Great Lakes
Knife River
Live Conditions
Knife River — Knife River near Two Harbors, MN
7-Day Flow
↓ Falling
24-Hr Pressure
29.09 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌤️Partly cloudy
71° / 44°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
73° / 45°
Wed
☁️Overcast
81° / 53°
Thu
🌧️Rain showers
74° / 58°
0.19"
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
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What should I fish today?
One call. Specific to today's exact conditions on the Knife River.
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What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Knife River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Knife River · June · Early Summer
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Caddis evenings. Brook trout active in cold spring flows above falls. North Shore tribs — wild brookies.
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About Knife River
The Knife River on Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior is one of the state's premier steelhead tributaries — strong spring runs of lake-run rainbow trout (steelhead) and fall runs of coho salmon, with native brook trout above the first waterfall barrier. The Minnesota DNR steelhead program is centered here. Split regulations: above the first waterfall is standard inland trout water; below the falls to Lake Superior is steelhead/salmon water with its own seasonal rules.
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; trout stamp also required for steelhead and salmon on North Shore tributaries. Verify all section-by-section closures and seasonal dates on the MN DNR North Shore tributary page before fishing.