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Chehalis River

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The Chehalis in the eastern Fraser Valley is an accessible, popular Lower Mainland river with a hatchery-supported winter steelhead run, cutthroat and salmon.

Species

A proper day on the water

Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.

The water's warmed to close to 13°C, running clear, sitting at a steady height.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for steelhead
Warm — slow
13°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
The full read · show the working · for steelhead · confidence 75%
How the 78 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature96 × 28%26.9
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity45 × 12%5.4
Conditions total= 78
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Conditions
○Regional est.
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
13.2°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
12°C
Wind
NW 2 km/h
Dead calm
Pressure
1020 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain · next 48h

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

Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10am

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

How to fish it · for steelhead
When
Winter steelhead Dec–April; cutthroat and salmon in season.
Where
The Chehalis in the eastern Fraser Valley is an accessible, popular Lower Mainland river with a hatchery-supported winter steelhead run, cutthroat and salmon.
Why this works
Good — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Through the year
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Western Green DrakeHatch
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Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
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Mahogany DunHatch
2
2
American March BrownHatch
2
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2

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

Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Retain marked hatchery steelhead where permitted; release wild; gear restrictions
  • Verify current BC regs (Region 2).
Directions
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About this water

The Chehalis in the eastern Fraser Valley is an accessible, popular Lower Mainland river with a hatchery-supported winter steelhead run, cutthroat and salmon. It fishes for winter steelhead on the clarity drop after rain and for cutthroat and salmon in season — a handy steelhead option close to Vancouver.

Under the surface

The Chehalis, a Harrison/Fraser tributary in the eastern Fraser Valley, is a rain-driven coastal river with a hatchery-supported winter steelhead run, cutthroat and salmon. Accessible from the Lower Mainland and popular, it fishes for winter steelhead on the clarity drop and for cutthroat and salmon in season.

Wading: Flashy rain driven flows, strong current

  • Granite
  • Partly confined
  • Pool riffle
  • Large river
Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 January → 31 December
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