North Platte River Fly Fishing in Runoff
North Platte River near Northgate. Guides and local shops report an ideal wade-fishing window of roughly 80–750 cfs (FlyGuysNLies). That's the general year-round read on this gauge; conditions in runoff specifically vary with runoff timing and reservoir releases, so check the live gauge below before you go.
Sourced hatch windows overlapping runoff
Species with a dated, sourced emergence window (river hatch baseline) that overlaps at least one day of runoff on the North Platte River. Each line cites the original hatch chart or report.
- Blue-Winged Olive (Blue Winged Olive) : source Fly Shack (CO)
- Caddis (Caddis (various)) : source Fly Shack (CO)
- Pale Morning Dun : source The Catch and The Hatch
- Green Drake : source The Catch and The Hatch
- Golden Stonefly (Golden Stone) : source The Catch and The Hatch
- Yellow Sally (Yellow Sally Stonefly) : source The Catch and The Hatch
- Salmonfly : source The Catch and The Hatch
- Trico (BWO, PMD, Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Trico) : source Four Seasons Anglers
2 runoff fly pairings from real fishing reports
Up to 2 pairings for this river and season are always free to browse in full. Fly names, leader/tippet spec, and full source are unlocked by .
Loading fly pairings…
Full North Platte River guide
Live gauge readings, the complete fly pairing list for every season, and nearby fly shops.