Trip brief · Encampment River
How to go fish the Encampment River
The months we list for the Encampment River are July, August, September. You are inside that window now, so this brief is written for August.
August
Reading the gauge…
Flies to tie — August
Grasshopper (Terrestrial)#8-12
Ant (Terrestrial)#14-16
Access
Encampment River at Encampment (USGS 06624500)
41.211, -106.779parking
Encampment River near Encampment, canyon mouth (USGS 06623900)
41.031, -106.826parking
Regs — check current rules before you go
Wyoming fishing license required. Verify current Wyoming Game and Fish Department regulations for the Encampment River drainage. Medicine Bow National Forest wilderness study area rules apply upstream of Riverside; check current USFS trail and access conditions before hiking in.
Pack list
- A current state fishing licence
- Waders and boots you have already leak-tested
- Net, nippers, forceps
- Floatant and desiccant
- Tippet in the sizes the chart asks for
- Water, sun cover, polarised glasses
Generic gear. Anything specific to this water is above.
Full hatch chart, access map and live gauge on the Encampment River page →