FWP restrictions:No hoot owl restrictions or closures on lodge water. Verified June 24, 2026. Sun River: Closure, beginning 500 feet upstream and ending 500 feet downstream of the Sun River Bridge.
Check the source before you launch: FWP closures & restrictions.
In the windowLow, pushy, or warmToo low, blown, or 68°F+Big Hole gauges mark the BHWC conservation trigger (red line) and multi-year average (tick). Other rivers show an ideal-flow band. Water temp: blue under 65, amber 65–67, red 68 and up. Yesterday’s peak turns red at 70.