Freestone · Glacial Till · British Columbia, CA

Kispiox River

Kispiox River venue image
Today · A proper day on the water
Pheasant Tail
Forecast · Today
A proper day on the water
A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
65% projected
Today's fly
Pheasant Tail
Pheasant Tail
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
1.23 m
Lifting fast
Water temp11.5°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather14°C
WindN 4 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent10.3 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Rainbow Trout
Ideal
12°C est.ideal 10–18°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
Good — water temperature is right today, though water clarity could be better.
Likely species
Mayflies
Caddisflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 12h

12h(now) — Mahogany Dun

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 67%
Also:Reed Smut21%
Peak emergence window5 food groups active

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

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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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
1
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2
2
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2
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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
Fly box · Rainbow Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Classified Waters Licence in autumn; single barbless; no bait; wild steelhead C&R
  • Verify current BC regs.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 1
Babine River
40 km
Steelhead · Rainbow trout · Bull trout
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Conservation note

Home of some of the largest wild steelhead on earth — a catch-and-release fishery only. We never score wild steelhead as a harvest target.

The full read · show the working · for Rainbow Trout · confidence 75%
How the 76 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow95 × 22%20.9
Clarity45 × 18%8.1
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity49 × 12%5.9
Conditions total= 76
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
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 June → 31 March
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts