Freestone · Glacial Till · Yukon, CA

Bonnet Plume River (Yukon)

Bonnet Plume River (Yukon) terrain map

The Bonnet Plume is a Canadian Heritage River deep in the Yukon's Peel watershed — clear mountain water with first-class Arctic grayling, bull trout / Dolly Varden and lake trout, fished on demanding wilderness floats through the Mackenzie Mountains.

Today · A proper day on the water
Pheasant Tail Nymph
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.
65% projected
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Conditions on the water · Today
Estimate
Level
Moderate rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp5.6°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather8°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent18.6 mm
Rain · ahead15.5 mm

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

Water temperature for Arctic Grayling
Ideal
6°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Arctic Grayling
When
Midday window — grayling feed best from late morning into early afternoon.
Where
Work runs and glides — grayling shoal in the bottom third of the water column.
Method
Tight-line nymph the bottom third with weighted patterns.
Kit
10 ft #3 rod, floating line, long leader to 4 lb fluoro for nymphs.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today. Grayling is active in the cooler margins of the season.
Likely species
Mayflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10am

12pm(now) — Black Midge

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 22%

Peak activity at 10am — Black Midge

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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Trout seasonSeason
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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.

Ranked for today
Arctic Grayling fly box
BH
Bead-head nymph
14–16 · Nymph
Search the runs and pockets, dead-drift near the bottom.
AL
Articulated leech (lakers)
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
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
Wind River (Yukon)
48 km
84
Arctic grayling · Arctic char
About this water

The Bonnet Plume is a Canadian Heritage River deep in the Yukon's Peel watershed — clear mountain water with first-class Arctic grayling, bull trout / Dolly Varden and lake trout, fished on demanding wilderness floats through the Mackenzie Mountains. The grayling fishing is superb and the country is as wild as it gets. A trip for the committed.

Under the surface

The Bonnet Plume is a wild Peel-watershed river, a Canadian Heritage River of clear mountain water holding excellent Arctic grayling, bull trout / Dolly Varden and lake trout in connected lakes. A remote, demanding wilderness float through the Mackenzie Mountains, it offers first-class dry-fly grayling fishing in some of the most pristine country in North America.

Wading: Remote wilderness, cold swift water, rapids

  • Glacial till
  • Partly confined
  • Pool riffle
  • Pocket water
Conservation note

Excellent wild Arctic grayling and bull trout / Dolly Varden (char), lake trout in connected lakes — catch-and-release. A Canadian Heritage River in pristine wilderness. Clean-Drain-Dry.

The full read · show the working · for Arctic Grayling · confidence 75%
How the 89 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time95 × 13%12.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity42 × 12%5.0
Conditions total= 84
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
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