Mountain Freestone · Acidic Metamorphic · Sichuan, CN

Mengtun River 孟屯河

Mengtun River 孟屯河 terrain map
Tomorrow · Not the day for it
Forecast · Tomorrow
Not the day for it
Not much stacked in your favour today. Worth an hour if you are nearby, not worth the special trip.
40% projected
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Estimate
Level
Moderate rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp5.0°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather10°C
WindN 4 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent23.3 mm
Rain · ahead0.9 mm

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

Water temperature for White-spotted Char
Cool — slow
5°C est.ideal 7–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for White-spotted Char
When
Late summer into autumn once meltwater drops — subject to Aba's current closed-angling dates, which are unverified / 融雪退去后的夏末至秋季——须以阿坝州当年公布的禁钓期为准,该日期尚未核实
Where
The Mengtun runs off the high snow of the Qionglai range through a Qiang valley of stone watchtowers and pine forest west of Chengdu, before joining the…
Why this works
Good — water clarity is right today, though time of day could be better.
Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

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

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Yangtze-basin ban water under 川农规〔2024〕2号
  • Angling is permitted outside designated year-round no-angling zones and outside the closed season (provincially 1 Mar – 30 Jun; Aba may set different dates totalling at least four months)
  • One rod, one line, maximum two hook points, hook gape under 2cm, no boats or rafts, ~2.5kg daily retention though a single fish over 2.5kg may be kept
  • ⚠️ Organised group trips must notify the county fishery authority 15 days in advance
  • Whether this exact reach lies inside a designated no-angling zone is unresolved — such zones must be signed on the bank, so a local guide can settle it
  • Never target Sichuan taimen
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Conservation note

White-spotted char (*Salvelinus leucomaenis*) here is an introduced or escaped population — there is no native *Salvelinus* in Sichuan — and an introduced char is NOT a protected fish. Separately and still true: Sichuan taimen (*Hucho bleekeri*) and *Schizothorax* snow trout both occur in this catchment and ARE state-protected. Know which fish you are holding before you decide what to do with it. / 本河的白斑红点鲑(*Salvelinus leucomaenis*)为引入或逃逸种群——四川并无本土红点鲑属鱼类——引入种群不受保护。另需注意:川陕哲罗鲑与裂腹鱼均分布于本流域,且均为国家重点保护物种。作钓时务必先辨明手中鱼种,再决定如何处置。

The full read · show the working · for White-spotted Char · confidence 85%
How the 72 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature70 × 30%21.0
Flow60 × 25%15.0
Clarity95 × 20%19.0
Feeding Time60 × 15%9.0
Pressure75 × 10%7.5
Conditions total= 72
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
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