Idaho fishing waters
47 gauged waters across Idaho — 41 rivers and 6 lakes and reservoirs, with flow read straight from their USGS gauges.
- Gauged waters
- 47
- Reporting now
- 39/40
- With water temp
- 16
- With a full guide
- 20
live gauges
of 47
Full guides
Waters we have written up
Salmon River
623 words · 7 species
Steelhead, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Bull Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Chinook Salmon, Smallmouth Bass
Clearwater River
444 words · 5 species
Steelhead, Chinook Salmon, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Smallmouth Bass
Kootenai River
733 words · 6 species
Rainbow Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Burbot, White Sturgeon
Boise River
489 words · 4 species
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Steelhead
Payette River
724 words · 6 species
Rainbow Trout, Redband Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Bull Trout
Henrys Fork
651 words · 2 species
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
Big Wood River
488 words · 3 species
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Mountain Whitefish
South Fork Boise River
841 words · 2 species
Rainbow Trout, Bull Trout
Silver Creek
550 words · 3 species
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
Snake River South Fork
513 words · 4 species
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Mountain Whitefish
Teton River
415 words · 3 species
Yellowstone Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
St Joe River
435 words · 3 species
Westslope Cutthroat, Rainbow Trout, Bull Trout
Big Lost River
756 words · 5 species
Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Brook Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Arctic Grayling
North Fork Clearwater River
716 words · 6 species
Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout, Rainbow Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Kokanee, Smallmouth Bass
Middle Fork Salmon River
780 words · 5 species
Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Bull Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Brook Trout
Selway River
714 words · 5 species
Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Bull Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Steelhead
Lochsa River
629 words · 3 species
Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout, Mountain Whitefish
South Fork Clearwater River
948 words · 9 species
Steelhead, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Bull Trout, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Mountain Whitefish, Brook Trout, Smallmouth Bass
Fall River
827 words · 6 species
Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Cutbow, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Mountain Whitefish
Lake Pend Oreille
470 words
Live conditions
Flowing right now in Idaho
All 47 waters · live readings for the top 40
| Water | Type | Drainage | Flow / level | Temp | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snake River22 gauges | river | 69,200 sq mi | 9,370 cfs | 61°F | 1h ago |
| Salmon River4 gauges | river | 13,421 sq mi | 3,390 cfs | 59°F | 1h ago |
| Clearwater River3 gauges | river | 9,283 sq mi | 2,820 cfs | 56°F | 49 min ago |
| Kootenai River2 gauges | river | 13,700 sq mi | not reporting | 56°F | 1h ago |
| Boise River5 gauges | river | 3,906 sq mi | 478 cfs | 61°F | 1h ago |
| Payette River4 gauges | river | 3,240 sq mi | 865 cfs | 60°F | 19 min ago |
| Henrys Fork5 gauges | river | 2,920 sq mi | 664 cfs | 32°F | 34 min ago |
| Big Wood River5 gauges | river | 1,611 sq mi | 1.0 cfs | — | 19 min ago |
| Blackfoot River3 gauges | river | 1,295 sq mi | 103 cfs | 56°F | 1h ago |
| South Fork Boise River3 gauges | river | 1,172 sq mi | 500 cfs | 57°F | 2567d ago |
| Silver Creek1 gauge | river | — | 74.6 cfs | 58°F | 49 min ago |
| Snake River South Fork1 gauge | river | — | 4,030 cfs | 49°F | 19 min ago |
| Teton River1 gauge | river | — | 190 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Pend Oreille River1 gauge | river | 24,200 sq mi | 22,900 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Clark Fork River1 gauge | river | 22,067 sq mi | 13,800 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Bear River5 gauges | river | 4,884 sq mi | 322 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Malad River3 gauges | river | 3,000 sq mi | 151 cfs | — | 5855d ago |
| Bruneau River1 gauge | river | 2,686 sq mi | 33.2 cfs | 63°F | 49 min ago |
| East Fork Owyhee River1 gauge | river | 2,140 sq mi | 17.5 cfs | 60°F | 49 min ago |
| St Joe River3 gauges | river | 1,721 sq mi | 396 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Weiser River2 gauges | river | 1,450 sq mi | 113 cfs | 58°F | 49 min ago |
| Big Lost River9 gauges | river | 1,410 sq mi | no flow | — | 49 min ago |
| Portneuf River4 gauges | river | 1,305 sq mi | 272 cfs | — | 49 min ago |
| North Fork Clearwater River1 gauge | river | 1,296 sq mi | 637 cfs | 51°F | 1h ago |
| Spokane River2 gauges | river | 3,840 sq mi | 1,140 cfs | — | 19 min ago |
| Middle Fork Salmon River2 gauges | river | 2,876 sq mi | 975 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Boise River South Channel1 gauge | river | 2,778 sq mi | 288 cfs | — | 49 min ago |
| Salmon Falls Creek1 gauge | river | 2,180 sq mi | 130 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Selway River1 gauge | river | 1,915 sq mi | 517 cfs | — | 49 min ago |
| Coeur D Alene River2 gauges | river | 1,453 sq mi | 384 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Blackfoot River And Bypass Channel1 gauge | river | 1,295 sq mi | 155 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Lochsa River1 gauge | river | 1,178 sq mi | 353 cfs | — | 49 min ago |
| South Fork Clearwater River1 gauge | river | 1,168 sq mi | 129 cfs | — | 34 min ago |
| South Fork Teton River1 gauge | river | 1,070 sq mi | 21.5 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| North Fork Payette River3 gauges | river | 921 sq mi | 253 cfs | — | 49 min ago |
| Willow Creek3 gauges | river | 627 sq mi | 33.9 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Camas Creek3 gauges | river | 626 sq mi | 1.1 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Fall River3 gauges | river | 503 sq mi | 382 cfs | — | 34 min ago |
| South Fork Coeur D Alene River4 gauges | river | 299 sq mi | 84.4 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Rock Creek1 gauge | river | 259 sq mi | 123 cfs | 59°F | 1h ago |
| Yankee Fork Salmon River1 gauge | river | 189 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Cj Strike Reservoir1 gauge | lake | 40,800 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Lake Pend Oreille1 gauge | lake | 22,900 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Milner Lake1 gauge | lake | 17,180 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Coeur D Alene Lake1 gauge | lake | 3,700 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Lucky Peak Lake1 gauge | lake | 2,686 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
| Mud Lake2 gauges | lake | 1,130 sq mi | not reporting | — | — |
Live readings load here for the 40 best-gauged waters; every water’s own page shows its current numbers.
What is on this page
Every figure here comes from a USGS gauge on that water: discharge in cubic feet per second, and water temperature where the gauge measures it. A dash means it is not measured there, not that it is unknown.
20 of these waters have a full written guide so far. The rest are live data only.