Waters · United States
Wenatchee River (Monitor) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
A short, steep river from Lake Wenatchee down to the Columbia, opened to fishing only when returning run counts justify it — a river whose season depends on a fish count rather than a calendar.
Today's report: good (79/100)
Chinook salmon is the most promising species on Wenatchee River (Monitor) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 13.4°C (56°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge WENATCHEE RIVER AT MONITOR, WA shows the water level rising (6 cm/24h).
Wenatchee River (Monitor) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 13.4°C (56°F)
- Discharge: 13.3 m³/s (470 cfs) — up 38% over 24 hours
- Level trend: rising (6 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge WENATCHEE RIVER AT MONITOR, WA · reading 56 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 08:00–10:00 local time — score 81/100
- 12:00–14:00 local time — score 82/100
- 15:00–17:00 local time — score 75/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead | 64 — good | 76 — good | 75 — good |
| Chinook salmon | 79 — good | 83 — excellent | 83 — excellent |
| Rainbow Trout | 78 — good | 79 — good | 74 — good |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Wenatchee River (Monitor) rating:
- light: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- water temperature: helping (+0.96)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.95)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.89)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:26:24 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge WENATCHEE RIVER AT MONITOR, WA · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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