Freestone · Mixed · Idaho

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.

Prime · Rainbow Trout
Parachute Adams · 12-18
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.21 mLast reading 12h ago
  • Water temp17.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Parachute Adams
Parachute Adams12-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.21 m
Last reading 12h ago
Water temp17.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather18°C
WindNE 9 km/h
Pressure1017 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for Rainbow Trout
Ideal
17°C est.ideal 1018°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Rainbow 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
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though time of day could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

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

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

Ranked for today
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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 Rainbow Trout · confidence 90%
How the 81 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity62 × 12%7.4
Conditions total= 81
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
  • TroutSaturday of Memorial Day weekend30 November
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