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Fly Fishing the New Fork River

Tucked below the Wind River Range, the New Fork is a blue-ribbon freestone that rewards patient anglers with trophy browns and cutthroats rising to some of the finest dry-fly hatches in Wyoming: Golden Stones, Grey Drakes, and summer tricos on water that feels like it's been forgotten by everyone but a handful of guides out of Pinedale.

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When to fish

July–October

Best months: July–October

  • Best
  • Off-peak

Golden Stonefly: late June–July. Grey Drake: July.

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Where to fish

Along the New Fork River

Primarily accessed by float trip from BLM-permitted put-in/take-out sites on the middle and lower river, mostly within 15 minutes of Pinedale. Most of the river corridor passes through private land, so anglers must remain in the boat. Low-clearance ranch bridges require jon boats or small rafts rather than standard drift boats. Wyoming Game and Fish and BLM access sites at Boulder, East Fork Confluence, and Olsen Bridge.

The water

Freestone

Key hatches

  • Golden Stonefly
  • Grey Drake
  • Yellow Sally Stonefly
  • Pale Morning Dun
  • Trico
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Conditions

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Key hatches

  • Golden Stonefly (late June–July)
  • Grey Drake (July)
  • Yellow Sally Stonefly (July)
  • Pale Morning Dun (late June–August)
  • Trico (August mornings)
  • Hopper / Terrestrials (August–September)

Fly shops near the New Fork River

Shops and guides that fish the New Fork River. See all 35 Wyoming shops →

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Species on this water

TroutBassCarpMuskyPanfishStriper

Nearby towns

DanielJacksonMoose

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