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Wind River (Yukon)

Wind River (Yukon) terrain map
Prime · Arctic Char
Bright Streamer (orange/pink) · 2-6
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 temp8.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
BS
Bright Streamer (orange/pink)2-6
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp8.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather7°C
WindS 7 km/h
Pressure1012 hPa
Rain · recent3.7 mm
Rain · ahead0.8 mm

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

Water temperature for Arctic Char
Ideal
8°C est.ideal 4–12°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Arctic Char
When
July to mid-September on summer float trips.
Where
The Wind is a gin-clear mountain river in the Yukon's pristine Peel watershed — a classic wilderness float with superb Arctic grayling and bull trout / Dolly…
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Likely species
Mayflies
  • Large dark oliveMost likely
    #14–16 · Emerger
    Dead-drift the emerger — it's sitting in the film.
  • Green drakeAlso possible
    #8–10 · Dun
    Duns are up — the Spent Gnat spinners fall at dusk.
  • Blue-winged oliveAlso possible
    #16–18 · Dun
    Duns are up; a sherry spinner fall may follow.
  • Iron BlueAlso possible
    #16–18 · Dun
    Cold, grey day — the dun sits long. Good dry-fly water.
Caddisflies
  • GrannomMost likely
    #14–16 · Pupa
    Pupa first, then dries as the adults come off.
  • Satin sedgeAlso possible
    #12–14 · Egg-laying
    Skitter it at dusk — this one's fished, not dead-drifted.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10am

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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.

Updated 2 hours ago

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Western Green DrakeHatch
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Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
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Mahogany DunHatch
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American March BrownHatch
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3
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Arctic Char fly box
BS
Bright Streamer (orange/pink)Top
2-6 · Bright Streamer
High-confidence seasonal pick
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Grayling/char C&R / strict limits
  • Verify current Yukon regulations.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 1
Bonnet Plume River (Yukon)
36 km
Arctic grayling · Arctic char · Lake trout
Conservation note

Outstanding wild Arctic grayling and bull trout / Dolly Varden (char) — catch-and-release. Pristine Peel-watershed wilderness. Clean-Drain-Dry.

The full read · show the working · for Arctic Char · confidence 90%
How the 87 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow90 × 22%19.8
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time100 × 13%13.0
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity51 × 12%6.1
Conditions total= 87
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 July → 15 September
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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