freestone river · trout · whitefish
Big Lost River
Live conditions for Big Lost River: the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.
Right now
No live reading right now — this water has no live gauge wired yet.
The water
Big Lost River is a freestone river in Idaho, fished for trout, whitefish — rainbow, brook, cutthroat. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.
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Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.
Access
- East Fork/Copper Basin Bridge Access (Big Lost headwaters)bridge
- North Fork Big Lost River Campground Bridgesbridge
- Big Lost River at Chilly Bridge (Hwy 93)bridge
- Mackay Dam Tailwater Access (Hwy 93 base of dam)walk in
- Big Lost River Access Trail (Smelter Road / White Knob Rd)walk in
- Trout Haven Campground Accesswalk in
- Big Lost River - Upper (IDFG Access Site)walk in
- Rothwell Access Sitewalk in
Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.