Western USA Incl Rocky Mountains

Grest Streams in the Western States including the Rocky Mountains.

Fly Fishing on the Big Wood

Type of Stream:

Freestone - medium

Location:

Central Idaho

The Big Wood River's name comes from the many cottonwood trees growing along the banks and often falling into the river. The Big wood flows along Idaho Rt. 75 for about 50 miles and is well known by those who ski at Sun Valley. It is a freestone stream with a good population of rainbow trout.

Fly Fishing the Green River Flaming Gorge, Utah

Type of Stream:

Tailwater

Location:

Northeastern Utah, Dutch John, Utah

The Green River Tailwater below Flaming Gorge Dam is one of the top tailwater fly fishing destinations in the West. The Green River is located in a remote area of Northeastern Utah but it is fairly close to Salt Lake City.

McCloud River California

Type of Stream:

Freestone & Tailwater

Location:

Northern California

The McCloud River is one of the main tributaries of the Sacramento River. It has the famous Oncorhynchus Mykiss species of rainbow trout whose eggs were used by hatcheries in 1874 to stock most of the streams in the Midwest and the East.

American River Lower California

Type of Stream:

Tailwater

Location:

California

The American River begins its journey in the high Sierra Nevada Mountains, on the west side of Lake Tahoe, in the El Dorado and Tahoe National Forests. The Upper American River, which is a trout fishery, flows for 150 miles to the Folsom Dam. The Upper American River is discussed in a separate

Fly Fishing the Upper Sacramento River California

Type of Stream:

Tailwater

Location:

Northern California

Fly fishing the crystal clear Upper Sacramento River, perhaps the signature trout stream in Northern California, is great throughout the year, except during periods of extremely cold weather or unusually high water flows.

American River Upper California

Type of Stream:

Freestone & Tailrace

Location:

California, South of Lake Tahoe

Merced River California

Type of Stream:

Freestone

Location:

Yosemite National Park, California

Featuring spectacular scenery, punctuated by sheer rock cliffs (such as El Capitan) and beautiful pools in the Yosemite National Park portion of its flow, the Merced River still tends to be one of the most overlooked California trout fisheries. This is simply because most people come, not to fis

Snake River Wyoming

Type of Stream:

Freestone & Tailwater, medium size

Location:

Northwestern Wyoming

The headwaters of the Snake River are in the Southeastern portions of the Yellowstone National Park and have been included in the Yellowstone National Park section of the Trout University Streams.

Fly Fishing The Encampment River Wyoming

Type of Stream:

Freestone - medium size

Location:

South Central Wyoming

The Encampment River begins in the alpine meadows of Colorado, and flows northwesterly into Wyoming through an 18 mile long canyon into a valley eventually joining the North Platte River.