Freestone · Glacial Till · Yukon, CA

Wind River (Yukon)

Wind River (Yukon) terrain map

The Wind is a gin-clear mountain river in the Yukon's pristine Peel watershed — a classic wilderness float with superb Arctic grayling and bull trout / Dolly Varden in dramatic Wernecke Mountain country.

Today · Not the day for it
Forecast · Today
Not the day for it
Not much stacked in your favour today. Worth an hour if you are nearby, not worth the special trip.
50% projected
Conditions on the water · Today
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp0.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather0°C
WindN 21 km/h
Pressure999 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Arctic Grayling
Cool — slow
1°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
Very poor — water clarity is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Chironomids
Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
1
Brown DunHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
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.
SS
Small streamer (char)
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
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
Bonnet Plume River (Yukon)
48 km
8
Arctic grayling · Arctic char · Lake trout
About this water

The grayling rise freely to the dry in clear pocket water, and the trip itself, by canoe or raft through untouched country, is half the point. Remote, short-season, unforgettable.

Under the surface

The Wind is a clear, fast mountain river in the Yukon's wild Peel watershed, a classic wilderness float holding outstanding Arctic grayling and bull trout / Dolly Varden (char), with lake trout in connected waters. Gin-clear and set in dramatic Wernecke Mountain country, it offers superb dry-fly grayling fishing on remote canoe and raft expeditions.

Wading: Remote wilderness, cold clear swift water, braided channels

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

Outstanding wild Arctic grayling and bull trout / Dolly Varden (char) — catch-and-release. Pristine Peel-watershed wilderness. Clean-Drain-Dry.

The full read · show the working · for Arctic Grayling · confidence 50%
How the 8 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature4 × 28%1.1
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time25 × 13%3.3
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity50 × 12%6.0
Limiting factor: Water temperature (0.5°C) is outside Arctic Grayling's preferred range (4–14°C)= 45
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 4–14 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Apple MapsGoogle Maps
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 July → 15 September
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Wind River (Yukon) is a freestone river in Yukon — Peel watershed (remote), Canada. Its recorded elevation is about 700 m above sea level and the catchment geology is glacial till. Our data lists arctic grayling and arctic char here. The trout season is recorded as running from 1 July to 15 September. Best window recorded for anglers: July to mid-September on summer float trips. Core methods listed: Dry flies to free-rising grayling; Nymphs in the deeper pockets; Streamers for char. Nearby waters in our listings include Bonnet Plume River (Yukon) at 48 km.