The South Fork Shoshone River is a freestone river in Wyoming, listed as Red Ribbon by Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Wyoming Game and Fish Department lists 1 species. 2 shops nearby are listed here.
South Fork Shoshone River is a freestone river in Wyoming.
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 South Fork Shoshone River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of South Fork Shoshone River with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of South Fork Shoshone 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.
Blue RibbonRepresentative photo · not North Fork Shoshone RiverThe Wind River valley above Dubois, Wyoming. Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Fork Shoshone River.
Blue RibbonRepresentative photo · not Trout CreekThe Gros Ventre River in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Photo: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Trout Creek.
Red RibbonRepresentative photo · not Meeteetse CreekThe Snake River in Grand Teton National Park. Photo: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Meeteetse Creek.
Red RibbonRepresentative photo · not Rawhide CreekLower Green River Lake below Squaretop Mountain, at the head of the Green River. Photo: USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Rawhide Creek.
Wyoming · about 20 mi
Blue RibbonRepresentative photo · not Clarks Fork Yellowstone RiverFlat Creek in Jackson, Wyoming. Photo: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Clarks Fork Yellowstone River.
Red RibbonRepresentative photo · not Sunlight CreekThe 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 Sunlight Creek.
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 Red Ribbon streams (WGFD stream classification: Red, 300-599 lbs trout/mile) list (Wyoming Game and Fish Department, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
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.
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 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)
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 SOUTH FORK SHOSHONE RIVER AB BUFFALO BILL RES, WY. Water type is our own classification.
Good: Normal flow: fish normally
No water temperature here.
At SOUTH FORK SHOSHONE RIVER AB BUFFALO BILL RES, WY (USGS 06281000) Provisional USGS data
USGS 06281000 · NWS BBRW4
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 3:00 PM MST · provisional USGS data
Below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 4:15 PM MDT to Nov 5, 3:00 PM MST; ranging 89.7 to 142 ft³/s; latest 111 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 3:00 PM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 PM MST | 107 | 4.76 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 PM MST | 107 | 4.76 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 PM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 5, 11:00 AM MST | 107 | 4.76 |
| Nov 5, 10:00 AM MST | 119 | 4.79 |
| Nov 5, 9:00 AM MST | 119 | 4.79 |
| Nov 5, 8:00 AM MST | 119 | 4.79 |
| Nov 5, 7:00 AM MST | 119 | 4.79 |
| Nov 5, 6:00 AM MST | 124 | 4.8 |
| Nov 5, 5:00 AM MST | 124 | 4.8 |
| Nov 5, 4:00 AM MST | 124 | 4.8 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 AM MST | 124 | 4.8 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 AM MST | 124 | 4.8 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 AM MST | 119 | 4.79 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 AM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 PM MST | 107 | 4.76 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 PM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 PM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 PM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 PM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 PM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 PM MST | 115 | 4.78 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 PM MST | 115 | 4.78 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 PM MST | 115 | 4.78 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 PM MST | 115 | 4.78 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 PM MST | 115 | 4.78 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 PM MST | 119 | 4.79 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 AM MST | 119 | 4.79 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 AM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 AM MST | 127 | 4.81 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 AM MST | 127 | 4.81 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 AM MST | 127 | 4.81 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 AM MST | 127 | 4.81 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 AM MST | 127 | 4.81 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM MST | 124 | 4.8 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 AM MST | 124 | 4.8 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 AM MST | 124 | 4.8 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 AM MST | 119 | 4.79 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 AM MST | 115 | 4.78 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 PM MST | 115 | 4.78 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 PM MST | 115 | 4.78 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 PM MST | 119 | 4.79 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 PM MST | 119 | 4.79 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 PM MST | 124 | 4.8 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 PM MST | 127 | 4.81 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 PM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 PM MST | 124 | 4.8 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 PM MST | 124 | 4.8 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 PM MST | 124 | 4.8 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 PM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 AM MST | 127 | 4.81 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 AM MST | 138 | 4.84 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 AM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 AM MST | 134 | 4.83 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 AM MST | 134 | 4.83 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 AM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 AM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 AM MST | 127 | 4.81 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 AM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 AM MST | 134 | 4.83 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 AM MST | 134 | 4.83 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 PM MST | 138 | 4.84 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 PM MST | 138 | 4.84 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 PM MST | 134 | 4.83 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 PM MST | 134 | 4.83 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 PM MST | 138 | 4.84 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 PM MST | 138 | 4.84 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 PM MST | 138 | 4.84 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM MST | 138 | 4.84 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 PM MST | 142 | 4.85 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 PM MST | 138 | 4.84 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM MST | 138 | 4.84 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 PM MST | 138 | 4.84 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 AM MST | 138 | 4.84 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 AM MST | 138 | 4.84 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 AM MST | 138 | 4.84 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 AM MST | 138 | 4.84 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 AM MST | 134 | 4.83 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 AM MST | 134 | 4.83 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 AM MST | 134 | 4.83 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 AM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 AM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 AM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 AM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 AM MST | 134 | 4.83 |
| Nov 1, 11:00 PM MST | 134 | 4.83 |
| Nov 1, 10:00 PM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 1, 9:00 PM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 1, 8:00 PM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 1, 7:00 PM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 PM MST | 131 | 4.82 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 PM MST | 134 | 4.83 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 PM MST | 134 | 4.83 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 PM MST | 142 | 4.85 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 PM MST | 142 | 4.85 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 PM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 PM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 1, 11:00 AM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 1, 10:00 AM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 1, 9:00 AM MST | 115 | 4.78 |
| Nov 1, 8:00 AM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 1, 7:00 AM MST | 115 | 4.78 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 AM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 AM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 AM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 AM MST | 111 | 4.77 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM MST | 115 | 4.78 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM MDT | 115 | 4.78 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 AM MDT | 115 | 4.78 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 PM MDT | 115 | 4.78 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 PM MDT | 111 | 4.77 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 PM MDT | 111 | 4.77 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 PM MDT | 115 | 4.78 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 PM MDT | 115 | 4.78 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 PM MDT | 111 | 4.77 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 PM MDT | 115 | 4.78 |
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM MDT | 115 | 4.78 |
| Oct 31, 3:00 PM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 PM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 31, 1:00 PM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 PM MDT | 104 | 4.75 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 AM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 AM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 AM MDT | 111 | 4.77 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 AM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 AM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 AM MDT | 104 | 4.75 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 AM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM MDT | 104 | 4.75 |
| Oct 31, 3:00 AM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 AM MDT | 104 | 4.75 |
| Oct 31, 1:00 AM MDT | 99.9 | 4.74 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 AM MDT | 99.9 | 4.74 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 PM MDT | 99.9 | 4.74 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 PM MDT | 99.9 | 4.74 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 PM MDT | 99.9 | 4.74 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 PM MDT | 99.9 | 4.74 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 PM MDT | 104 | 4.75 |
| Oct 30, 6:00 PM MDT | 104 | 4.75 |
| Oct 30, 5:00 PM MDT | 104 | 4.75 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM MDT | 99.9 | 4.74 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 PM MDT | 96.4 | 4.73 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 PM MDT | 99.9 | 4.74 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 PM MDT | 104 | 4.75 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 PM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 AM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 AM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 AM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM MDT | 111 | 4.77 |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM MDT | 107 | 4.76 |
| Oct 30, 5:00 AM MDT | 99.9 | 4.74 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM MDT | 99.9 | 4.74 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 AM MDT | 99.9 | 4.74 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 AM MDT | 96.4 | 4.73 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 AM MDT | 89.7 | 4.71 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 AM MDT | 93 | 4.72 |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM MDT | 93 | 4.72 |
| Oct 29, 10:00 PM MDT | 93 | 4.72 |
| Oct 29, 9:00 PM MDT | 93 | 4.72 |
| Oct 29, 8:00 PM MDT | 89.7 | 4.71 |
| Oct 29, 7:00 PM MDT | 89.7 | 4.71 |
| Oct 29, 6:00 PM MDT | 89.7 | 4.71 |
| Oct 29, 5:00 PM MDT | 93 | 4.72 |
| Oct 29, 4:15 PM MDT | 96.4 | 4.73 |
Normal for Nov 5: 135–223 ft³/s (middle half of 61 years of record). Now: 111 ft³/s, below normal.
Below normal for this date. 111 ft³/s is between the 10th and 25th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 61 years of record: 10th 108, 25th 135, median 187, 75th 223, 90th 266 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 61 ft³/s, highest 413 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 (−3.5% 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 4.76 ft stage, 162 ft³/s at Nov 5, 2:00 PM MST (NWS gauge BBRW4; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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: the trout lines Wyoming Game and Fish uses are 65°F, 68°F and 70°F.
Species the agency lists for South Fork Shoshone River: Yellowstone Cutthroat.
Source: Red Ribbon streams (WGFD stream classification: Red, 300-599 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)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, 3:14 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.
Blue RibbonRepresentative photo · not North Fork Shoshone RiverThe Wind River valley above Dubois, Wyoming. Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Fork Shoshone River.
Wyoming · about 9 mi
Rainbow & cutthroat trout
202cfsFlow now · below normal for the date
Blue RibbonRepresentative photo · not Trout CreekThe Gros Ventre River in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Photo: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Trout Creek.
Red RibbonRepresentative photo · not Meeteetse CreekThe Snake River in Grand Teton National Park. Photo: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Meeteetse Creek.
Red RibbonRepresentative photo · not Rawhide CreekLower Green River Lake below Squaretop Mountain, at the head of the Green River. Photo: USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Rawhide Creek.
Wyoming · about 20 mi
Blue RibbonRepresentative photo · not Clarks Fork Yellowstone RiverFlat Creek in Jackson, Wyoming. Photo: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Clarks Fork Yellowstone River.
Red RibbonRepresentative photo · not Sunlight CreekThe 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 Sunlight Creek.
Cody, Wyoming
Guest ranch · 10 mi
Cody, Wyoming
Guest ranch · 15 mi
