Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
Live now
Trends shown where the gauge supports them
Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.
How to fish · for rainbow trout
When · where · method · kit
Hatches & runs
Twelve months at a glance
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Today's fly · curated pack
6 patterns from this venue's curated pack
Detail · next 12h
The two readings most likely to move the verdict
Evidence
6 factors, signed
Pit River · about
Background · character · contributors
Wild freestone broken into PG&E powerhouse reaches, famous for big rainbows and for basalt boulders greased like they were waxed on purpose. This is one of the most physical trout rivers in the West — studded boots and a wading staff aren't optional, they're the price of admission. You fish it with heavy tight-line nymphs down in the fast pocket water, and you earn every fish. Bring more leader than you think you'll need, because the river will take some.
Pit River · directions
Pit River · zones
Seasons · zones · per-species rules
Pit River · permits
Wild freestone broken into PG&E powerhouse reaches, famous for big rainbows and for basalt boulders greased like they were waxed on purpose.
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Wild freestone broken into PG&E powerhouse reaches, famous for big rainbows and for basalt boulders greased like they were waxed on purpose. This is one of the most physical trout rivers in the West — studded boots and a wading staff aren't optional, they're the price of admission. You fish it with heavy tight-line nymphs down in the fast pocket water, and you earn every fish. Bring more leader than you think you'll need, because the river will take some.