The North Fork Skokomish 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).
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 1 shop nearby are listed here.
North Fork Skokomish 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.
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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 North Fork Skokomish River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of North Fork Skokomish River with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of North Fork Skokomish 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.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not South Fork Skokomish RiverThe Columbia River Gorge looking east from Crown Point, Oregon. Photo: Hux, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not South Fork Skokomish River.
Washington · about 2 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Skokomish RiverThe Methow River near Pateros, Washington, at sunset. Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Skokomish River.
Washington · about 3 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Goldsborough CreekThe Columbia River in Washington. Photo: Belle Unruh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Goldsborough Creek.
Washington · about 10 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Cady LakeLake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cady Lake.
Washington · about 11 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Wynoochee RiverWashington · about 19 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Koeneman LakeEagle Lake, Lassen County, California, with dry Horse Lake in the foreground (aerial). Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Koeneman Lake.
Washington · 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 2026-11-05) 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.
1.5 of 33.9 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.
No guide within 40 miles yet.
The hatch and season chart for this water's region.
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.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
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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: the USGS gauge NORTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH, WA. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here
No water temperature here.
At NORTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH, WA (USGS 12059500) Provisional USGS data
USGS 12059500 · NWS NSPW1
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, 2:30 PM PST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 166 readings from Oct 29, 3:30 PM PDT to Nov 5, 2:30 PM PST; ranging 218 to 251 ft³/s; latest 244 ft³/s; 1 gap in the record.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM PST | 241 | 3 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM PST | 247 | 3.02 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM PST | 247 | 3.02 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM PST | 247 | 3.02 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM PST | 241 | 3 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM PST | 241 | 3 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM PST | 241 | 3 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM PST | 241 | 3 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM PST | 241 | 3 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM PST | 241 | 3 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM PST | 238 | 2.99 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM PST | 241 | 3 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM PST | 241 | 3 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM PST | 241 | 3 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM PST | 247 | 3.02 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM PST | 251 | 3.03 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM PST | 247 | 3.02 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM PST | 247 | 3.02 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM PST | 241 | 3 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM PST | 241 | 3 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM PST | 244 | 3.01 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM PST | 241 | 3 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM PST | 225 | 2.95 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM PST | 222 | 2.94 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM PST | 218 | 2.93 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM PST | 222 | 2.94 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM PST | 218 | 2.93 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM PST | 218 | 2.93 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM PDT | 218 | 2.93 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM PDT | 218 | 2.93 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM PDT | 218 | 2.93 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM PDT | 228 | 2.96 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM PDT | 222 | 2.94 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM PDT | 228 | 2.96 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM PDT | 225 | 2.95 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM PDT | 228 | 2.96 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM PDT | 231 | 2.97 |
| Oct 29, 5:30 PM PDT | 231 | 2.97 |
| Oct 29, 4:30 PM PDT | 231 | 2.97 |
| Oct 29, 3:30 PM PDT | 228 | 2.96 |
Normal for Nov 5: 49–271 ft³/s (middle half of 82 years of record). Now: 244 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 244 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 82 years of record (1945–2026): 10th 20, 25th 49, median 92, 75th 271, 90th 413 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 5.6 ft³/s, highest 3,820 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.
NWS observed 3.01 ft stage, 244 ft³/s at Nov 5, 2:30 PM PST (NWS gauge NSPW1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.
NWS river forecast forecast issued Nov 5, 7:35 AM PST. Highest point: 3.41 ft, 392 ft³/s on Nov 14, 10:00 AM PST.
| Day | Stage | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | 3 ft | 241 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 3.04 ft | 254 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 3.04 ft | 254 ft³/s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 3.11 ft | 278 ft³/s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3.04 ft | 254 ft³/s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3.27 ft | 337 ft³/s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3.34 ft | 364 ft³/s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3.3 ft | 348 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3.37 ft | 376 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3.41 ft | 392 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 North Fork Skokomish River, 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, 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.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not South Fork Skokomish RiverThe Columbia River Gorge looking east from Crown Point, Oregon. Photo: Hux, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not South Fork Skokomish River.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Skokomish RiverThe Methow River near Pateros, Washington, at sunset. Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Skokomish River.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Goldsborough CreekThe Columbia River in Washington. Photo: Belle Unruh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Goldsborough Creek.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Cady LakeLake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cady Lake.
Washington · about 11 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Wynoochee RiverCatch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Koeneman LakeEagle Lake, Lassen County, California, with dry Horse Lake in the foreground (aerial). Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Koeneman Lake.
Washington · about 22 mi
Shelton, Washington
River cabins · 7.4 mi
