Hi everyone, this is the Upper Salmon River (USR) steelhead fishing report for Nov. 10, 2026, and the data discussed in this report was collected from Nov. 2 through Nov. 8.
Angler effort on the USR increased considerably during the last week of October and remained at similar levels through the first week of November. Most anglers continued to focus downstream of Salmon, ID, in river location codes 15 and 16. Angler effort upstream of Salmon, ID remained low, but we did observe a small increase in activity in that area.
Similarly, catch rates also picked up during the last week of October and have stayed relatively consistent since then. Bank anglers interviewed downstream of the Middle Fork Salmon River in location code 14 averaged 39 hours per steelhead caught, and anglers interviewed downstream of North Fork in location code 15 averaged 26 hours per steelhead caught. Anglers interviewed downstream of the Lemhi River in location code 16 averaged 18 hours per steelhead caught, and anglers interviewed upstream of the Lemhi River in location code 17 averaged 11 hours per steelhead caught.
River conditions were great throughout last week. The area continued to experience unseasonably warm weather, and the river’s visibility was excellent. Water temperatures dropped into the low 40s during the weekend but have since risen back into the mid-40s, and river flows are around 90 percent of average for today’s date at the USGS gage in Salmon, ID.
That’s all we have to share for this week. If you have questions or would like additional information, please call the Salmon Regional Office at (208) 756-2271.
