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Shoshone River (North Fork — Wapiti)

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

Right now

223cfs→ lowcaution
Low and skinny at 223 cfs — wadeable, fish the deeper holding water · 0% over the last 6 hours.
Water temp—
Stage3.19 ft
Engine callOFF 223 cfs outside wade band 250–550
Gauge read 8:15 AM CDT · USGS 06279940. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

Shoshone River (North Fork — Wapiti) is a freestone river in Wyoming, fished for trout — cutthroat, rainbow, cutbow. 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.
troutcutthroat troutrainbow troutcutbow trout
Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.

Access

  • Sleeping Giant Day Use/Picnic Areawalk in
  • Eagle Creek Campground Accesscarry
  • Big Game Campground (informal drag-down)carry
  • Red Barn Rampramp
  • Wapiti Bridge Access (BLM)bridge
  • North Fork Shoshone River Access (Wapiti BLM Ramp)ramp
  • North Fork Shoshone River-Wapiti (WGFD Public Access Area)walk in
  • North Fork Shoshone River-Rivers Rest (WGFD Public Access Area)walk in
Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.