The Grande Ronde River is a freestone river in Washington, listed as Special-regulation trout water by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife / Fish and Wildlife Commission (WAC 220-312).
The nearest USGS gauge on the same stream system is shown, labelled. 1 guide nearby are listed here.
Grande Ronde River is a freestone river in Washington.
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.
Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.
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 Grande Ronde River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Grande Ronde River with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Grande Ronde 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 releaseSnake River in Oregon · not this reachThe Snake River near Oxbow, Oregon, with Oxbow Dam in the far background. Photo: Adumbvoget, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not this reach.
Washington · about 10 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Asotin CreekThe Columbia River in Washington. Photo: Belle Unruh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Asotin Creek.
Washington · about 22 mi
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Big Four LakeLake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Big Four Lake.
Washington · about 29 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Mill CreekThe Columbia River Gorge looking east from Crown Point, Oregon. Photo: Hux, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mill Creek.
Washington · about 46 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Touchet RiverThe Methow River near Pateros, Washington, at sunset. Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Touchet River.
Washington · about 48 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Tucannon RiverThe Grande Ronde River at Elgin, Oregon. Photo: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Tucannon River.
Washington · about 54 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 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 2026-11-05) 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.
20 of 202.9 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
Clarkston, WA · 24 mi
Drift boat · Saltwater & ocean charters · Snake & Clearwater
Names this water
No shop nearby yet.
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
1 hatch charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife.
Salmonfly (May)
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.
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Grande Ronde River.
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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 “Grande Ronde 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.
Caution: Low water: go quiet and stealthy
No water temperature here.
At SNAKE RIVER NEAR ANATONE, WA (USGS 13334300). No gauge on Grande Ronde River. Nearest: SNAKE RIVER NEAR ANATONE, WA (10.5 mi away), on the river it flows into. Grande Ronde River's own flow is not measured. Provisional USGS data
USGS 13334300 · NWS ANAW1
No gauge on Grande Ronde River. Nearest: SNAKE RIVER NEAR ANATONE, WA (10.5 mi away), on the river it flows into. Grande Ronde River's own flow is not measured.
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, 2:15 PM PST · 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, 3:30 PM PDT to Nov 5, 2:15 PM PST; ranging 13,600 to 14,000 ft³/s; latest 13,800 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.45 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.45 |
| Nov 5, 11:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.45 |
| Nov 5, 10:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.45 |
| Nov 5, 9:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 5, 8:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Nov 5, 7:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 AM PST | 13,900 | 3.48 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 AM PST | 13,900 | 3.48 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 AM PST | 13,900 | 3.48 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.49 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 PM PST | 14,000 | 3.5 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.49 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.49 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.49 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 AM PST | 13,900 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 AM PST | 13,900 | 3.49 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 AM PST | 13,900 | 3.49 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 AM PST | 13,900 | 3.49 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 AM PST | 14,000 | 3.5 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 AM PST | 13,900 | 3.49 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 AM PST | 14,000 | 3.5 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 AM PST | 14,000 | 3.5 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 AM PST | 14,000 | 3.5 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 AM PST | 13,900 | 3.49 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 AM PST | 13,900 | 3.49 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 AM PST | 13,900 | 3.48 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.48 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.49 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.49 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.49 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.48 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 PM PST | 13,900 | 3.48 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 AM PST | 13,700 | 3.44 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 AM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.45 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.45 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 PM PST | 13,800 | 3.45 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 PM PST | 13,700 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 PM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 PM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 PM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 PM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 PM PST | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 AM PST | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 AM PST | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 AM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 AM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 AM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 AM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 AM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 AM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 AM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 AM PST | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 AM PST | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 AM PST | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 PM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 PM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 PM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 PM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 PM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 PM PST | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 PM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 PM PST | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 PM PST | 13,600 | 3.41 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 PM PST | 13,600 | 3.41 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 PM PST | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 PM PST | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 AM PST | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 AM PST | 13,600 | 3.41 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 AM PST | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 AM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 AM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 AM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 AM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 AM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 AM PST | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 AM PST | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM PST | 13,600 | 3.41 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM PDT | 13,600 | 3.41 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 AM PDT | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 PM PDT | 13,600 | 3.41 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 PM PDT | 13,600 | 3.41 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 PM PDT | 13,600 | 3.41 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 PM PDT | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 PM PDT | 13,600 | 3.41 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 PM PDT | 13,600 | 3.41 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 PM PDT | 13,600 | 3.41 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 PM PDT | 13,600 | 3.4 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 PM PDT | 13,600 | 3.4 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 PM PDT | 13,600 | 3.4 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 PM PDT | 13,600 | 3.4 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 PM PDT | 13,600 | 3.41 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 AM PDT | 13,600 | 3.41 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 AM PDT | 13,600 | 3.41 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 AM PDT | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 AM PDT | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 AM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 AM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 AM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 AM PDT | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 AM PDT | 13,600 | 3.42 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 AM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 AM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 PM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 PM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 PM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 PM PDT | 13,700 | 3.44 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 PM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 PM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 PM PDT | 13,700 | 3.44 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 PM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 PM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 PM PDT | 13,700 | 3.43 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 PM PDT | 13,700 | 3.44 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 AM PDT | 13,700 | 3.44 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 AM PDT | 13,800 | 3.45 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 AM PDT | 13,700 | 3.44 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM PDT | 13,700 | 3.44 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 AM PDT | 13,800 | 3.45 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 AM PDT | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM PDT | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 AM PDT | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 AM PDT | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM PDT | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 AM PDT | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 AM PDT | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Oct 29, 11:15 PM PDT | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Oct 29, 10:15 PM PDT | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Oct 29, 9:15 PM PDT | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Oct 29, 8:15 PM PDT | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Oct 29, 7:15 PM PDT | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Oct 29, 6:15 PM PDT | 13,800 | 3.47 |
| Oct 29, 5:15 PM PDT | 13,800 | 3.46 |
| Oct 29, 4:15 PM PDT | 13,800 | 3.45 |
| Oct 29, 3:30 PM PDT | 13,800 | 3.46 |
Normal for Nov 5: 14,900–22,600 ft³/s (middle half of 68 years of record). Now: 13,800 ft³/s, much below normal.
Much below normal for this date. 13,800 ft³/s is below the 10th percentile of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 68 years of record (1959–2026): 10th 14,100, 25th 14,900, median 16,800, 75th 22,600, 90th 26,300 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 12,600 ft³/s, highest 39,200 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 3.45 ft stage, 13,800 ft³/s at Nov 5, 2:15 PM PST (NWS gauge ANAW1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS river forecast forecast issued Nov 5, 7:56 AM PST. Highest point: 3.46 ft, 13,800 ft³/s on Nov 5, 10:00 AM PST (Below NWS action stage).
| Day | Stage | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | 3.46 ft | 13,800 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 3.41 ft | 13,600 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 3.35 ft | 13,400 ft³/s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 3.3 ft | 13,200 ft³/s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3.25 ft | 12,900 ft³/s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3.23 ft | 12,900 ft³/s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3.23 ft | 12,900 ft³/s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3.23 ft | 12,900 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3.23 ft | 12,900 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3.23 ft | 12,900 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. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Washington rule: 68°F.
This gauge is on our page for Grande Ronde 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, 3:21 PM PST; 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 releaseSnake River in Oregon · not this reachThe Snake River near Oxbow, Oregon, with Oxbow Dam in the far background. Photo: Adumbvoget, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not this reach.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Asotin CreekThe Columbia River in Washington. Photo: Belle Unruh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Asotin Creek.
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Big Four LakeLake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Big Four Lake.
Washington · about 29 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Mill CreekThe Columbia River Gorge looking east from Crown Point, Oregon. Photo: Hux, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mill Creek.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Touchet RiverThe Methow River near Pateros, Washington, at sunset. Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Touchet River.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Tucannon RiverThe Grande Ronde River at Elgin, Oregon. Photo: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Tucannon River.
Asotin, Washington
Fishing lodge · 9.9 mi
Asotin, Washington
Campground · 14 mi
Enterprise, Oregon
Fishing lodge · 15 mi
