Freestone · Mixed · Idaho, US

Fall River

Fall River terrain map

Fall River drains the wild southwest corner of Yellowstone and comes down through lodgepole country into the Henrys Fork system.

Tomorrow · A proper day on the water
Sculpin Streamer
Forecast · Tomorrow
A proper day on the water
A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
75% projected
Today's fly
Sculpin Streamer
Sculpin Streamer
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.22 m
Water temp10.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather13°C
WindN 10 km/h
Pressure1012 hPa
Rain · recent2.8 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Cutthroat Trout
Ideal
11°C est.ideal 915°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Cutthroat Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Good — water clarity is right today, though time of day could be better.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 9pm

12pm(now) Western Blue-Winged Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 87%
Also:Black Midge49%
Peak emergence window5 food groups active

Peak activity at 9pm — Brown Dun (Brown Dun, 4 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Brown DunHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Western Green DrakeHatch
2
2
Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
2
3
2
Mahogany DunHatch
2
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Cutthroat Trout fly box
SD
Sex Dungeon
2-6 · Pattern
Proven pattern for this period
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Idaho licence
  • Some lower-river irrigation diversion; check Idaho Fish & Game for reach regulations.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
About this water

Fall River drains the wild southwest corner of Yellowstone and comes down through lodgepole country into the Henrys Fork system. It's an overlooked freestone — rainbows and cutthroat in pocket water and runs that see a fraction of the crowd the famous Fork gets just over the hill. There's irrigation pull on the lower river, but up high it's lovely, lightly-fished water for an attractor dry. People drive right past it to fish the Railroad Ranch, which is fine by anybody who'd rather have it to themselves.

  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for Cutthroat Trout · confidence 90%
How the 76 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature84 × 28%23.5
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity62 × 12%7.4
Conditions total= 76
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout Saturday of Memorial Day weekend30 November
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Booking & contacts