List of fly fishing waters in North America

• Alabama
  • Sipsey River - below Smith Lake Dam
• Alaska
  • Chena River - Premier dry-fly fishing for Arctic grayling[1]
  • Russian River - Fly fishing only for sockeye and silver salmon[2]
• Arizona
  • Lee's Ferry - trout
• Arkansas
  • White River
  • Little Red River
  • Buffalo River
  • Crooked Creek
  • North Fork River
  • Little Buffalo River
• California
  • Kern River
  • Pit River
• Colorado
  • Animas River
  • Arkansas River[3]
  • Fryingpan River[4]
  • Gunnison River
  • North Platte River
  • Rio Grande
  • Roaring Fork River[4]
• Connecticut
  • Farmington River
• Georgia
  • Chattahoochee River
  • Dukes Creek
• Idaho
  • Boise River
  • Henrys Fork (Snake River)—Fly fishing only within Harriman State Park[5]
  • Salmon River
  • Selway River
• Kentucky
  • Cumberland River
• Massachusetts
  • Deerfield River
  • Millers River
  • Swift River
  • Westfield River
• Maine
  • Penobscot River - World class landlocked salmon fishery on the West Branch[6]
• Maryland
  • Potomac River - North Branch
  • Savage River
  • Youghiogheny River
• Montana
  • Big Hole River—A Blue Ribbon trout stream.[7] Catch and release for grayling and westslope cutthroat trout[8]
  • Bitterroot River
  • Blackfoot River - A Blue Ribbon trout stream[7]
  • Boulder River - A Blue Ribbon trout stream[7]
  • Clark Fork
  • Dearborn River
  • DePuy Spring Creek[9][10][11][12]
  • East Gallatin River
  • Gallatin River - A Blue Ribbon trout stream[7]
  • Glacier National Park - Catch and release fishing for bull trout[13]
  • Madison River - A Blue Ribbon trout stream.[7] Headwaters fly fishing only in Yellowstone National Park.[14][15][16][17][18]
  • Ruby River - rainbow and brown trout in lower reaches, cutbow and Arctic grayling in headwaters
  • Yellowstone River - A Blue Ribbon trout stream.[7] Headwaters in Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park[16][19][20][21]
• Michigan
  • Au Sable River - Blue Ribbon trout fishery known for trophy brown trout. Also known as Michigan's "holy waters."
  • Huron River - Blue Ribbon smallmouth bass fishery in the Dexter-Ann Arbor area.
  • Pere Marquette River - The PM is especially known for its fall run salmon, but it has its share of large trout and steelhead.
• Minnesota
  • Devil Track River
  • Pigeon River
  • Root River - South Fork
  • Whitewater River
• Missouri
  • Bennett Spring State Park
  • Capps Creek
  • Crane Creek - known for the rare opportunity to catch a genetically pure strain of the McCloud Rainbow Trout.
  • Lake Taneycomo
  • Maramec Spring Park
  • Montauk State Park
  • Niangua River
  • Roaring River State Park
• New Hampshire
  • Androscoggin River
  • Connecticut River - Fly fishing only above Lake Francis[22]
• Nevada
  • Truckee River
• New Jersey
  • Flat Brook (including tributaries Big Flat Brook and Little Flat Brook)
  • Paulins Kill
  • Pequest River
• New York
  • Ausable River
  • Batten Kill
  • Beaver Kill[23]
  • Carmans River special reg trout
  • Connetquot River special reg trout
  • East Branch Delaware River
  • Esopus Creek
  • Neversink River
  • Nissequogue River special reg trout
  • New York City Watershed Waters special reg trout
  • Schoharie Creek
  • West Branch Delaware River
  • Willowemoc Creek
• North Carolina
  • Cheoah River
  • Davidson River
  • French Broad River - upstream of Brevard
  • Green River
  • Linville River
  • Nantahala River
  • Pigeon River - upstream of Canton
  • Tuckasegee River
  • Watauga River
• Oregon
  • Deschutes River
  • North Umpqua River
• Pennsylvania
  • Big Spring Creek-Cumberland special reg trout
  • Falling Spring Branch special reg trout
  • Fishing Creek
  • Jordan Creek
  • Lackawaxen River
  • LeTort Spring Run - Catch and release fly fishing only[24][25]
  • Little Juniata River
  • Little Lehigh Creek special reg trout
  • Ridley Creek State Park
  • Yellow Breeches Creek special reg trout
• Tennessee
  • Bald River
  • Caney Fork
  • Elk River
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Also in North Carolina[26]
  • Hiwassee River
  • Holston River
  • Tellico River
  • Watauga River
• Vermont
  • Batten Kill
• Virginia
  • James River[27]
  • Rapidan River[28]
  • Shenandoah National Park[29]
• Utah
  • San Juan River - Also in Colorado and New Mexico[30]
  • Provo River - World class trout fishery close to Utah's major cities. Brown and rainbow trout reach record lengths, with a typical fish running 18 inches or bigger. There are 3 branches to the Provo River, the lower, middle, and upper.
• Washington
  • Yakima River[31]
• West Virginia
  • Cheat River
  • Lost River
  • Mill Run
• Wyoming
  • Yellowstone National Park:
    • Firehole River - Fly fishing only in Yellowstone National Park[16]
    • Gibbon River - Fly fishing only below Gibbon Falls[16][32][33]
    • Lamar River - Major river in core of Yellowstone cutthroat trout population[16][34][35]
    • Slough Creek[16][36][37]
  • North Platte River

• Quebec
  • Du-Diable River*
  • Cache River*
  • Doncaster River*
  • Du-Nord River*
  • Ouareau River*
  • Shawinigan River*
  • Chateauguay River*
  • Yamaska River*
  • Nicolet River*,#
  • Du-Gouffre River**
  • Jacques-Cartier River*
  • Momonrency River*
  • Malbaie River**
  • Etchemin River*
  • Kedgwick River**
  • Ouelle River**
  • Rimouski River**
  • A-Mars River**
  • Petit-Saguenay River**
  • Saint-Jean River**, Saguenay
  • Sainte-Marguerite River**
  • Aux-Saumon River**
  • Aux-Rochers River**
  • Des-Escoumins River**
  • Godbout River**
  • Laval River**
  • Moisie River**
  • Trinite River**
  • Saint-Jean River**, Côte-Nord
  • Piashti River**
  • Petit-Watshishou River**
  • Nabisipi River**
  • Nathashquan River**
  • Kegaska River**
  • Musguaro River**
  • Muskanousse River**
  • Washicoutai River**
  • Gros-Mecatina River**
  • Kecarpoui River**
  • Coxipi River**
  • Saint-Paul River**
  • Jupiter River**
  • De-la-Chaloupe River**
  • Bonaventure River**
  • Cap-Chat River**
  • Cacapedia River**
  • Causapscal River**
  • Dartmouth River**
  • Grande River**
  • Grand-Pabos-Nord River**
  • Grand-Pabos-Ouest River**
  • Madeleine River**
  • Nouvelle River**
  • Malbaie River**, Gaspé Peninsula
  • Matane River**
  • Matapedia River**
  • Patapedia River**
  • Petit-Cascapedia River**
  • Petit-Pabos River**
  • Port-Daniel River**
  • Restigouche River**
  • Sainte-Anne River**
  • Saint-Jean River**, Gaspé Peninsula
  • York River**

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• Ontario
  • Burnt River - smallmouth bass fly fishing river[39]
  • Credit River
  • Grand River - brown trout and other species
  • Nipigon River
  • Ottawa River
  • Saugeen River - smallmouth bass and brown trout fly fishing river[40]
• New Brunswick
  • Miramichi River[41]
  • Restigouche River

• McClane, A. J. (1971). Field and Stream International Fishing Guide. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston. ISBN 9780030801310.
• Kreh, Lefty; Middleton, Harry (1993). Lefty's Favorite Fly Fishing Waters-Volume One-United States. Birmingham, Alabama: Odysseus Editions.
• Ford, Pat (2007). Best Fly-Fishing Trips Money Can Buy. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stakepole Books. ISBN 0-8117-0179-4.

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