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CFS – Washington River Flows

Below are links to the current CFS (Cubic Feet per Second) of Washington rivers we guide and spend time on.  We have provided a general guideline for the water levels we look for on each of these rivers to help determine whether or not we should be fly fishing them, can we do so safely and where.  There is some subjectivity to these benchmarks so if you have any questions at all please don’t hesitate to call, email or stop in the store and ask.  We are happy to assist you in making the right decision.

TROUT Rivers
Snoqualmie River
current flow/ideal flows 700 – 2000 cfs
Middle Fork and South Fork Snoqualmie River
MF current flow/ideal flows 50 – 800 cfs
SF current flow/ideal flows 60 – 250 cfs
Yakima River
current flow/ideal flow for Walk and Wade 650 – 1200 cfs
ideal flow for float 1500 – 3600 cfs
Cle Elum River
current flow/ideal flows 150 – 350 cfs
Naches River
current flow/ideal flows 100 – 300 cfs
Cedar River
current flow/ideal flows 150 – 300 cfs

STEELHEAD Rivers
Olympic Peninsula – Forks, Port Angeles
Hoh River
current flow/ideal flows 1000 – 3000 cfs
Bogachiel River
current flow/ideal flow below 16 feet
Queets River
current flow/ideal flow 1000 – 4000 cfs
Satsop River
current flow/ideal flow 3500 cfs
Wynoochee River
current flow/ideal flow below 1600 cfs
Calawah River
current flow/ideal flow below 1500 cfs

Puget Sound – Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Everett, Bellingham
Skagit River
current flow/ideal flows 4500 – 7000 cfs
Sauk River
current flow/ideal flows below 4500 cfs
Stillaguamish River
current flow/ideal flow:
Skykomish River
current flow/ideal flows 1200 – 5000 cfs
Green River
current flow/ideal flows 700 – 1600 cfs

Columbia River Tributaries
Cowlitz River
current flow/ideal flows 2200 – 7500 cfs
Kalama River
current flow/ideal flows
Toutle River
current flow/ideal flows
Klickitat River
current flow/ideal flows 600 – 1500 cfs
Grande Ronde River
current flow/ideal flows 800 – 1100 cfs
Wenatchee River
current flow/ideal flows 600 – 1200 cfs
Methow River
current flow/ideal flows 200 – 600 cfs

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