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North Platte River Fishing Guides

Wyoming's best-known trout float, running north out of Colorado through the Northgate Canyon, the Saratoga valley and the Pick Bridge water before it reaches Seminoe Reservoir, with wild browns and rainbows the whole way.

An angler working a wide sagebrush river valley at dusk in the Northern Rockies

Map of the North Platte River

10 numbered points: 4 access points, 1 campsite, 1 bait & fly shop, 2 parks and conservation areas, 1 spring, 1 USGS gauge. Tap a marker for details. Reviewed Sep 15, 2026.

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  • Access / boat ramp (4)
  • Campsite (1)
  • Bait, tackle & fly shop (1)
  • Park / conservation area (2)
  • Spring (1)
  • USGS gauge (1)
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#PointTypeLat, LonNotes
1Corral Creek Recreation Site
BLM · Northgate Canyon reach		Access / boat ramp41.26110, -106.57303BLM river access and campground, the upstream neighbour of Bennett Peak.
2Bennett Peak Campground
BLM · Northgate Canyon reach		Access / boat ramp41.27096, -106.58978BLM river access and campground on the canyon reach; recovered on a second pass after the first bounding box clipped east of it.
3Treasure Island River Access Point
Upper river above Saratoga		Access / boat ramp41.33148, -106.72762
4Saratoga Hot Springs (Hobo Pool)
Saratoga · free public hot spring		Spring41.45011, -106.80273On the bank beside the river in town; two OSM features at the same site merged.
5Don Johnson Boat Ramp
Saratoga · town ramp		Access / boat ramp41.45098, -106.80409
6Veterans Island Park
Saratoga · river island park		Park / conservation area41.45219, -106.80353
7Hack's Tackle & Outfitters
Saratoga · fly shop		Bait, tackle & fly shop41.45780, -106.80729
8Deer Haven RV Park
Saratoga · private RV park		Campsite41.46044, -106.80846
9Sinclair Recreation Park
Sinclair · town park		Park / conservation area41.81690, -107.01504Riverside park at Sinclair, near the Fort Steele reach.
10USGS 06630000 — North Platte River
USGS streamgage		USGS gauge41.87217, -107.05760

Guides on the North Platte River

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About the North Platte River

The North Platte enters Wyoming from Colorado as a canyon river and leaves the state a hundred miles later as a wide, willow-lined trout factory. The reaches anglers travel for are the Northgate Canyon above Six Mile Gap, the Bennett Peak to Treasure Island water, and the long valley floats between Saratoga and Fort Steele. Above Seminoe Reservoir the river carries wild brown and rainbow trout in numbers that put it among the better freestone fisheries in the Rockies, and enough fish over eighteen inches to keep guides busy from May through October.

Most guided days here are drift boat days. The Saratoga valley floats are gentle, with long riffle-and-run water and undercut grass banks that fish well from a boat and poorly from shore, since most of the bank is private. The canyon reaches upstream are a different trip: bigger water, real rapids, and outfitters who run rafts rather than hard boats. The Miracle Mile, downstream of this gauge between Kortes Dam and Pathfinder Reservoir, is a separate fishery again and gets its own crowd in the fall.

Flow is the whole conversation on the upper North Platte because irrigation and reservoir operations move it around fast. Guides generally like the Sinclair-area readings somewhere in the 500 to 2,000 cfs range for the valley floats. Very high spring runoff, which can push several times that, blows the river out for weeks; late summer lows concentrate fish and make wade access more productive than rowing. Watch the trend as much as the number, because a river that is dropping fishes very differently from one that is coming up.

Saratoga is the hub, with lodging, a hot spring, fly shops and most of the outfitters. Encampment and Rawlins cover the ends of the run. Wind is the constant here, and afternoons in the valley can be genuinely hard to cast in, so early launches earn their keep.

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Now: 306 cfs, read 3:45 am CDT, Mon Oct 19, 2026 (USGS 06630000, N PLATTE RIV AB SEMINOE RESERVOIR, NR SINCLAIR, WY).

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Access

Six Mile Gap (Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest): top of the Northgate Canyon run, raft launch, primitive camping.
Bennett Peak BLM Campground: canyon takeout and valley put-in, boat ramp and campsites.
Treasure Island Access: BLM access below Bennett Peak, common raft takeout.
Saratoga town access and Pic Pike Road: valley floats through and below town.
Foote Public Access Area: Wyoming Game and Fish walk-in and boat access downstream of Saratoga.
Fort Steele and Sinclair: lower valley ramps near the gauge, above Seminoe Reservoir.
Much of the bank between accesses is private; float through and wade only below the high-water line.

Seasons

April and May: pre-runoff window with good streamer fishing, then rising, off-color water.
June: runoff on the upper river; the tailwater reaches downstream fish better.
July through September: the main guided season, clearing water, hoppers and terrestrials, best mornings before the wind.
October and November: fall browns, cold mornings, very few boats; winter fishing is limited by ice and access.

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Questions

What is the current flow on the North Platte River?

As of Oct 19, 3:45 am, the USGS gauge N PLATTE RIV AB SEMINOE RESERVOIR, NR SINCLAIR, WY reads 306 cfs, the 32nd percentile for this date. Conditions update every 15 minutes.

What species can you catch on the North Platte River?

Anglers target Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, Snake River Fine-Spotted Cutthroat Trout on the North Platte River in Wyoming.

Are there fishing guides on the North Platte River?

GuidedFloats lists 5 guides and outfitters on the North Platte River. Claimed profiles accept booking requests; unclaimed profiles are built from public records and link to the business.

Where can you access the North Platte River?

Six Mile Gap (Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest): top of the Northgate Canyon run, raft launch, primitive camping. Bennett Peak BLM Campground: canyon takeout and valley put-in, boat ramp and campsites. Treasure Island Access: BLM access below Bennett Peak, common raft takeout. Saratoga town access and Pic Pike Road: valley floats through and below town. Foote Public Access Area: Wyoming Game and Fish walk-in and boat access downstream of Saratoga. Fort Steele and Sinclair: lower valley ramps near the gauge, above Seminoe Reservoir. Much of the bank between accesses is private; float through...

When is the best time to fish the North Platte River?

April and May: pre-runoff window with good streamer fishing, then rising, off-color water. June: runoff on the upper river; the tailwater reaches downstream fish better. July through September: the main guided season, clearing water, hoppers and terrestrials, best mornings before the wind. October and November: fall browns, cold mornings, very few boats; winter fishing is limited by ice and access.

Where are the fishing regulations for the North Platte River?

Regulations change by season and section. Read the current rules on the Wyoming agency site: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Regulations/Fish/Fishing-Regulation