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Bull River

Bull River terrain map
Good · Cutthroat Trout
Parachute Adams · 12-18
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
River dropping into shape after a lift. Fishing well — get there before it drops out.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Elk River
  • Water temp8.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Parachute Adams
Parachute Adams12-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Elk River
Water temp8.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather8°C
WindNE 6 km/h
Pressure1019 hPa
Rain · recent4.8 mm
Rain · ahead0.2 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Elk River. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Cutthroat Trout
Cool — slow
9°C est.ideal 9–15°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Cutthroat 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 insect activity could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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Western Green DrakeHatch
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Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
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2
Mahogany DunHatch
2
2
American March BrownHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Cutthroat Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Native C&R, bull trout protected
  • Verify current BC regs (Region 4).
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 4
Elk River
28 km
Cutthroat trout · Bull trout
St. Mary River
33 km
80
Cutthroat trout · Bull trout · Rainbow trout
Upper Kootenay River
34 km
Cutthroat trout · Bull trout · Rainbow trout
Wigwam River
51 km
Cutthroat trout · Bull trout
Conservation note

Native westslope cutthroat (Threatened, C&R) and bull trout (char, protected, C&R). Whirling disease/didymo concerns — Clean-Drain-Dry.

The full read · show the working · for Cutthroat Trout · confidence 90%
How the 79 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature96 × 28%26.9
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time60 × 13%7.8
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity55 × 12%6.6
Conditions total= 79
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Elk Riverproxy
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 15 June → 31 October
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts