Methow River (Twisp)

Live conditions for Methow River (Twisp): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.

Right now

272cfs→ lowfishable

Inside the wade band, stable low · 0% over the last 6 hours.

Water temp—

Stage-0.98 ft

Engine callGO 272 cfs in the wade band

Gauge read 7:15 AM CDT · USGS 12449500. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

Methow River (Twisp) is a freestone river in Washington, fished for trout, steelhead, whitefish — rainbow, cutthroat, bull, brook. 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.

troutsteelheadwhitefishrainbow troutcutthroat troutbull troutbrook trout

Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.

Access

Winthrop Bridge Put-in (near USGS gauging station)carry
Red Barn / Community Park Put-incarry
Highway 20 MP 196.7 Pulloutcarry
Highway 20 MP 199.6 Pullout (above Riverbend RV Park)carry
Twisp Park / Wagner Pool (Twisp–Methow confluence)walk in
Halterman's Hole WDFW Fishing Accesswalk in
Carlton WDFW River Access (Hwy 153 Bridge, upstream side)carry
Averill / McFarland Creek WDFW Access (Hwy 153 Bridge)carry

Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.

The briefing

Know before you drive to Methow River.

Every morning OUTFISH reads this gauge, the dam schedule, the water temperature, the sky and the tips library, and writes one plain-language call for the waters you track: go or stay home, wade or float, when to be on the water, where to put in, what to tie on — with directions.

Start free — 7 days of Guide

Signed in: the wade and float bands, the full hatch calendar, safety notes, the 14-day trend, shop reports and today's briefing for this water.

This month

Active in October:

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The full calendar by month, with notes, is on the signed-in river page.

Verify it yourself

The same sources the engine reads, straight from the agency:

USGS gauge ↗

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