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Elk River

Elk River terrain map
Prime · Cutthroat Trout
Parachute Adams · 12-18
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About as good as it gets
River dropping into shape after a lift. The kind of afternoon you remember — a weighted nymph through the clearing seams, the dry as it settles.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level1.87 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp11.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Parachute Adams
Parachute Adams12-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.87 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp11.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather11°C
WindNE 9 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent0.1 mm
Rain · ahead2.7 mm

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

Water temperature for Cutthroat Trout
Ideal
11°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
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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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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Mahogany DunHatch
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American March BrownHatch
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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.
  • Classified water, mid-June open, native cutthroat C&R, bull trout protected
  • Verify current BC regs (Region 4).
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 3
Bull River
28 km
Cutthroat trout · Bull trout
Wigwam River
34 km
Cutthroat trout · Bull trout
Upper Kootenay River
52 km
Cutthroat trout · Bull trout · Rainbow trout
Conservation note

Native westslope cutthroat (SARA Threatened — catch-and-release) and bull trout (a char; protected, catch-and-release). This is a treasured, sensitive native fishery — never scored as harvest. Whirling disease and didymo concerns: Clean-Drain-Dry.

The full read · show the working · for Cutthroat Trout · confidence 90%
How the 81 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time65 × 13%8.5
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity54 × 12%6.5
Conditions total= 81
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 15 June → 31 October
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts