freestone river · trout · whitefish

St. Joe River (Calder)

Live conditions for St. Joe River (Calder): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.

Right now

403cfs→ stablecaution

No wade or float band on file yet · +5.5% over the last 6 hours.

Water temp—

Stage5.45 ft

Gauge read 1:30 AM CDT · USGS 12414500. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

St. Joe River (Calder) is a freestone river in Idaho, fished for trout, whitefish — cutthroat, bull, brown, rainbow, brook. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.

troutwhitefishcutthroat troutbull troutbrown troutrainbow troutbrook trout

Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.

Access

Conrad Crossing Campgroundcarry
Tin Can Flat Campgroundcarry
Turner Flat Campgroundcarry
Packsaddle Campgroundwalk in
Upper Landing Picnic Areawalk in
Marble Creek Historical Site / FH-50 Bridgewalk in
Huckleberry Campground Boat Rampramp
Calder Boat Launchramp

Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.

The briefing

Know before you drive to St. Joe River.

Every morning OUTFISH reads this gauge, the dam schedule, the water temperature, the sky and the tips library, and writes one plain-language call for the waters you track: go or stay home, wade or float, when to be on the water, where to put in, what to tie on — with directions.

Start free — 7 days of Guide

Signed in: the wade and float bands, the full hatch calendar, safety notes, the 14-day trend, shop reports and today's briefing for this water.

This month

Active in September:

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The full calendar by month, with notes, is on the signed-in river page.

Verify it yourself

The same sources the engine reads, straight from the agency:

USGS gauge ↗

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