West Coast
Sauk River
Live Conditions
Sauk River — Sauk near Sauk
7-Day Flow
↑ Rising
24-Hr Pressure
29.22 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌫️Foggy
73° / 56°
Tomorrow
🌦️Drizzle
62° / 46°
0.04"
Sun
☁️Overcast
56° / 41°
Mon
☁️Overcast
59° / 45°
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?
⚡ AIAI-powered recommendation using today's live flow, temperature, and hatch data.
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Time of Day
Using: 97.9 CFS · 49.5°F · OCTOBER CADDIS
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Sauk River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Sauk River · October · Fall
🟢 Active now at 49.5°F water
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OCTOBER CADDIS (size 8). STEELHEAD continuing. BWOs strong. Bull trout pre-spawn — RESPECT.
🟢 Active · 🟡 Approaching · ⚪ Seasonal only
River Map
About Sauk River
North Cascades tributary of the Skagit — remote steelhead and bull trout water, glacially influenced flows, and outstanding wilderness scenery near Darrington.
Regulations
Wild steelhead must be released. Bull trout must be released. Catch Record Card required. Part of the Skagit tribal co-management zone — check Sauk-Suiattle and Swinomish tribal boundaries.
Learn More
Guides to help you fish Sauk River with more confidence.
Washington Fishing Regulations for Fly Anglers
Washington Combination License, the Catch Record Card required for steelhead/salmon/sturgeon/halibut, the wild fish release rule (intact adipose =…
Trout Species of Washington
Washington's six native salmonids — Columbia River redband rainbows on the Yakima, anadromous steelhead on the Skagit/Sauk and OP rivers, coastal and…
Yakima River Seasonal Guide: Washington's Blue-Ribbon Trout Fishery
The Yakima is Washington's only designated Wild Trout fishery — 100 miles of wild rainbow and brown trout water in the eastern Cascades. The Skwala…