Spring Creek · Limestone Influenced · Alberta, CA

North Raven River (Stauffer Creek)

The North Raven River
Today · A proper day on the water
Pink Shrimp
Forecast · Today
A proper day on the water
A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
75% projected
Today's fly
Pink Shrimp
Pink Shrimp
Conditions on the water · Today
Proxy gauge
Level
Falling
Proxy
via Red Deer River (upper, near Sundre)
Water temp9.3°C
ClaritySlightly coloured
Weather9°C
WindN 17 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent15.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.2 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Red Deer River (upper, near Sundre). The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brook Trout
Cool — slow
9°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brook 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
Good — river flow is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Likely species
Mayflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11:00

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

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 82%
Also:Black Midge59%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost3 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

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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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Pale Morning DunHatch
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TricoHatch
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Freshwater ShrimpHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brook Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Gear restrictions (often fly-only / bait-banned) and limits
  • Verify current Alberta regs (Zone ES1).
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 3
Red Deer River (upper, near Sundre)
28 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Bull trout
Fallentimber Creek
35 km
Brown trout
Prairie Creek
53 km
Bull trout · Cutthroat trout · Brown trout
Gallery · 2
  1. The North Raven River
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Conservation note

Wild brown trout (introduced, self-sustaining) with brook trout — a technical catch-and-release-minded spring creek and a long-running habitat-restoration showcase. Clean-Drain-Dry gear.

The full read · show the working · for Brook Trout · confidence 75%
How the 66 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature54 × 28%15.1
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity75 × 18%13.5
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity45 × 12%5.4
Conditions total= 66
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Red Deer River (upper, near Sundre)proxy
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 16 June → 31 October
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts