The Buffalo Fork is a freestone river in Wyoming, listed as Designated trout water by Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Wyoming Game and Fish Department lists 1 species. 8 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Jackson Hole.
Buffalo Fork is a freestone river in Wyoming. Our destination hub Jackson Hole is 29 mi away in a straight line. Wyoming has 2 waters named Buffalo Fork in the USGS Geographic Names Information System; this page is the stream whose mouth is in Teton 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.
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 Buffalo Fork: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Buffalo Fork with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Buffalo Fork 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.
Designated trout waterThe Gros Ventre River in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Photo: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Wyoming · about 18 mi
Blue RibbonThe Snake River in Grand Teton National Park. Photo: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Wyoming · about 19 mi
Designated trout waterFlat Creek in Jackson, Wyoming. Photo: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Wyoming · about 32 mi
Designated trout waterThe upper Hoback River valley at Bondurant, Wyoming, in autumn (the river itself is out of frame). Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr
Wyoming · about 39 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterThe Teton River near Driggs, Idaho. Photo: Waldemarpaetz, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Red RibbonRepresentative photo · not Fish CreekThe Salt River in Star Valley, Wyoming. Photo: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Fish Creek.
Wyoming · about 32 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 Yellow streams (WGFD stream classification: Yellow, 50-299 lbs trout/mile) list (Wyoming Game and Fish Department, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Whole Buffalo Fork, 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 Buffalo Fork. 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.
6.6 of 25.1 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.
Teton Village, WY · 26 mi
Float trips · Drift boat · Snake & Green
Nearby
Jackson, WY · 31 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Firehole & Snake
Nearby
Jackson, WY · 31 mi
Wade trips · Walk-and-wade · Snake River
Nearby
Wilson, WY · 31 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Snake & Bighorn
Nearby
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii), photographed by James E. Johnson for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: James E. Johnson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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)
Jackson sits in the valley of the upper Snake River below the Tetons, with the Gros Ventre and Hoback rivers joining the Snake nearby and the Salt and Green rivers over the passes.
Destination hub · 29 mi away in a straight line
What to bring on a guided float fishing trip: rain gear, polarized sunglasses, sun protection, a dry bag and your license. Most guides supply rods and flies. Estimated prices and where to buy.
Usually supplied by the guide; a 9′ 5–6 weight if you bring your own · Trout on most western float rivers
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 BUFFALO FORK AB LAVA CREEK, NR MORAN, WY. Water type is our own classification.
Good: Normal flow: fish normally
At BUFFALO FORK AB LAVA CREEK, NR MORAN, WY (USGS 13011900) Provisional USGS data
USGS 13011900 · NWS BFKW4
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 MST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 3:30 PM MDT to Nov 5, 2:30 PM MST; ranging 156 to 214 ft³/s; latest 181 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Water temp (°F) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM MST | 181 | 0.97 | 38.8 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM MST | 184 | 0.98 | 37.9 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM MST | 181 | 0.97 | 37 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM MST | 181 | 0.97 | 36 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM MST | 184 | 0.98 | 34.9 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM MST | 184 | 0.98 | 34.2 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM MST | 187 | 0.99 | 33.8 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM MST | 187 | 0.99 | 33.8 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM MST | 191 | 1 | 34 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM MST | 191 | 1 | 34.3 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM MST | 191 | 1 | 34.9 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM MST | 191 | 1 | 35.2 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM MST | 191 | 1 | 35.8 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM MST | 184 | 0.98 | 36.3 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM MST | 181 | 0.97 | 36.9 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM MST | 178 | 0.96 | 37.4 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM MST | 175 | 0.95 | 37.9 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM MST | 175 | 0.95 | 38.5 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM MST | 175 | 0.95 | 39 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM MST | 178 | 0.96 | 39.4 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM MST | 181 | 0.97 | 39.9 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM MST | 184 | 0.98 | 40.3 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM MST | 187 | 0.99 | 40.6 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM MST | 187 | 0.99 | 40.8 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM MST | 191 | 1 | 40.6 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM MST | 194 | 1.01 | 40.1 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM MST | 194 | 1.01 | 39.6 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM MST | 194 | 1.01 | 38.3 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM MST | 191 | 1 | 37.2 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM MST | 194 | 1.01 | 36.3 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM MST | 194 | 1.01 | 36 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM MST | 197 | 1.02 | 36 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM MST | 197 | 1.02 | 36.3 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM MST | 194 | 1.01 | 36.5 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM MST | 197 | 1.02 | 36.9 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM MST | 197 | 1.02 | 37.2 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM MST | 194 | 1.01 | 37.8 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM MST | 194 | 1.01 | 38.3 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM MST | 191 | 1 | 38.8 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM MST | 191 | 1 | 39.4 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM MST | 187 | 0.99 | 39.7 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM MST | 187 | 0.99 | 40.3 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM MST | 187 | 0.99 | 41 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM MST | 187 | 0.99 | 41.5 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM MST | 191 | 1 | 42.1 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM MST | 194 | 1.01 | 42.4 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM MST | 194 | 1.01 | 42.6 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM MST | 194 | 1.01 | 42.6 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM MST | 197 | 1.02 | 42.3 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM MST | 197 | 1.02 | 41.9 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM MST | 200 | 1.03 | 41 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM MST | 200 | 1.03 | 39.7 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM MST | 200 | 1.03 | 38.8 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM MST | 200 | 1.03 | 38.5 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM MST | 200 | 1.03 | 38.3 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM MST | 200 | 1.03 | 38.5 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 38.7 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 38.8 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 39.2 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 39.4 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 39.7 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 39.9 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 40.3 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 40.6 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 40.8 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 41 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 41.2 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 41.4 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM MST | 210 | 1.06 | 41.4 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM MST | 210 | 1.06 | 41.5 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM MST | 210 | 1.06 | 41.9 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM MST | 210 | 1.06 | 41.9 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM MST | 214 | 1.07 | 41.7 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM MST | 214 | 1.07 | 41.5 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM MST | 214 | 1.07 | 41.4 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM MST | 214 | 1.07 | 41 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM MST | 214 | 1.07 | 40.6 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM MST | 214 | 1.07 | 40.5 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM MST | 214 | 1.07 | 40.3 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM MST | 210 | 1.06 | 40.5 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM MST | 214 | 1.07 | 40.6 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM MST | 210 | 1.06 | 40.8 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM MST | 210 | 1.06 | 41 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM MST | 210 | 1.06 | 41.2 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 41.4 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 41.4 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 41.5 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 41.7 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 41.9 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 42.1 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 42.3 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 42.3 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 42.4 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 42.4 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 42.4 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 42.4 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 42.3 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 41.7 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 41.4 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 41 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 40.8 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 40.6 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 40.5 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM MST | 207 | 1.05 | 40.6 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 40.6 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 40.8 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 40.8 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 41 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM MST | 204 | 1.04 | 41.2 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM MST | 200 | 1.03 | 41.4 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM MDT | 200 | 1.03 | 41.5 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM MDT | 200 | 1.03 | 41.7 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM MDT | 200 | 1.03 | 42.1 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM MDT | 200 | 1.03 | 42.3 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM MDT | 200 | 1.03 | 42.4 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM MDT | 200 | 1.03 | 42.6 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM MDT | 200 | 1.03 | 43.2 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM MDT | 200 | 1.03 | 43.3 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM MDT | 200 | 1.03 | 43.7 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM MDT | 197 | 1.02 | 43.7 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM MDT | 197 | 1.02 | 43.5 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM MDT | 197 | 1.02 | 42.8 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM MDT | 194 | 1.01 | 42.1 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM MDT | 194 | 1.01 | 41.2 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM MDT | 194 | 1.01 | 40.5 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM MDT | 194 | 1.01 | 39.7 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM MDT | 194 | 1.01 | 39.6 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM MDT | 194 | 1.01 | 39.4 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM MDT | 194 | 1.01 | 39.2 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM MDT | 194 | 1.01 | 39.2 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM MDT | 194 | 1.01 | 39.4 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM MDT | 191 | 1 | 39.6 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM MDT | 191 | 1 | 39.7 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM MDT | 191 | 1 | 39.9 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM MDT | 191 | 1 | 39.9 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM MDT | 187 | 0.99 | 39.9 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM MDT | 187 | 0.99 | 39.9 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM MDT | 187 | 0.99 | 39.9 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM MDT | 184 | 0.98 | 40.1 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM MDT | 184 | 0.98 | 40.1 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM MDT | 184 | 0.98 | 40.5 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM MDT | 187 | 0.99 | 40.6 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM MDT | 187 | 0.99 | 40.8 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM MDT | 187 | 0.99 | 41 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM MDT | 191 | 1 | 40.6 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM MDT | 194 | 1.01 | 39.9 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM MDT | 194 | 1.01 | 38.7 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM MDT | 191 | 1 | 37.8 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM MDT | 191 | 1 | 36.7 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM MDT | 194 | 1.01 | 36.1 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM MDT | 194 | 1.01 | 35.8 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM MDT | 197 | 1.02 | 35.8 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM MDT | 200 | 1.03 | 35.8 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM MDT | 200 | 1.03 | 36 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM MDT | 200 | 1.03 | 36.1 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM MDT | 197 | 1.02 | 36.7 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM MDT | 187 | 0.99 | 37 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM MDT | 181 | 0.97 | 37.4 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM MDT | 178 | 0.96 | 37.8 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM MDT | 172 | 0.94 | 38.3 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM MDT | 162 | 0.91 | 38.7 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM MDT | 159 | 0.9 | 38.8 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM MDT | 156 | 0.89 | 39.4 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM MDT | 159 | 0.9 | 39.7 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM MDT | 162 | 0.91 | 40.1 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM MDT | 165 | 0.92 | 40.5 |
| Oct 29, 5:30 PM MDT | 172 | 0.94 | 40.6 |
| Oct 29, 4:30 PM MDT | 178 | 0.96 | 40.5 |
| Oct 29, 3:30 PM MDT | 181 | 0.97 | 39.9 |
Normal for Nov 5: 168–209 ft³/s (middle half of 60 years of record). Now: 181 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 181 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 60 years of record (1966–2026): 10th 143, 25th 168, median 192, 75th 209, 90th 257 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 128 ft³/s, highest 344 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 (−5.2% 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 0.98 ft stage, 147 ft³/s at Nov 5, 1:30 PM MST (NWS gauge BFKW4; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS river forecast forecast issued Nov 5, 8:14 AM MST. Highest point: 1 ft, 153 ft³/s on Nov 5, 11:00 AM MST (Below NWS action stage).
| Day | Stage | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | 1 ft | 153 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 0.98 ft | 147 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 0.97 ft | 144 ft³/s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 0.96 ft | 142 ft³/s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 0.95 ft | 139 ft³/s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 0.95 ft | 139 ft³/s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0.94 ft | 136 ft³/s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0.93 ft | 133 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0.92 ft | 130 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0.92 ft | 130 ft³/s |
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
The agency list on file names no trout, salmon or steelhead here; these are the lines for coldwater fish if you are after them.
Under Wyoming's 65°F line. Water 38.8°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 40.8°F. That is under the 65°F above which Wyoming Game and Fish suggests keeping trout rather than releasing them. Water warms by afternoon: “Water temperatures are coolest in the morning, giving released trout the best chance of survival.” “Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor the water temperature.”
Fishing in the heat (Wyoming Game and Fish Department) Game and Fish announces voluntary catch-and-release fishing closures across the state (3 Aug 2026) (Wyoming Game and Fish Department)Species the agency lists for Buffalo Fork: Snake River Cutthroat.
Source: Yellow streams (WGFD stream classification: Yellow, 50-299 lbs trout/mile) (Wyoming Game and Fish Department).
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)Cold water. Water 38.8°F. NWS: “Cold shock can be just as severe and dangerous from water temperatures of 50-60°F (10-15°C) as it is from water at 35°F (2°C).” “Always wear a life jacket in and around the water.”
Cold Water Hazards and Safety (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, 2:43 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.
Designated trout waterThe Gros Ventre River in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Photo: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Blue RibbonThe Snake River in Grand Teton National Park. Photo: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Running well nowFlat Creek in Jackson, Wyoming. Photo: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Running well nowThe upper Hoback River valley at Bondurant, Wyoming, in autumn (the river itself is out of frame). Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr
Featured sport-fishing waterThe Teton River near Driggs, Idaho. Photo: Waldemarpaetz, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Idaho · about 39 mi
Rainbow, brook & cutthroat trout
199cfsFlow now · below normal for the date
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not Fish CreekThe Salt River in Star Valley, Wyoming. Photo: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Fish Creek.
Moran, Wyoming
Guest ranch · 1.3 mi
Moran, Wyoming
Guest ranch · 1.3 mi
Moran, Wyoming
River cabins · 1.7 mi
Moose, Wyoming
Guest ranch · 8.1 mi
