Large River · Granite · Xinjiang, CN

Qilitan Fishing Village 七里滩渔村

Qilitan Fishing Village 七里滩渔村 terrain map
Prime · Brown Trout
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear · 14–16
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About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelLight rain recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp11.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear14–16
The general nymph — fish it on a team, slow retrieve through the top few feet.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp11.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather13°C
WindW 28 km/h
Pressure1014 hPa
Rain · recent6.3 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
11°C est.ideal 1016°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown 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 right today, though time of day could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11am

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
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O
N
D
Stenopsyche CaddisHatch
2
3
3
2
Cicada (Semi)Hatch
2
2
Deleatidium / NZ Mayfly DunHatch
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Burrowing Mayfly / Green MayflyHatch
3
2
2

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

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • ⚠️ The Irtysh mainstem at Burqin is CLOSED 1 April – 30 June, and unlike Heilongjiang and Guangdong, Xinjiang's closure explicitly includes angling (禁渔期间严禁一切捕捞(垂钓)作业)
  • Outside it: one rod, one line, no more than two hook points; no boats; no fish finders or video-assist devices; no live aquatic bait
  • 🚫 The BURQIN RIVER — the tributary, not the mainstem — is closed YEAR-ROUND as burbot spawning ground; the town and the river share a name, so be certain which water you are on
  • 哈巴河县山口水库 is also closed year-round
  • / ⚠️ 额尔齐斯河布尔津段每年4月1日至6月30日禁渔,且新疆的禁渔明确包含垂钓。开放期内:一人一竿一线,钩尖不超过两个;禁用船艇;禁用探鱼器与可视钓鱼设备;禁用活体水生饵料。🚫 布尔津河(支流,非干流)为常年禁渔区,系江鳕核心产卵场;县名与河名相同,务必确认所在水域。哈巴河县山口水库亦全年禁渔。
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Conservation note

Northern pike (白斑狗鱼 / 乔尔泰, Esox lucius) is the legitimate fly target and the only species scored here. 🚫 CRITICAL: this river system also holds 北极茴鱼 (Arctic grayling), a NATIONAL CLASS II protected species — anglers have been criminally convicted and imprisoned for rod-caught grayling in Altai, with individual fish valued at ¥1,250–5,000. 哲罗鲑 (taimen) and 细鳞鲑 (lenok) are BOTH national Class II protected species under the 2021 名录 — angling for wild lenok is illegal, and Heilongjiang's own agriculture department releases it as 国家二级水生保护动物. Know what you have hooked, and return anything that is not a pike. / 白斑狗鱼(乔尔泰)为合法对象鱼,也是本条目唯一计分鱼种。🚫 重要提示:本水系同时分布国家二级重点保护动物北极茴鱼,阿勒泰地区已有多起以鱼竿垂钓北极茴鱼被追究刑事责任的判例,单尾核定价值1250至5000元。哲罗鲑与细鳞鲑均为2021年名录所列国家二级重点保护水生野生动物——垂钓野生细鳞鱼属违法行为,黑龙江省农业农村厅亦按国家二级水生保护动物进行增殖放流。务必辨明鱼种,非狗鱼一律放流。

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 82 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time45 × 13%5.9
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity64 × 12%7.7
Conditions total= 82
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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