Coastal Rain River · Granite · British Columbia, CA

Campbell River

Elk Falls Provincial Park and the Campbell River
Tomorrow · Slow going — pick your moments
Intruder
Forecast · Tomorrow
Slow going — pick your moments
Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
45% projected
Today's fly
Intruder
Intruder
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp10.9°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather7°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1014 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 Steelhead
Ideal
11°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°

A dam sets this river's temperature, not the weather, so it can shift several degrees within hours when the release changes. It also warms as it runs away from the dam.

How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Year-round by species: summer/winter steelhead, cutthroat through the warmer months and around the salmon runs.
Where
The Campbell is hallowed water — Roderick Haig-Brown fished and wrote from its banks — a short, strong, hydro-regulated river with summer and winter…
Why this works
Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Chironomids
Damselflies & dragonflies
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 12h

12h(now) — Mahogany Dun

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 48%
Peak emergence window3 food groups active

Peak activity at 12h — Mahogany Dun (Mahogany Dun, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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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
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Brown DunHatch
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Western Green DrakeHatch
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Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
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Mahogany DunHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Steelhead
PS
Purple Spey
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
FM
Fry/minnow pattern
8–10 · Streamer
Strip it for fish chasing fry or in coloured water.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Gear restrictions, wild steelhead C&R
  • Verify current BC regs (Region 1).
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Gallery · 2
  1. Elk Falls Provincial Park and the Campbell River
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Conservation note

Wild summer and winter steelhead (C&R), sea-run and resident cutthroat, and major salmon runs (separately regulated). A heritage river (Haig-Brown). Clean-Drain-Dry.

Why this score · for Steelhead
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time8013% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity7212% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January → 31 December
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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