Freestone · Sand Gravel · British Columbia, CA

Morice River

Morice River venue image
Today · Slow going — pick your moments
Intruder
Forecast · Today
Slow going — pick your moments
Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
45% projected
Today's fly
Intruder
Intruder
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
1.16 m
Lifting fast
Water temp7.2°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather6°C
WindN 15 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent8.6 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Bull Trout
Ideal
7°C est.ideal 6–12°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Bull Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Mayflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10 Uhr

12 Uhr(now) — Black Midge

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 35%
Peak emergence window4 food groups active

Peak activity at 10 Uhr — Black Midge (Black Midge, Peak emergence window)

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Brown DunHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Western Green DrakeHatch
2
2
Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
2
3
2
Mahogany DunHatch
2
2

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

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Classified Waters Licence in autumn; single barbless; no bait; wild C&R
  • Verify current BC regs.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 1
Bulkley River
43 km
30
Steelhead · Rainbow trout · Bull trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Conservation note

Wild Skeena steelhead, catch-and-release. Bull trout (char) and chinook present, context only.

The full read · show the working · for Bull Trout · confidence 75%
How the 83 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature98 × 28%27.4
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity40 × 12%4.8
Conditions total= 83
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 June → 31 March
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