Idaho · Wyoming · freestone
33.1 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 |
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| Ant (Terrestrial) |
Hatch-chart nymphs, dries, and streamers for this river. Not a crowdsourced catch report.
Open the Tincup Creek fly list →1 listed points. Map is Vellum land and Teal water — a desk chart, not a satellite.
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USFS Caribou-Targhee Tincup Campground. Official coordinates 43.00491834, -111.1016758. Five single units and restrooms, no water. Fly Fish Food notes most of the best water is paralleled by Idaho Highway 34 through the forest from the Wyoming line upstream. Pull off only on public land.
Idaho fishing license required. Tincup Creek: no water-specific special rule listed in the IDFG Fishing Planner (2025-2027) beyond regional daily limits. Verify current Idaho Fish and Game rules before fishing. Stay on public land. Highway 34 right-of-way is not a license to cross private ranch water.
Verify with Idaho Fish and Game. Retrieved 2026-08-31. Seasons and gear rules change.
Tincup Creek is a Salt River tributary in Bonneville and Caribou Counties, Idaho. Idaho Fish and Game lists it at 33.1 miles. It is paralleled by Idaho Highway 34, which makes roadside wade access straightforward on public stretches.
No live USGS streamgage exists on Tincup Creek. Do not invent a flow number. Tincup Campground (USFS 43.00491834, -111.1016758) is the mapped forest access. Trout Unlimited and Caribou-Targhee National Forest restored meanders here from 2017 to 2020 for Yellowstone cutthroat and other native fish, including northern leatherside chub.
IDFG Fishing Planner shows no water-specific special rule beyond regional limits at the time this page was written. Statewide Upper Snake / Southeast Region rules still apply. Verify current IDFG rules. Much of the lower creek toward the Salt is mixed public and private. Stay on Forest Service land, highway right-of-way, and posted access.
Freestone
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout · Mountain Whitefish
Freestone
Steelhead · Chinook Salmon · Rainbow Trout
Freestone
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout · Brook Trout
Freestone
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout · Brook Trout
Spring Creek
Rainbow Trout · Brown Trout · Brook Trout
Freestone
Westslope Cutthroat Trout · Bull Trout · Mountain Whitefish
If something here is thin or wrong, add what you know. It goes to review before it publishes.
Contribute to this riverNo USGS site is linked to Tincup Creek. We do not invent a site id or guess a flow.
