Big Wood River

Let us take you fishing on the Big Wood! Large Browns and Rainbows in all seasons.

Although the Big Wood River and its tributaries, Warm Springs Creek and Trail Creek, are considered the “bread and butter” streams of the area, you won’t want to sell this fishery short. The Big Wood is not stocked, grows large wild trout, has a healthy population of fish, and features hatches as prolific as any freestone river we fish. From the green drake hatch in July to the midge hatches in February, the Big Wood is a beautiful fishery. It flows approximately fifty miles through the Wood River Valley, starting at Titus Lake and flowing from alpine forest into the cottonwoods of the lower valley. The season runs from Memorial Day weekend to March 31. In a heavy snow year, it may not become fishable until July.

Although we enjoy the “upper river,” many of our guides like to pursue the large brown trout and rainbows both above and below Magic Reservoir. The Big Wood River was once considered the best freestone river in Idaho, and with the catch-and-release regulations it has enjoyed, it may still be the best.