Wyoming · freestone
20 miles
October on the hatch chart — names and sizes, not a catch report.
Filled months are when that insect is on the chart. Best months for this river are lit.
Swipe months to stay on the year
| Insect | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midge (Chironomidae) | ||||||||||||
| Blue-winged Olive | ||||||||||||
| Runoff (high, off-color water) | ||||||||||||
| Golden Stonefly | ||||||||||||
| Caddis | ||||||||||||
| Pale Morning Dun | ||||||||||||
| Grasshopper (Terrestrial) | ||||||||||||
| Ant (Terrestrial) |
Hatch-chart nymphs, dries, and streamers for this river. Not a crowdsourced catch report.
Open the Encampment River fly list →2 listed points. Map is Vellum land and Teal water — a desk chart, not a satellite.
Map loading…
Live USGS gauge Encampment River at Encampment, WY. Official NWIS: 41.21050778, -106.7789719.
Live USGS gauge Encampment River near Encampment, WY, at the upstream canyon boundary. Official NWIS: 41.0305234, -106.8255992.
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.
Verify with Wyoming Game and Fish. Retrieved 2026-08-31. Seasons and gear rules change.
The Encampment River drops out of the Sierra Madre range on the Wyoming-Colorado border and runs through Encampment Canyon on Medicine Bow National Forest before reaching the town of Riverside. A stretch of the upper river carries a federal Wild and Scenic River study designation.
Brown trout, rainbow trout, and brook trout hold in this cold freestone canyon water. The Encampment River Trail follows the canyon for hiking and wade access into the wilderness study area upstream of Riverside. USGS gauges track flow near the canyon mouth and through town.
Snowmelt off the Sierra Madre and Medicine Bow ranges keeps flows high into June. Fish it after runoff for the best wading conditions, typically July through September.
Tailwater
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout · Mountain Whitefish
Freestone
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout · Brook Trout
Freestone
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout · Brown Trout · Brook Trout
Freestone
Snake River Cutthroat Trout · Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout
Freestone
Snake River Cutthroat Trout · Brook Trout
Freestone
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout
If something here is thin or wrong, add what you know. It goes to review before it publishes.
Contribute to this river