Freestone · Mixed · Alaska, US

Kisaralik River

Kisaralik River terrain map

The Kisaralik is a fly-out Kuskokwim clearwater river holding remote rainbows, grayling and char.

Tomorrow · About as good as it gets
Sculpin Streamer
Forecast · Tomorrow
About as good as it gets
On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
90% projected
Today's fly
Sculpin Streamer
Sculpin Streamer
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp10.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather11°C
WindN 5 km/h
Pressure1003 hPa
Rain · recent5.3 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Rainbow Trout
Ideal
10°C est.ideal 1018°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Rainbow Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though time of day could be better.
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 9pm

12pm(now) Western Blue-Winged Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 90%
Also:Black Midge55%
Peak emergence window7 food groups active

Peak activity at 9pm — Brown Dun (Brown Dun, 4 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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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 · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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Brown DunHatch
2
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3
3
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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
Rainbow Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • ADF&G emergency-order sensitive
  • Verify Kuskokwim-region rules and land/access logistics; salmon not scored.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
About this water

The Kisaralik is a fly-out Kuskokwim clearwater river holding remote rainbows, grayling and char. It is less globally famous than the Kvichak or Naknek, but it is exactly the sort of river serious Alaska fly anglers compare when choosing a float: clear water, leopard rainbows, grayling, char, salmon timing and wilderness logistics. Expect conditions to be hard to predict — the system is remote, sparsely gauged and sensitive to emergency orders.

  • Mixed
The full read · show the working · for Rainbow Trout · confidence 90%
How the 80 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature94 × 28%26.3
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity63 × 12%7.6
Conditions total= 80
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 8 June31 October
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