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Situk River (Yakutat)

Situk River (Yakutat) terrain map
Prime · Steelhead
Egg-Sucking Leech · 12–16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River high but settled. Coloured water — fish bigger and deeper, confident takes down the seams.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level19.96 m
  • Water temp12.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
ES
Egg-Sucking Leech12–16
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
19.96 m
Water temp12.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather11°C
WindNW 9 km/h
Pressure1026 hPa
Rain · recent19.3 mm
Rain · ahead1.6 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Steelhead
Ideal
12.9°Cideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Spring steelhead run; autumn coho and Dolly windows
Where
The Situk near Yakutat is Alaska's accessible steelhead river — a short, fishable coastal stream that draws fly anglers north for one of the strongest wild…
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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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 · July highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
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Western Green DrakeHatch
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2
Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
2
3
2
Mahogany DunHatch
2
2
American March BrownHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Steelhead fly box
IL
Intruder-lite
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Wild steelhead are catch-and-release — verify current Situk steelhead bag/gear/season rules against Southeast/Yakutat regulations
  • EMERGENCY-ORDER SENSITIVE — check EOs
  • ADF&G weir COUNT is context only, not a bite forecast
  • No salmon legality claim.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
  • Aquatic life: Not assessed
What this classification means

EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Situk River' (AK_R_1040518_008), 2024 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Not Assessed. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.

Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.

EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · AK_R_1040518_008

Why this score · for Steelhead
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time8013% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity5712% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 April → 31 October
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