Freestone · Mixed · Wyoming

Wind River

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The Wind comes off the Wind River Range in the heart of Wyoming and runs for miles through big, open, lightly-fished country — browns, rainbows, cutthroat, and whitefish in long freestone runs that hardly anybody bothers with.

Species

Closed season

Out of season. Plenty of other water available now.

Closed — confidence not applicable today.
Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
12°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time5013% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Insect activity6012% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
12.0°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
25°C
Wind
W 18 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1010 hPa
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Rain · ahead
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain · next 48h

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

How to fish it · for brown 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.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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F
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Trout seasonSeason
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Western Green DrakeHatch
2
2
Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
2
3
2

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

Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Wyoming licence off-reservation; a SEPARATE Wind River Indian Reservation permit is required on tribal reaches
  • Confirm before fishing
  • Native cutthroat are present — handle and release them gently.
Directions
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About this water

The Wind comes off the Wind River Range in the heart of Wyoming and runs for miles through big, open, lightly-fished country — browns, rainbows, cutthroat, and whitefish in long freestone runs that hardly anybody bothers with. The catch is access: much of the river flows through the Wind River Indian Reservation, where you need a separate tribal permit, not your state license, so you sort that out before you wade in. Off the reservation it's classic Western freestone fishing, high in June melt and good from midsummer on, in country that feels genuinely empty.

  • Mixed
Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 April → 31 March