Yellowstone River

Type: Freestone river, Wyoming (West)
Designation: Designated trout water
USGS gauges: 1 live
Guides: None listed
Shops: None listed

Today on the Yellowstone River

Good: Normal flow: fish normally

No water temperature here.

Flow now: 541 ft³/s
Vs normal for Nov 5: Normal
Trend: Steady over 24 h
Last reading: Nov 5, 2:30 PM MST

At Yellowstone River at Yellowstone Lk Outlet YNP (USGS 06186500) Provisional USGS data

The Yellowstone River is a freestone river in Wyoming, listed as Designated trout water by Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

More about the Yellowstone River

1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Wyoming Game and Fish Department lists 1 species.

Updated 5 Nov 2026 · Sources: Yellow streams (WGFD stream classification: Yellow, 50-299 lbs trout/mile), Yellow streams (WGFD stream classification: Yellow, 50-299 lbs trout/mile), USGS Water Data

Representative photograph of similar water; not a photograph of this place. — Representative photograph, not this water.

Where it is

Yellowstone River is a freestone river in Wyoming.

Flow now at the gauge

Yellowstone River at Yellowstone Lk Outlet YNP

USGS 06186500 · NWS YLOW4

Good: Normal flow: fish normally

Flow 541 ft³/s: normal for Nov 5, over 97 years of USGS record. U.S. Geological Survey
Below NWS action stage (official NWS category). That is not a statement that wading is safe. National Weather Service
No water-temperature reading at this gauge: take a stream thermometer.

General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.

Discharge: 541 ft³/s
Gauge height: 2.76 ft

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

Discharge, about hourly
Latest: 541 ft³/s at Nov 5, 2:30 PM MST

USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.

View data as a table

Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised. Missing hours or days are not filled in.
Time	Discharge (ft³/s)	Gauge height (ft)
Nov 5, 2:30 PM MST	541	2.76
Nov 5, 1:30 PM MST	536	2.75
Nov 5, 12:30 PM MST	541	2.76
Nov 5, 11:30 AM MST	536	2.75
Nov 5, 10:30 AM MST	541	2.76
Nov 5, 9:30 AM MST	541	2.76
Nov 5, 8:30 AM MST	536	2.75
Nov 5, 7:30 AM MST	536	2.75
Nov 5, 6:30 AM MST	546	2.77
Nov 5, 5:30 AM MST	546	2.77
Nov 5, 4:30 AM MST	546	2.77
Nov 5, 3:30 AM MST	536	2.75
Nov 5, 2:30 AM MST	536	2.75
Nov 5, 1:30 AM MST	536	2.75
Nov 5, 12:30 AM MST	541	2.76
Nov 4, 11:30 PM MST	541	2.76
Nov 4, 10:30 PM MST	541	2.76
Nov 4, 9:30 PM MST	541	2.76
Nov 4, 8:30 PM MST	541	2.76
Nov 4, 7:30 PM MST	541	2.76
Nov 4, 6:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 4, 5:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 4, 4:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 4, 3:30 PM MST	541	2.76
Nov 4, 2:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 4, 1:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 4, 12:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 4, 11:30 AM MST	546	2.77
Nov 4, 10:30 AM MST	546	2.77
Nov 4, 9:30 AM MST	536	2.75
Nov 4, 8:30 AM MST	541	2.76
Nov 4, 7:30 AM MST	541	2.76
Nov 4, 6:30 AM MST	541	2.76
Nov 4, 5:30 AM MST	546	2.77
Nov 4, 4:30 AM MST	541	2.76
Nov 4, 3:30 AM MST	536	2.75
Nov 4, 2:30 AM MST	536	2.75
Nov 4, 1:30 AM MST	546	2.77
Nov 4, 12:30 AM MST	546	2.77
Nov 3, 11:30 PM MST	541	2.76
Nov 3, 10:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 3, 9:30 PM MST	536	2.75
Nov 3, 8:30 PM MST	536	2.75
Nov 3, 7:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 3, 6:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 3, 5:30 PM MST	541	2.76
Nov 3, 4:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 3, 3:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 3, 2:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 3, 1:30 PM MST	551	2.78
Nov 3, 12:30 PM MST	551	2.78
Nov 3, 11:30 AM MST	551	2.78
Nov 3, 10:30 AM MST	536	2.75
Nov 3, 9:30 AM MST	541	2.76
Nov 3, 8:30 AM MST	556	2.79
Nov 3, 7:30 AM MST	551	2.78
Nov 3, 6:30 AM MST	551	2.78
Nov 3, 5:30 AM MST	556	2.79
Nov 3, 4:30 AM MST	536	2.75
Nov 3, 3:30 AM MST	541	2.76
Nov 3, 2:30 AM MST	556	2.79
Nov 3, 1:30 AM MST	546	2.77
Nov 3, 12:30 AM MST	551	2.78
Nov 2, 11:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 2, 10:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 2, 9:30 PM MST	551	2.78
Nov 2, 8:30 PM MST	551	2.78
Nov 2, 7:30 PM MST	556	2.79
Nov 2, 6:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 2, 5:30 PM MST	536	2.75
Nov 2, 4:30 PM MST	541	2.76
Nov 2, 3:30 PM MST	561	2.8
Nov 2, 2:30 PM MST	551	2.78
Nov 2, 1:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 2, 12:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 2, 11:30 AM MST	546	2.77
Nov 2, 10:30 AM MST	551	2.78
Nov 2, 9:30 AM MST	556	2.79
Nov 2, 8:30 AM MST	561	2.8
Nov 2, 7:30 AM MST	551	2.78
Nov 2, 6:30 AM MST	546	2.77
Nov 2, 5:30 AM MST	556	2.79
Nov 2, 4:30 AM MST	556	2.79
Nov 2, 3:30 AM MST	556	2.79
Nov 2, 2:30 AM MST	551	2.78
Nov 2, 1:30 AM MST	561	2.8
Nov 2, 12:30 AM MST	546	2.77
Nov 1, 11:30 PM MST	551	2.78
Nov 1, 10:30 PM MST	566	2.81
Nov 1, 9:30 PM MST	561	2.8
Nov 1, 8:30 PM MST	556	2.79
Nov 1, 7:30 PM MST	551	2.78
Nov 1, 6:30 PM MST	551	2.78
Nov 1, 5:30 PM MST	556	2.79
Nov 1, 4:30 PM MST	556	2.79
Nov 1, 3:30 PM MST	566	2.81
Nov 1, 2:30 PM MST	551	2.78
Nov 1, 1:30 PM MST	551	2.78
Nov 1, 12:30 PM MST	546	2.77
Nov 1, 11:30 AM MST	556	2.79
Nov 1, 10:30 AM MST	561	2.8
Nov 1, 9:30 AM MST	556	2.79
Nov 1, 8:30 AM MST	551	2.78
Nov 1, 7:30 AM MST	546	2.77
Nov 1, 6:30 AM MST	556	2.79
Nov 1, 5:30 AM MST	561	2.8
Nov 1, 4:30 AM MST	556	2.79
Nov 1, 3:30 AM MST	551	2.78
Nov 1, 2:30 AM MST	546	2.77
Nov 1, 1:30 AM MST	561	2.8
Nov 1, 1:30 AM MDT	556	2.79
Nov 1, 12:30 AM MDT	556	2.79
Oct 31, 11:30 PM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 31, 10:30 PM MDT	556	2.79
Oct 31, 9:30 PM MDT	546	2.77
Oct 31, 8:30 PM MDT	556	2.79
Oct 31, 7:30 PM MDT	556	2.79
Oct 31, 6:30 PM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 31, 5:30 PM MDT	571	2.82
Oct 31, 4:30 PM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 31, 3:30 PM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 31, 2:30 PM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 31, 1:30 PM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 31, 12:30 PM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 31, 11:30 AM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 31, 10:30 AM MDT	556	2.79
Oct 31, 9:30 AM MDT	556	2.79
Oct 31, 8:30 AM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 31, 7:30 AM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 31, 6:30 AM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 31, 5:30 AM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 31, 4:30 AM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 31, 3:30 AM MDT	556	2.79
Oct 31, 2:30 AM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 31, 1:30 AM MDT	556	2.79
Oct 31, 12:30 AM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 30, 11:30 PM MDT	556	2.79
Oct 30, 10:30 PM MDT	556	2.79
Oct 30, 9:30 PM MDT	556	2.79
Oct 30, 8:30 PM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 30, 7:30 PM MDT	556	2.79
Oct 30, 6:30 PM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 30, 5:30 PM MDT	571	2.82
Oct 30, 4:30 PM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 30, 3:30 PM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 30, 2:30 PM MDT	571	2.82
Oct 30, 1:30 PM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 30, 12:30 PM MDT	556	2.79
Oct 30, 11:30 AM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 30, 10:30 AM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 30, 9:30 AM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 30, 8:30 AM MDT	556	2.79
Oct 30, 7:30 AM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 30, 6:30 AM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 30, 5:30 AM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 30, 4:30 AM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 30, 3:30 AM MDT	561	2.8
Oct 30, 2:30 AM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 30, 1:30 AM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 30, 12:30 AM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 29, 11:30 PM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 29, 10:30 PM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 29, 9:30 PM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 29, 8:30 PM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 29, 7:30 PM MDT	566	2.81
Oct 29, 6:30 PM MDT	571	2.82
Oct 29, 5:30 PM MDT	571	2.82
Oct 29, 4:30 PM MDT	571	2.82
Oct 29, 4:15 PM MDT	576	2.83

What this level means general guidance

Normal for Nov 5: 512–764 ft³/s (middle half of 97 years of record). Now: 541 ft³/s, normal.

Normal for this date. 541 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 97 years of record: 10th 453, 25th 512, median 636, 75th 764, 90th 874 ft³/s.

Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 280 ft³/s, highest 1,080 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 (−0.9% 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.

Official flood stage · National Weather Service

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 2.73 ft stage, 553 ft³/s at Nov 5, 2:30 PM MST (NWS gauge YLOW4; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor flood: 9 ft
Moderate flood: 10 ft
Major flood: 11 ft

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)

Conditions for fishing general guidance

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

Species the agency lists for Yellowstone River: Yellowstone Cutthroat.

Source: Yellow streams (WGFD stream classification: Yellow, 50-299 lbs trout/mile) (Wyoming Game and Fish Department).

Safety

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.

Open the USGS gauge page

Checked Nov 5, 3:11 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.

Reading the gauges…

Check any river's flow

Follow Yellowstone River for flow alerts

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.

Follow this water

Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.

Where to fish

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.

Wyoming Game and Fish public access areas

Yellowstone River on the map

Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles

Restrooms Access map

Map of Yellowstone River with 1 USGS gauge.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restrooms near Yellowstone River

Restrooms within 2 miles of Yellowstone 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.

Skip the map; every place is in the list below

Map of 6 restrooms near Yellowstone River, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restroom
0.3 mi away in a straight line
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
0.3 mi away in a straight line
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
0.7 mi away in a straight line
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Fishing Bridge RV Park
0.7 mi away in a straight line
At a campground · National Park Service
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
0.8 mi away in a straight line
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.1 mi away in a straight line
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
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.

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Regulations

Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.

Official designation: Designated trout water

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.

Designated trout water
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

Public land along it

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.

Yellowstone National ParkNational Park Service
Billings Field OfficeBureau of Land Management
Gallatin National ForestForest Service
Homestead Isle Fishing Access SiteState Fish and Wildlife
Butte Field OfficeBureau of Land Management
Two Moon ParkCounty Land
Montana State Trust LandsUnknown
Loch Leven Fishing Access SiteState Fish and Wildlife

+1 smaller areas

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Guides and shops near Yellowstone River

Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.

Guides

No guide within 40 miles yet.

All Wyoming guides

Shops nearby

No shop nearby yet.

All Wyoming shops

Species and hatches

The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.

Listed by the state agency

Cutthroat trout
Species guide
Photo credit
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

When the bugs come off

Cutthroat trout (listed as Yellowstone Cutthroat)

Regional hatch months: Northern Rockies

5 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.

January: no charted hatch
February: no charted hatch
March: no charted hatch
April: no charted hatch
May: 3 charted hatches
June: 2 charted hatches
July: 2 charted hatches
August: 1 charted hatch
September: 1 charted hatch
October: no charted hatch
November: no charted hatch
December: no charted hatch

Mother's Day caddis (Grannom) (May) · Salmonfly (May to June) · Salmonfly (May to July) · Salmonfly (July) · Trico (August to September)

Northern Rockies hatch chart

Plan your stay

Getting there

WYS · West Yellowstone · 37 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
COD · Cody · 67 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
JAC · Jackson · 69 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)

About this

Miles are straight-line distances, not drive times.
Airports: scheduled passenger service, from OurAirports (public domain) (2026-11-04).
Lodges are listed when their own website talks about fishing. Prices and availability are the lodge's own.

Plan a trip here

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.

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Gear checklist

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.

A woman in waders and a sun hat wades a broad river and casts, bluffs on the far bank

Big western rivers (wade fishing)

9′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating line · Rainbow and brown trout, whitefish

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Videos for this water (5)

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How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.

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90° Nymph RigEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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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 Yellowstone River at Yellowstone Lk Outlet YNP. Water type is our own classification.