Freestone · Granite · Ontario, CA

Agawa River

A forested river canyon with the Agawa River winding between tree-covered hills under a blue sky with clouds.
Prime · Steelhead
Egg pattern · 12–16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River high but settled. Coloured water — fish bigger and deeper, confident takes down the seams.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Batchawana River
  • Water temp11.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Egg pattern
Egg pattern12–16
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Batchawana River
Water temp11.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather12°C
WindS 19 km/h
Pressure1014 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead8.7 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Batchawana River. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Steelhead
Ideal
11°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Steelhead spring (May) and fall; brook trout May–June.
Where
The Agawa runs through Lake Superior Provincial Park to the big lake — a spectacular wilderness river you can wade or float, with spring and fall steelhead…
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Likely species
Mayflies
Caddisflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 21 Uhr

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Sculpin (North America)Hatch
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Brown DunHatch
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Early Black StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Eastern Golden StoneHatch
2
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Steelhead
SS
Steelhead stonefly nymph
14–16 · Nymph
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Lake Superior PP; FMZ seasons and sanctuary rules
  • Verify the current OFRS and park rules.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Sand River
14 km
77
Brook trout · Steelhead · Rainbow trout
Chippewa River
42 km
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Brook trout
Batchawana River
46 km
Steelhead · Brook trout · Rainbow trout
Algoma brook trout streams
49 km
Brook trout · Black bass
Gallery · 2
  1. A forested river canyon with the Agawa River winding between tree-covered hills under a blue sky with clouds.
    The Agawa River through Agawa Canyon, Ontario
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Conservation note

Lake Superior steelhead (naturalised) and wild native brook trout; within Lake Superior Provincial Park (park rules apply). Clean-Drain-Dry.

Why this score · for Steelhead
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time6013% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity5712% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout Letzter Saturday April → 30 September
Related guides
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