Reservoir · Granite · Xinjiang, CN

Kezijiaer Reservoir 克孜加尔水库

Kezijiaer Reservoir 克孜加尔水库 terrain map

The large water-management structure on the lower Kelan River, about forty kilometres from Altay town, run as a combined ecological-protection and recreational-angling water.

Good · Pike
Goodlive now
Autumn pike — big fish, big flies
Useful ripple, fishable wave. Fishable ripple — drift the productive shore.
78% confidence
What moved it
  • WindW 27 km/hModerate breeze
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Moderate breeze
W 27 km/h
N
W
from the west
Wave60 cm wave
Water temp12.3°C
Air temp14°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1011 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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

Head to
Wind driftW wind
Eastern end

A westerly has held for 13 hours, running warmer than the water (17°C air against 12°C water). Expect fish at the eastern end — the bank it is blowing into — where the drift piles food, colour and warmth together. This reads the upper water, though — a bottom bait at range feels it far less than a floater or a fish in the margins. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.

How to fish it · for Pike
When
Pike are feeding aggressively as water cools, building reserves for winter. Weed is dying back, concentrating both pike and prey fish into predictable holding areas.
Where
Autumn/winter pike on the fly — big fish season. Pike are putting on condition and take large flies confidently. Fish dropping weed edges, deep channels, and structure. Start with a sinking line and move to faster-sinking as the water cools. Biggest pike of the year come in this window.
The plan
Plan A

Autumn/winter pike on the fly — big fish season. Pike are putting on condition and take large flies confidently. Fish dropping weed edges, deep channels, and structure. Start with a sinking line and move to faster-sinking as the water cools. Biggest pike of the year come in this window.

Plan B

A fry-imitating pattern stripped through the margins can save a blank in autumn.

Watch for

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Bank, sheltered shores

In wind, bank fish the lee shore — boats can anchor in productive areas if conditions allow.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Gray DrakeHatch
2
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • ⚠️ The Kelan River and its mountain tributaries are CLOSED 1 April – 30 June under Altay city's own notice, and Xinjiang's closure explicitly includes angling
  • Outside it: one rod, one line, no more than two hook points; no boats, rafts or floating platforms; no fish finders or visual fishing devices; no live aquatic bait
  • Confirm the current year's dates before travelling — Altay publishes them annually
  • / ⚠️ 依阿勒泰市通告,克兰河及山区河流每年4月1日至6月30日禁渔,且新疆禁渔明确包含垂钓。开放期内:一人一竿一线,钩尖不超过两个;禁用船艇、排筏等水上漂浮物;禁用探鱼器与可视钓鱼设备;禁用活体水生饵料。出行前请核实当年公布的日期。
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
57%
Cloud50%
Wind30%
Temp100%

A reasonable day here, though wind isn't quite in the sweet spot.

About this water

The large water-management structure on the lower Kelan River, about forty kilometres from Altay town, run as a combined ecological-protection and recreational-angling water. It holds pike, perch, zander and Oriental bream, and its long shoreline and scattered pegs give it the feel of wild fishing rather than a managed pool — shallows and bays to choose between rather than a peg allotted to you. It shares the Irtysh system's closed season and its protected-species problem with Qilitan 七里滩渔村 downstream. / 克孜加尔水库是克兰河下游的大型水利枢纽,距阿勒泰市区约四十公里,兼具生态保护与休闲垂钓功能。水中有白斑狗鱼、五道黑、梭鲈与东方真鳊;岸线长、钓位分散,浅滩与湾汊皆可选择,野钓味浓,而非按位就座的管理钓场。其禁渔期与保护鱼种问题,与下游的七里滩渔村相同。

Under the surface

A large impoundment on the lower Kelan, forty kilometres out from Altay town, where the river slows into bays and shallow margins under open Altai sky. The shoreline is long and the pegs are scattered, so it fishes like wild water rather than a managed pool. / 克兰河下游的大型水利枢纽,距阿勒泰市区约四十公里。河水在此放缓,形成湾汊与浅滩,阿尔泰的天空开阔。岸线很长,钓位分散,作钓感受更接近野钓而非管理钓场。

Wading: Exposed shoreline, cold water, sudden Altai weather

  • Reservoir
  • Granite
  • Stillwater
  • Shallow margin
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (windy) are not ideal for this water.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for autumn fishing.
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