The essential fly fishing app
Read the river.
Match the hatch.
Tie the fly.
Fishbums brings real-time conditions, hatch charts, fly recommendations, and a community that actually fishes — to your iPhone and the web.
Now on the water in WA · OR · ID · MT · UT · CO · PA
Real-time conditions
Weather, water temp, and flows from USGS & NOAA gauges.
Hatch charts
Month-by-month bug activity for every river.
Fly tying + AI
Recipes, a materials inventory, and AI pattern picks.
Private by default
Your honey holes and camp spots stay yours.
Explore
All your favorite waters, one tap away
Browse rivers across seven states, search by name, and star the ones you fish most for instant access to everything that matters.
- Favorited waters surface first — no digging
- Filter by state: WA, OR, ID, MT, UT, CO, PA
- Real photos and quick stats on every river
Before you go
Read the river before you leave the truck
Live weather, water temps, and flows pulled straight from USGS and NOAA gauges — plus a 3-day forecast so you can time the bite instead of just hoping for it.
- Current weather, wind, and water temp at a glance
- USGS flow + NOAA gauge forecasts
- Month-by-month hatch charts for every river
Dial it in
Flow history, level forecasts, and maps you control
See where the river has been and where it's heading, then drop private pins on your honey holes, camp spots, and put-ins — all yours by default.
- Flow history + river level forecast graphs
- Find nearby fly shops, guides & access points
- Save private spots — camping, holes, put-ins
At the vise
A home for fly tyers
Can't get on the water today? Tie a few. Browse top patterns with step-by-step recipes, track what's on your bench, and let our AI suggest flies you can tie tonight — from the materials you already own.
Patterns & recipes
Top flies with difficulty ratings and step-by-step instructions.
Materials inventory
Track the threads, hooks, beads, and feathers on your bench.
AI suggestions
Match scores for the flies you can tie tonight — from what you own.
Where we fish
Now on the water in seven states
We add rivers carefully — real hatch data, real gauges, real local knowledge. More water is on the way.
- WA Washington
- OR Oregon
- ID Idaho
- MT Montana
- UT Utah
- CO Colorado
- PA Pennsylvania
- Request a water
Don't see your home water? Tell us where you fish and we'll add it to the list.
A look inside
See it in action
Everything from river levels to the vise, in one app. Swipe through.
Why we built this
“We'd rather see a hard-won dink than another hero shot.”
Fishbums is built for fishing, not for scrolling — and for treating the water like we want it around forever. Good stories beat grip-and-grins.
Read our story
Tight lines start here
Download Fishbums, check the conditions, and get on the water. Free to start.