Freestone · Granite · Ontario, CA

Agawa River

A forested river canyon with the Agawa River winding between tree-covered hills under a blue sky with clouds.

The Agawa runs through Lake Superior Provincial Park to the big lake — a spectacular wilderness river you can wade or float, with spring and fall steelhead and wild brook trout.

Good · Steelhead
Egg pattern · 12–16
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
River high but settled. Match the colour and fish the seams.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Batchawana River
  • Water temp5.9°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Egg pattern
Egg pattern12–16
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Batchawana River
Water temp5.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather6°C
WindN 13 km/h
Pressure1032 hPa
Rain · recent5.8 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Batchawana River. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Steelhead
Ideal
6°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Steelhead spring (May) and fall; brook trout May–June.
Where
The Agawa runs through Lake Superior Provincial Park to the big lake — a spectacular wilderness river you can wade or float, with spring and fall steelhead…
Why this works
Good — water temperature is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 9pm

Hatch predictions

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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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Sculpin (North America)Hatch
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Brown DunHatch
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Early Black StoneflyHatch
2
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Eastern Golden StoneHatch
2
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Steelhead fly box
SS
Steelhead stonefly nymph
14–16 · Nymph
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Lake Superior PP; FMZ seasons and sanctuary rules
  • Verify the current OFRS and park rules.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Sand River
14 km
80
Brook trout · Steelhead · Rainbow trout
Chippewa River
42 km
80
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Brook trout
Batchawana River
46 km
80
Steelhead · Brook trout · Rainbow trout
Algoma brook trout streams
49 km
Brook trout · Black bass
Gallery · 2
  1. A forested river canyon with the Agawa River winding between tree-covered hills under a blue sky with clouds.
    The Agawa River through Agawa Canyon, Ontario
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Agawa runs through Lake Superior Provincial Park to the big lake — a spectacular wilderness river you can wade or float, with spring and fall steelhead and wild brook trout. Clear Shield water, dramatic canyon-and-pool scenery, and lightly pressured fishing in a paradise for the adventurous angler.

Under the surface

A wilderness Lake Superior PP river of canyon, rapid and pool — steelhead runs and wild brook trout. Wade or float.

Wading: Remote park river, rapids, slick rock — wade/float

  • Granite
  • Confined
  • Pool riffle
  • Rapid
Conservation note

Lake Superior steelhead (naturalised) and wild native brook trout; within Lake Superior Provincial Park (park rules apply). Clean-Drain-Dry.

Why this score · for Steelhead
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time5513% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity3612% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout Last Saturday April → 30 September
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