Tailwater · Mixed · Wyoming, US

North Platte River — Miracle Mile

North Platte River — Miracle Mile terrain map
Today · Not the day for it
Pheasant Tail
Forecast · Today
Not the day for it
Not much stacked in your favour today. Worth an hour if you are nearby, not worth the special trip.
45% projected
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail
Pheasant Tail
Conditions on the water · Today
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp9.2°C
ClarityUnfishable
Weather8°C
WindN 18 km/h
Pressure1030 hPa
Rain · recent6.6 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
Cool — slow
9°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°

A dam sets this river's temperature, not the weather, so it can shift several degrees within hours when the release changes. It also warms as it runs away from the dam.

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 — conditions well-balanced, with water clarity particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Mayflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11:00

12:00(now) — Western Blue-Winged Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 64%
Also:Black Midge48%
Peak emergence window4 food groups active

Peak activity at 11:00 — Western Blue-Winged Olive (Western Blue-Winged Olive, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 3 as a supporter.

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Western Blue-Winged OliveHatch
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3
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Pale Morning DunHatch
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TricoHatch
2
3
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Wyoming licence
  • Tailwater open all year; flow tracks the Kortes Dam release with a statutory minimum
  • Check Wyoming Game & Fish.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 83 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature85 × 28%23.8
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity68 × 12%8.2
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 January → 31 December
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts