Freestone · Basalt · British Columbia

Thompson River

Thompson River terrain map
Poor · Steelhead
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
Low and clear — careful approach country. A morning for the obvious fish only.
55% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelDry recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp22.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp22.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather28°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1010 hPa
Rain · recent0.5 mm
Rain · ahead1.5 mm

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

Water temperature for Steelhead
Welfare risk
23°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Closed — no recreational steelhead fishery.
Where
Once the most famous steelhead river on earth — the Thompson's big interior fish rising to a skated dry in the cold November canyon defined a whole school of…
Why this works
Very poor — water clarity is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 7am

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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
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Western Green DrakeHatch
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Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
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Mahogany DunHatch
2
2
American March BrownHatch
2
3
2

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

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • The steelhead fishery is closed
  • Interior Fraser steelhead are COSEWIC Endangered
  • Do not fish for them
  • Verify status against current BC notices.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
Tunkwa Lake
41 km
Rainbow trout
Coldwater River
58 km
Rainbow trout
Conservation note

Interior Fraser steelhead are Endangered (COSEWIC) and the recreational fishery is closed. This venue exists to inform and honour the river, not to direct anglers to it. We never score a closed, endangered population as a fishing opportunity.

Why this score · for Steelhead
  • Temperature028% weight
  • Flow6022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time6013% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity5312% weight
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout closed → closedClosed
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Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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