Freestone · Granite · Zhejiang, CN

Changhua Stream 昌化溪

Full View of Changhua Town, Lin'an District 01 2023-11
Poor · Makou
Pheasant Tail Nymph · Hook 16–20, unweighted
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
Low and clear — careful approach country. A morning for the obvious fish only.
50% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelLight rain recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp10.4°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail NymphHook 16–20, unweighted
in season · matches water height
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp10.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather17°C
WindW 7 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent2.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.5 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Makou
Too cold
10°C est.ideal 20–26°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Makou
When
May to October, the local golden season for stream fishing / 5月至10月,当地公认的溪钓黄金期
Where
The main hill stream of western Lin'an, running past Changhua and Heqiao towns in the Tianmu mountains west of Hangzhou.
Why this works
Very poor — water clarity is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Makou
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • A dedicated official letter to Changhua residents confirms the whole of Changhua town's watercourses including this stream and its tributaries, and bans fish finders and snagging gear outright
  • Zhejiang's one rod, one line, two hook points applies
  • / 《杭州市临安区人民政府关于实施禁渔制度的通告》(2025年发布,2026年1月1日施行)将区级以上河道22条(309.05公里)与镇级河道136条(1105.19公里)纳入全年禁渔,但娱乐性游钓除外。另有致昌化镇居民的公开信确认昌化溪及其支流全域纳入,并明令禁止探鱼、锚鱼器具。浙江的一人一竿一线、钩尖不超过两个同样适用。
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 3
Gallery · 2
  1. Full View of Changhua Town, Lin'an District 01 2023-11
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Conservation note

⭐ Nothing here is protected. 马口 (*Opsariichthys*) is scored. ⚠️ Note that Lin'an's mountain streams hold 虹彩马口鱼, described as a Chinese endemic species distinct from the widespread *O. bidens* the `makou` profile is built on — the same genus and the same fishing, but not the same fish, and the thermal profile has not been validated against it. 溪石斑 (光唇鱼) is present on broken-rock bottom and stays prose-only. / ⭐ 此处鱼种均非保护物种。马口已纳入计分。⚠️ 需注意临安山溪中分布虹彩马口鱼,据称为中国特有种,与 `makou` 模型所依据的广布种马口(*O. bidens*)并非同种——属相同、钓法相同,但鱼不同,温度模型未针对其验证。溪石斑(光唇鱼)栖于乱石底,仅作文字说明。

The full read · show the working · for Makou · confidence 50%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature0 × 30%0.0
Flow60 × 25%15.0
Clarity95 × 20%19.0
Feeding Time85 × 15%12.8
Pressure75 × 10%7.5
Limiting factor: Water temperature (10.4°C) is outside Makou's preferred range (20–26°C)= 54
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 20–26 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
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