Stanley / Sawtooth
Salmon River
Live Conditions
Salmon River — Below Yankee Fork
7-Day Flow
↑ Rising
24-Hr Pressure
23.88 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌤️Mainly clear
67° / 31°
Tomorrow
🌤️Partly cloudy
61° / 37°
Wed
☁️Overcast
65° / 35°
Thu
☁️Overcast
63° / 43°
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
What should I fish today?
One call. Specific to today's exact conditions on the Salmon River.
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What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Salmon River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Salmon River · May · Late Spring
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⚠ Runoff season — check live gauge before driving
RUNOFF SEASON — Sawtooth and high-country snowmelt pushes flows toward unfishable. BWOs (size 18-20) early month before peak. Plan for July onward.
River Map
About Salmon River
High-elevation freestone flowing east out of the Sawtooth Mountains near Stanley before turning into the legendary "River of No Return." Cutthroat, rainbows, sea-run steelhead, and protected bull trout — a genuine wilderness fishery.
Regulations
Bull trout are federally protected — release immediately and unharmed; do not target them. Steelhead seasons, bait, and tackle rules set annually by IDFG — check current regulations.