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 · About as good as it gets
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Forecast · Today
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.
75% projected
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Conditions on the water · Today
Estimate
Level
Moderate rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp4.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather4°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1022 hPa
Rain · recent10.3 mm
Rain · ahead1.4 mm

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

Water temperature for Arctic Grayling
Ideal
5°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
Excellent — time of day is working for you, but insect activity is the limiting factor today. Grayling is active in the cooler margins of the season.
Likely species
Mayflies
Chironomids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10am

12pm(now) — Black Midge

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 28%
Peak emergence window3 food groups active

Peak activity at 10am — Black Midge (Black Midge, Peak emergence window)

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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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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Brown DunHatch
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Western Green DrakeHatch
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Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
2
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2
Mahogany DunHatch
2
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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
Arctic grayling · Arctic char · Lake trout
About this water

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. 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 75%
How the 81 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature75 × 28%21.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time90 × 13%11.7
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity39 × 12%4.7
Conditions total= 76
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 July → 15 September
Related guides
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