Freestone · Granite · Zhejiang, CN

Gexi 葛溪

Gexi 葛溪 terrain map

A quiet tributary stream in the Fuyang hills south-west of Hangzhou, running through bamboo and greenway country at Xukou.

Poor · Makou
Pheasant Tail Nymph · Hook 16–20, unweighted
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
Low and clear — careful approach country. A morning for the obvious fish only.
50% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelLight rain recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp11.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail NymphHook 16–20, unweighted
in season · matches water height
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp11.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather24°C
WindS 3 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent3.8 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Makou
Too cold
12°C est.ideal 20–26°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Makou
When
May to October, the local golden season for stream fishing / 5月至10月，当地公认的溪钓黄金期
Where
A quiet tributary stream in the Fuyang hills south-west of Hangzhou, running through bamboo and greenway country at Xukou.
Why this works
Very poor — water clarity is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

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

Ranked for today
Makou fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Named in the 杭州市富阳区人民政府禁渔期通告 as one of four Fuchun tributaries (渌渚江、葛溪、壶源江、大源溪) closed 1 March – 30 June to every method EXCEPT 娱乐性游钓 — recreational angling is explicitly exempt, so it fishes year-round
  • Zhejiang adds one rod, one line, no more than two hook points, and names cross-river bridges and Grade 1 drinking-water source protection areas as no-angling zones
  • / 杭州市富阳区人民政府禁渔期通告将葛溪列为富春江四条支流之一（渌渚江、葛溪、壶源江、大源溪），3月1日至6月30日禁止除娱乐性游钓以外的所有作业方式——休闲垂钓明确豁免，故全年可钓。浙江另规定一人一竿一线、钩尖不超过两个，并将跨江桥与饮用水水源一级保护区列为禁钓区。
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Luzhu River 渌渚江
12 km
0
Makou
Fenshui River 分水江
17 km
0
Makou
Huyuan Stream 壶源溪
28 km
0
Makou
Changhua Stream 昌化溪
48 km
0
Makou
About this water

A quiet tributary stream in the Fuyang hills south-west of Hangzhou, running through bamboo and greenway country at Xukou. It is one of the four Fuchun tributaries named in Fuyang's own closed-season notice, and one of the waters the Hangzhou angling blogger who made Huyuan his home stream also fishes. Less celebrated than Huyuan, less crowded with it. / 葛溪是杭州西南富阳山间的一条支流，流经胥口镇的竹林与绿道。它是富阳区禁渔通告中列明的富春江四条支流之一，也是那位以壶源溪为主场的杭州钓鱼博主常去的水域之一。名气不及壶源溪，人也少些。

Under the surface

A small stream over granite cobble, running clear between bamboo and low hills. The character is intimate rather than grand — short pools, gravel margins, and enough cover that you fish it by moving. / 花岗岩卵石铺底的小溪，在竹林与丘陵间清澈流过。此地气质亲切而非壮阔——潭浅、砾滩、遮蔽充足，须边走边钓。

Wading: Flashy summer spates, slippery granite, monsoon rain

  • River
  • Granite
  • Confined
  • Riffle
  • Pool riffle
Conservation note

⭐ Nothing here is protected. 马口 (*Opsariichthys*) holds on the shallow gravel where fast water meets slow, and is scored. 溪石斑 (光唇鱼, *Acrossocheilus*) sits in the slack behind boulders and on broken-rock bottom; it has no engine profile and stays prose-only. / ⭐ 此处鱼种均非保护物种。马口栖于急缓交界的浅滩砾石处，已纳入计分；溪石斑（光唇鱼）伏于乱石底与石后缓流，无引擎模型，仅作文字说明。

The full read · show the working · for Makou · confidence 50%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature0 × 30%0.0
Flow60 × 25%15.0
Clarity95 × 20%19.0
Feeding Time40 × 15%6.0
Pressure75 × 10%7.5
Limiting factor: Water temperature (11.8°C) is outside Makou's preferred range (20–26°C)= 48
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 20–26 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
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