The Firehole River is a freestone river in Wyoming.
2 USGS gauges on the water report flow. 3 guides nearby are listed here.
Firehole River is a freestone river in Wyoming. The nearest destination hub is across the state line: the Island Park & the Henry's Fork hub (Idaho) is 27 mi away in a straight line but 61 by road.
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 Firehole River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Firehole River with 2 USGS gauges.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Firehole 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.
Map of 6 restrooms near Firehole River
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 6 restrooms near Firehole River, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
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.
Blue RibbonThe Snake River in Grand Teton National Park. Photo: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Wyoming · about 56 mi
Designated trout waterThe Gros Ventre River in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Photo: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Wyoming · about 59 mi
Designated trout waterYellowstone River in Montana · not this reachThe lower Yellowstone River at the Badlands Fishing Access Site near Terry, eastern Montana (far downstream of the Paradise Valley trout water). Photo: Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not this reach.
Red RibbonRepresentative photo · not Jones CreekThe Wind River valley above Dubois, Wyoming. Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Jones Creek.
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Lamar RiverFlat Creek in Jackson, Wyoming. Photo: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lamar River.
Wyoming · about 39 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Buffalo ForkThe 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 Not Buffalo Fork.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
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.
20.6 of 29.6 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.
3 guides name it on their website
Jackson, WY · 67 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Snake & Green
Names this water
Jackson, WY · 68 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Firehole & Snake
Names this water
Jackson, WY · 68 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Snake & Salt
Names this water
No shop nearby yet.
The hatch and season chart for this water's region.
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)
The Island Park & the Henry's Fork hub (Idaho) is 27 mi away in a straight line but 61 by road, so we don't call Firehole River near it. 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.
Nearest hub: Island Park & the Henry's Fork, across the state line
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.
Not sponsored All videos on reading water
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 Firehole 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: the USGS gauge Firehole River at Old Faithful, YNP. Water type is our own classification.
Blue RibbonThe Snake River in Grand Teton National Park. Photo: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Designated trout waterThe Gros Ventre River in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Photo: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Running well nowYellowstone River in Montana · not this reachThe lower Yellowstone River at the Badlands Fishing Access Site near Terry, eastern Montana (far downstream of the Paradise Valley trout water). Photo: Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not this reach.
Red RibbonRepresentative photo · not Jones CreekThe Wind River valley above Dubois, Wyoming. Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Jones Creek.
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not Lamar RiverFlat Creek in Jackson, Wyoming. Photo: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lamar River.
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not Buffalo ForkThe 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 Not Buffalo Fork.
