Poindexter Slough is a freestone river in Montana, listed as Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey) by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
The nearest USGS gauge on the same stream system is shown, labelled. 3 guides and 2 shops nearby are listed here.
Poindexter Slough is a freestone river in Montana.
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 Poindexter Slough: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Poindexter Slough with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Poindexter Slough 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.
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)The confluence of the Ruby and Beaverhead rivers near Twin Bridges, Montana. Photo: Mike Cline, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)The Big Hole River near Twin Bridges, Montana, in October. Photo: Mike Cline, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)The upper Ruby River, Beaverhead County, Montana. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)The Jefferson River near Waterloo, Montana, in January. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Clark Canyon ReservoirEnnis Lake, Montana, in March, with the Madison Range beyond. Photo: Gloria Cabada-Leman, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr Not Clark Canyon Reservoir.
Montana · about 17 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Ruby River ReservoirHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ruby River Reservoir.
Montana · about 27 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, salmon & steelhead, bass.
On the Montana's most-fished waters (FWP statewide angling pressure estimates, 2023 license year, top 250 by state rank) list (Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-05) 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 5.8 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
Livingston, MT · 107 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Yellowstone & Madison
Names this water
Dillon, MT · 6 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Madison & Big Hole
Nearby
Twin Bridges, MT · 31 mi
Beginners & lessons · Multi-day trips · Madison & Missouri
Nearby
What 2 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 2 nearby guide websites
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.
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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 “Poindexter Slough”, halfway along its length in Montana, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 5 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Not enough data: no water temperature or flow statistics here
No water temperature, flow statistics here.
At Beaverhead River at Dillon MT (USGS 06017000). No gauge on Poindexter Slough. Nearest: Beaverhead River at Dillon MT (3.4 mi away), on the river it flows into. Poindexter Slough's own flow is not measured. Provisional USGS data
USGS 06017000 · NWS DILM8
No gauge on Poindexter Slough. Nearest: Beaverhead River at Dillon MT (3.4 mi away), on the river it flows into. Poindexter Slough's own flow is not measured.
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 1, 12:30 AM MDT · provisional USGS data
This is the latest value USGS returned and it is more than a day old. It is not today's flow.
Discharge, last 7 days: 57 readings from Oct 29, 4:30 PM MDT to Nov 1, 12:30 AM MDT; ranging 121 to 138 ft³/s; latest 132 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM MDT | 132 | 3.6 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM MDT | 132 | 3.6 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM MDT | 132 | 3.6 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM MDT | 132 | 3.6 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM MDT | 129 | 3.59 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM MDT | 129 | 3.59 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM MDT | 129 | 3.59 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM MDT | 129 | 3.59 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM MDT | 129 | 3.59 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM MDT | 129 | 3.59 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM MDT | 126 | 3.58 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM MDT | 126 | 3.58 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM MDT | 121 | 3.56 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM MDT | 121 | 3.56 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM MDT | 121 | 3.56 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM MDT | 121 | 3.56 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM MDT | 121 | 3.56 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM MDT | 121 | 3.56 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM MDT | 121 | 3.56 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM MDT | 121 | 3.56 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM MDT | 126 | 3.58 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM MDT | 126 | 3.58 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM MDT | 126 | 3.58 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM MDT | 126 | 3.58 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM MDT | 126 | 3.58 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM MDT | 123 | 3.57 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM MDT | 126 | 3.58 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM MDT | 129 | 3.59 |
| Oct 29, 5:30 PM MDT | 138 | 3.62 |
| Oct 29, 4:30 PM MDT | 132 | 3.6 |
Not compared with the record because the reading is old.
NWS observed 3.53 ft stage at Nov 5, 3:15 PM MST (NWS gauge DILM8; 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: the trout lines Montana FWP uses are 66°F, 68°F and 73°F.
This gauge is on our page for Poindexter Slough, but no agency page we read lists its species.
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, 4:21 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.
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)The confluence of the Ruby and Beaverhead rivers near Twin Bridges, Montana. Photo: Mike Cline, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Running well nowThe Big Hole River near Twin Bridges, Montana, in October. Photo: Mike Cline, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)The upper Ruby River, Beaverhead County, Montana. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Running well nowThe Jefferson River near Waterloo, Montana, in January. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Montana · about 35 mi
Rainbow, brown & brook trout
1,320cfsFlow now · normal for the date
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Clark Canyon ReservoirEnnis Lake, Montana, in March, with the Madison Range beyond. Photo: Gloria Cabada-Leman, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr Not Clark Canyon Reservoir.
Montana · about 17 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Ruby River ReservoirHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ruby River Reservoir.
Montana · about 27 mi
Dillon, Montana
Guest ranch · 0.9 mi
