Stanley / Sawtooth
Salmon River
Live Conditions
Salmon River — Below Yankee Fork
7-Day Flow
→ Stable
24-Hr Pressure
23.88 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌤️Mainly clear
76° / 37°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
79° / 47°
Sat
🌧️Rain
62° / 51°
0.33"
Sun
☁️Overcast
72° / 45°
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
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One call. Specific to today's exact conditions on the Salmon River.
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Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Salmon River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Salmon River · June · Early Summer
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⚠ Runoff season — check live gauge before driving
Peak runoff continuing — flows often 5,000-15,000+ CFS in the main Salmon. Caddis (size 14-16) starting in headwaters when flows allow. Post-runoff prime opening late month.
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.