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Thompson River

Thompson River - Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada - July 1990
Prime · Steelhead
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelLight rain recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp8.4°C
  • ClarityClear
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp8.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather4°C
WindSE 3 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent4.0 mm
Rain · ahead7.7 mm

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

Water temperature for Steelhead
Ideal
8°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Closed — no recreational steelhead fishery.
Where
Once the most famous steelhead river on earth — the Thompson's big interior fish rising to a skated dry in the cold November canyon defined a whole school of…
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though time of day could be better.
Likely species
Mayflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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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
Records-basedModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Brown DunHatch
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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.
  • The steelhead fishery is closed
  • Interior Fraser steelhead are COSEWIC Endangered
  • Do not fish for them
  • Verify status against current BC notices.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
Tunkwa Lake
41 km
Rainbow trout
Coldwater River
55 km
Rainbow trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Thompson River - Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada - July 1990
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Conservation note

Interior Fraser steelhead are Endangered (COSEWIC) and the recreational fishery is closed. This venue exists to inform and honour the river, not to direct anglers to it. We never score a closed, endangered population as a fishing opportunity.

Why this score · for Steelhead
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time5513% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity6112% weight
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout closed → closedClosed
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Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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