650 ft³/s; latest 1,640 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 4:15 PM CST | 1,640 | 6.89 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 PM CST | 1,650 | 6.9 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 PM CST | 1,640 | 6.89 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 PM CST | 1,650 | 6.9 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 PM CST | 1,650 | 6.9 |
| Nov 5, 11:15 AM CST | 1,650 | 6.9 |
| Nov 5, 10:15 AM CST | 1,650 | 6.9 |
| Nov 5, 9:15 AM CST | 1,640 | 6.89 |
| Nov 5, 8:15 AM CST | 1,640 | 6.89 |
| Nov 5, 7:15 AM CST | 1,640 | 6.89 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 AM CST | 1,620 | 6.87 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 AM CST | 1,620 | 6.86 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 AM CST | 1,610 | 6.85 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 AM CST | 1,590 | 6.83 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 AM CST | 1,570 | 6.8 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 AM CST | 1,560 | 6.79 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 AM CST | 1,540 | 6.77 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 PM CST | 1,530 | 6.75 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 PM CST | 1,500 | 6.72 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 PM CST | 1,480 | 6.7 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 PM CST | 1,460 | 6.67 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 PM CST | 1,450 | 6.65 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 PM CST | 1,420 | 6.62 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 PM CST | 1,400 | 6.59 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 PM CST | 1,380 | 6.56 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 PM CST | 1,340 | 6.52 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 PM CST | 1,320 | 6.49 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 PM CST | 1,290 | 6.45 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 PM CST | 1,270 | 6.42 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 AM CST | 1,230 | 6.36 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 AM CST | 1,180 | 6.29 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 AM CST | 1,110 | 6.19 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 AM CST | 999 | 6.03 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 AM CST | 832 | 5.77 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 AM CST | 654 | 5.46 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 AM CST | 556 | 5.27 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 AM CST | 513 | 5.18 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 AM CST | 490 | 5.13 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 AM CST | 477 | 5.1 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 AM CST | 459 | 5.06 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 AM CST | 441 | 5.02 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 PM CST | 424 | 4.98 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM CST | 411 | 4.95 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM CST | 407 | 4.94 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 PM CST | 403 | 4.93 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 PM CST | 375 | 4.86 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 PM CST | 336 | 4.76 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 PM CST | 291 | 4.65 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 PM CST | 267 | 4.59 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 PM CST | 245 | 4.53 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 PM CST | 234 | 4.5 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 PM CST | 231 | 4.49 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 PM CST | 231 | 4.49 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 AM CST | 223 | 4.47 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 AM CST | 216 | 4.45 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 AM CST | 216 | 4.45 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 AM CST | 216 | 4.45 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 AM CST | 216 | 4.45 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 AM CST | 220 | 4.46 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 AM CST | 223 | 4.47 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 AM CST | 227 | 4.48 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 AM CST | 234 | 4.5 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 AM CST | 241 | 4.52 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 AM CST | 249 | 4.54 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 AM CST | 252 | 4.55 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 PM CST | 256 | 4.56 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM CST | 241 | 4.52 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 PM CST | 216 | 4.45 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 PM CST | 195 | 4.39 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 PM CST | 189 | 4.37 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 PM CST | 189 | 4.37 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 PM CST | 186 | 4.36 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 PM CST | 182 | 4.35 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 PM CST | 179 | 4.34 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 PM CST | 179 | 4.34 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 PM CST | 176 | 4.33 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 PM CST | 169 | 4.31 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 AM CST | 169 | 4.31 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 AM CST | 169 | 4.31 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 AM CST | 169 | 4.31 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 AM CST | 169 | 4.31 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 AM CST | 169 | 4.31 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 AM CST | 169 | 4.31 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 AM CST | 169 | 4.31 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 AM CST | 169 | 4.31 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 AM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 AM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 AM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 AM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 PM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 PM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 PM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 PM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 PM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 PM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 PM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 PM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 PM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 PM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 PM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 PM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 AM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 AM CST | 173 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 AM CST | 176 | 4.33 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 AM CST | 176 | 4.33 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 AM CST | 176 | 4.33 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 AM CST | 176 | 4.33 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 AM CST | 176 | 4.33 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 AM CST | 176 | 4.33 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 AM CST | 176 | 4.33 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 AM CST | 179 | 4.34 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM CST | 179 | 4.34 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 AM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 PM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 PM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 PM CDT | 182 | 4.35 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 PM CDT | 182 | 4.35 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 PM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 PM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 PM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 PM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 PM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 PM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 PM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 PM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 AM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 AM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 AM CDT | 179 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 AM CDT | 182 | 4.35 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 AM CDT | 182 | 4.35 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 AM CDT | 186 | 4.36 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM CDT | 186 | 4.36 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 AM CDT | 186 | 4.36 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 AM CDT | 189 | 4.37 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 AM CDT | 189 | 4.37 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 AM CDT | 189 | 4.37 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 AM CDT | 189 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 PM CDT | 189 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 PM CDT | 189 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 PM CDT | 192 | 4.38 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 PM CDT | 192 | 4.38 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 PM CDT | 192 | 4.38 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM CDT | 192 | 4.38 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 PM CDT | 189 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 PM CDT | 189 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 PM CDT | 189 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 PM CDT | 189 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 PM CDT | 186 | 4.36 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 PM CDT | 186 | 4.36 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 AM CDT | 186 | 4.36 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 AM CDT | 189 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 AM CDT | 189 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM CDT | 189 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 AM CDT | 192 | 4.38 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 AM CDT | 192 | 4.38 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM CDT | 195 | 4.39 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 AM CDT | 195 | 4.39 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 AM CDT | 199 | 4.4 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM CDT | 199 | 4.4 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 AM CDT | 199 | 4.4 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 AM CDT | 199 | 4.4 |
| Oct 29, 11:15 PM CDT | 202 | 4.41 |
| Oct 29, 10:15 PM CDT | 202 | 4.41 |
| Oct 29, 9:15 PM CDT | 202 | 4.41 |
| Oct 29, 8:15 PM CDT | 202 | 4.41 |
| Oct 29, 7:15 PM CDT | 206 | 4.42 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM CDT | 206 | 4.42 |
Normal for Nov 5: 50–237 ft³/s (middle half of 61 years of record). Now: 1,640 ft³/s, highest for this date on record.
Highest for this date on record for this date. 1,640 ft³/s is above the highest daily mean recorded on this date of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 61 years of record: 10th 39.2, 25th 50, median 127, 75th 237, 90th 428 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 21 ft³/s, highest 925 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).
Rising over 24 hours: discharge up 18.8%, from 1,380 to 1,640 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.
NWS observed 6.89 ft stage, 1,640 ft³/s at Nov 5, 4:15 PM CST (NWS gauge FRBM5; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.
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. Minnesota DNR publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Minnesota rule, with Minnesota DNR's own figure added: 68°F and 75°F.
This gauge is on our page for Straight River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Rising water. Rising over the last 24 hours (discharge up 18.8%). Keep your way back to the bank in sight and watch the level while you fish. “Rising” is our rule of thumb: more than 10% in discharge or 0.2 ft of gauge height in 24 hours, not a USGS or NWS class.
Flow above the record for this date. Higher than any daily mean USGS has recorded on this date at this gauge. Expect much higher, faster water than usual for the season.
hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) Statistics documentation (percentiles of daily mean discharge) (U.S. Geological Survey)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, 5:18 PM CST; 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 releaseRepresentative photo · not North Fork Zumbro RiverThe Whitewater River in Whitewater State Park, Minnesota. Photo: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Fork Zumbro River.
Minnesota · about 21 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Vermillion RiverMinnesota · about 30 mi
Rainbow & brown trout
111cfsFlow now · much above normal for the date
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Kedron CreekThe Kickapoo River in Wisconsin's Driftless Area, from the air. Photo: Wikideas1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kedron Creek.
Minnesota · about 52 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not West Indian CreekThe Bois Brule River at the County Highway B landing (Winneboujou), Wisconsin. Photo: Kriz420 (Wikimedia Commons user), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not West Indian Creek.
Minnesota · about 54 mi
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not Rice CreekThe Pere Marquette River in autumn, Manistee National Forest. Photo: Yetiwriter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Rice Creek.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Spring Valley CreekThe Muskegon River near Newaygo, Michigan. Photo: Marc Steensma, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Spring Valley Creek.
Minnesota · about 58 mi
