What’s happening on the water
Live flow from official gauges and the current WDFW emergency rules, for the rivers worth fishing.
- Active rules
- 35
- Closures
- 18
- On rivers here
- 3
- Gauges tracked
- 19
Check a river
Current flow at the gauge anglers actually quote, and whether the river is under an emergency rule.
- No alerts
Klickitat River
Columbia Gorge
596cfs
at Near Pitt
2 gauges - No alerts
Methow River
North Cascades
206cfs
at Winthrop
5 gauges - Closure
Skagit River
Puget Sound
3,520cfs
at Marblemount
5 gauges - Closure
Skykomish River
Puget Sound
381cfs
at Gold Bar
2 gauges - Opening
Yakima River
Central Cascades
647cfs
at Umtanum
5 gauges
Latest emergency rules
Straight from WDFW’s feed. Rules on rivers tracked here come first.
- ClosureSkykomish River to remain closed to salmon fishingNov. 1–30, 2026.
- ClosureCascade River to open seven days per week to fishing, and temporary closure implemented in a portion of the Skagit RiverImmediately
- OpeningYakima River fall salmon fishery to openSept. 15-Oct. 31, 2026.
- ClosureCopalis River, Joe Creek, and Moclips River closing to all fishingOct. 24, 2026, until further notice.