Water temperature for Makou
Too cold11°C est.ideal 20–26°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Makou
When
May to October / 5月至10月
Where
The Fenshui is the largest of the Qiantang tributaries in this pack and the one the Hangzhou blogger who fishes Huyuan and Gexi also names.
Why this works
Very poor — water clarity is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
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.
- 《桐庐县天然水域渔业资源保护实施办法》 (2025-06-17) names 分水江老大桥至横村一桥 as a seasonal closed reach, 1 March – 30 June, within which all fishing is prohibited 休闲垂钓除外 — recreational angling excepted
- It is also listed by 杭州市农业农村局 as an important Qiantang tributary under the same 1 Mar – 30 Jun closure
- Zhejiang's one rod, one line, ≤2 hook points applies
- Lin'an and Tonglu run joint enforcement patrols here
- / 《桐庐县天然水域渔业资源保护实施办法》（2025年6月17日）将分水江老大桥至横村一桥列为季节性禁渔河段，3月1日至6月30日禁止一切渔业捕捞作业，休闲垂钓除外。杭州市农业农村局亦将其列为钱塘江重要支流，同期禁渔。适用浙江一人一竿一线、钩尖不超过两个。临安与桐庐在此联合执法。
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Conservation note
⭐ Nothing here is protected. 马口 (*Opsariichthys*) is scored. On a river this size 翘嘴 is the popular lure quarry and has no engine profile, so it stays prose-only. / ⭐ 此处鱼种均非保护物种。马口已纳入计分。此等体量的河流以翘嘴为路亚热门，但无引擎模型，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 Time55 × 15%8.3
Pressure75 × 10%7.5
Limiting factor: Water temperature (11.2°C) is outside Makou's preferred range (20–26°C)= 50
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.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Related guides
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Fenshui River 分水江
Water temperature for Makou
Too cold11°C est.ideal 20–26°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Makou
When
May to October / 5月至10月
Where
The Fenshui is the largest of the Qiantang tributaries in this pack and the one the Hangzhou blogger who fishes Huyuan and Gexi also names.
Why this works
Very poor — water clarity is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
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.
- 《桐庐县天然水域渔业资源保护实施办法》 (2025-06-17) names 分水江老大桥至横村一桥 as a seasonal closed reach, 1 March – 30 June, within which all fishing is prohibited 休闲垂钓除外 — recreational angling excepted
- It is also listed by 杭州市农业农村局 as an important Qiantang tributary under the same 1 Mar – 30 Jun closure
- Zhejiang's one rod, one line, ≤2 hook points applies
- Lin'an and Tonglu run joint enforcement patrols here
- / 《桐庐县天然水域渔业资源保护实施办法》（2025年6月17日）将分水江老大桥至横村一桥列为季节性禁渔河段，3月1日至6月30日禁止一切渔业捕捞作业，休闲垂钓除外。杭州市农业农村局亦将其列为钱塘江重要支流，同期禁渔。适用浙江一人一竿一线、钩尖不超过两个。临安与桐庐在此联合执法。
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Conservation note
⭐ Nothing here is protected. 马口 (*Opsariichthys*) is scored. On a river this size 翘嘴 is the popular lure quarry and has no engine profile, so it stays prose-only. / ⭐ 此处鱼种均非保护物种。马口已纳入计分。此等体量的河流以翘嘴为路亚热门，但无引擎模型，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 Time55 × 15%8.3
Pressure75 × 10%7.5
Limiting factor: Water temperature (11.2°C) is outside Makou's preferred range (20–26°C)= 50
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.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Related guides
Booking & contacts