Great Lakes
Cascade River
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24-Hr Pressure
29.1 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌧️Rain
71° / 58°
0.5"
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
76° / 66°
Sun
☁️Overcast
78° / 67°
0.04"
Mon
🌧️Rain showers
92° / 63°
0.69"
Rain in forecast — expect rising, off-color water in 12–24 hrs.
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What should I fish today?
⚡ AIAI-powered recommendation using today's live flow, temperature, and hatch data.
Time of Day
Using: Caddis evenings. Brook trout active. Cold tributary flows hold up through summer.
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Cascade River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Cascade River · July · Summer
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Caddis evenings. Brook trout active. Cold tributary flows hold up through summer.
River Map
About Cascade River
The Cascade River flows through Cascade River State Park on Minnesota's far North Shore — a steep, high-gradient freestone with a series of waterfalls and a strong spring steelhead run. Brook trout above the first waterfall, lake-run rainbow trout (steelhead) and coho salmon below. Less crowded than the Knife or Baptism but every bit as scenic.
Regulations
SPLIT REGULATIONS — above the first waterfall from Lake Superior: standard MN inland trout regulations. Below the falls to Lake Superior: steelhead/salmon regulations, may be open year-round per MN DNR North Shore tributary rules. Pink salmon return on odd years only — next run is 2027. Minnesota fishing license required ($25 resident annual) + $10.75 trout stamp. Verify all section-by-section closures and seasonal dates on the MN DNR North Shore tributary page before fishing.
Learn More
Guides to help you fish Cascade River with more confidence.
Minnesota Trout Fishing Regulations Guide
Minnesota fishing license + $10.75 trout stamp ($35.75 resident total), the second-Saturday-in-April trout opener (2026: April 11), SE MN Driftless…
Trout Species of Minnesota
Minnesota's two-region trout fishery — the SE Driftless limestone spring creeks (Brown Trout dominant, native Brook Trout in cold headwaters, Rainbow…
How Barometric Pressure Affects Fishing (And How to Use It)
That gorgeous bluebird day after a cold front? Worst fishing of the year. Here's the data behind why pressure changes matter more than the weather…