Waters · United States
Wind River (Boysen) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
Above Boysen Reservoir the Wind is a big braided prairie river holding browns and rainbows plus walleye running up out of the reservoir. Irrigation withdrawals drop it sharply in midsummer.
Today's report: excellent (85/100)
Walleye is the most promising species on Wind River (Boysen) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 14.8°C (59°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge WIND RIVER AB BOYSEN RESERVOIR, NR SHOSHONI, WY shows the water level falling (1 cm/24h).
Wind River (Boysen) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 14.8°C (59°F)
- Discharge: 9.9 m³/s (350 cfs) — down 3% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (1 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge WIND RIVER AB BOYSEN RESERVOIR, NR SHOSHONI, WY · reading 66 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 06:00–08:00 local time — score 85/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 88/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 94/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 73 — good | 79 — good | 81 — excellent |
| Brown Trout | 84 — excellent | 87 — excellent | 88 — excellent |
| Walleye | 85 — excellent | 93 — excellent | 96 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Wind River (Boysen) rating:
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.86)
- wind: helping (+0.85)
- water temperature: helping (+0.84)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:21:24 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge WIND RIVER AB BOYSEN RESERVOIR, NR SHOSHONI, WY · 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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