Nothing live is published for this water, so there is no reading or verdict today. The readings section below says what we checked.
The Clallam River is a freestone river in Washington, listed as Catch and release by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife / Fish and Wildlife Commission (WAC 220-312).
3 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Forks & the Olympic Peninsula.
Clallam River is a freestone river in Washington. Our destination hub Forks & the Olympic Peninsula is 18 mi away in a straight line.
No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Clallam River or on its stream system within about 25 miles, and no dam operator publishes data for it. A missing gauge says nothing about the water itself. Find the gauges nearest Clallam River
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.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Clallam 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.
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Hoko RiverThe Methow River near Pateros, Washington, at sunset. Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Hoko River.
Washington · about 6 mi
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Sol Duc RiverThe Columbia River Gorge looking east from Crown Point, Oregon. Photo: Hux, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Sol Duc River.
Washington · about 10 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not West Twin RiverThe Columbia River in Washington. Photo: Belle Unruh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not West Twin River.
Washington · about 14 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not East Twin RiverWashington · about 16 mi
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Calawah RiverThe Necanicum River at Klootchy Creek Park, Clatsop County, Oregon. Photo: Jsayre64, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Calawah River.
Washington · about 18 mi
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Bogachiel RiverWashington · about 22 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 Release-all (catch-and-release) waters list (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife / Fish and Wildlife Commission (WAC 220-312), read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
On the Selective gear rules waters list (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife / Fish and Wildlife Commission (WAC 220-312), 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.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-04) 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.
7.3 of 13.7 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
From the agency’s own records (WDFW-Fish Plants, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), via data.wa.gov, read 2026-11-04), listed as CLALLAM R 19.0129 (Clallam County). Check the agency for this season.
Past stockings, not a schedule
2025: Coho Salmon in May (1 stocking, 27 fish).
2024: Coho Salmon in May, Jun (2 stockings, 254 fish).
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
What 3 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 3 nearby guide websites
1 hatch charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife.
Salmonfly (May)
Forks sits on the west side of the Olympic Peninsula between the Calawah, Bogachiel and Sol Duc rivers, which join to form the short Quillayute River above La Push; the Hoh runs to the Pacific to the south, with the Queets and the Quinault beyond it.
Destination hub · 18 mi away in a straight line
A steelhead and salmon fly-fishing checklist: a switch or spey rod (or 9′6″ single-hand) in 7–8 weight, Skagit lines and sink tips, swing flies, studded boots and cold-weather layers, with estimated prices and where to buy.
11′–13′6″ two-hand rod, 7–8 weight, Skagit head + sink tips · Steelhead and Pacific salmon
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 Clallam 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: a point on the mapped channel of “Clallam River”, halfway along its length in Washington, 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.
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Hoko RiverThe Methow River near Pateros, Washington, at sunset. Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Hoko River.
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Sol Duc RiverThe Columbia River Gorge looking east from Crown Point, Oregon. Photo: Hux, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Sol Duc River.
Washington · about 10 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not West Twin RiverThe Columbia River in Washington. Photo: Belle Unruh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not West Twin River.
Washington · about 14 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not East Twin RiverWashington · about 16 mi
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Calawah RiverThe Necanicum River at Klootchy Creek Park, Clatsop County, Oregon. Photo: Jsayre64, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Calawah River.
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Bogachiel RiverForks, Washington
B&B · 13 mi
