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Boise

Boise River

Marginal1,510 CFSBeginner

Live Conditions

Boise RiverAt Glenwood Bridge

Marginal
1,510CFS
Discharge
5.47ft
Gauge Height
Water Temp
Updated 1 hr agoView on USGS ↗

7-Day Flow

→ Stable

RisingFallingStable

24-Hr Pressure

26.75 inHg · → High/stable

Falling (good)RisingHigh/stable

Local Weather

69°FClear sky
Wind 16 mph26.75 inHg Low & stable

Tough conditions — fish deep

Today

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Overcast

79° / 48°

Tomorrow

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Mainly clear

75° / 53°

Wed

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Overcast

72° / 48°

Thu

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Overcast

73° / 57°

Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.

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🪰 Hatch Calendar

Boise River · May · Late Spring

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JanDec

BWOs continue. Caddis (size 14-16) heavy and emerging in evenings. Lucky Peak releases increase for irrigation — flows often climb to 1,500+ CFS by late month. Wading more challenging but float fishing through the Greenbelt productive.

Blue-Winged OliveCaddis

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About Boise River

Urban tailwater flowing through the heart of Boise below Lucky Peak Dam. Rainbow and brown trout fishery hidden in plain sight along the Greenbelt — a productive, walkable fishery just minutes from downtown.

MidgeBlue-Winged OliveCaddisPale Morning DunHopper