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Red Deer River (upper, near Sundre)

Red Deer River (upper, near Sundre) — Red Deer River [EXPLORED]
Prime · Brown Trout
Parachute Adams · 12-18
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River high but settled. Coloured water — fish bigger and deeper, confident takes down the seams.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level1.59 m
  • Water temp14.2°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Parachute Adams
Parachute Adams12-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.59 m
Water temp14.2°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindSE 9 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent17.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.5 mm

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

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
14°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown 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 — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 9pm

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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2
Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
2
3
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
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Reach-specific gear/harvest rules; bull trout zero limit
  • Verify current Alberta regs (Zone ES1).
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
Fallentimber Creek
15 km
84
Brown trout
North Raven River (Stauffer Creek)
28 km
84
Brown trout · Brook trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Red Deer River (upper, near Sundre) — Red Deer River [EXPLORED]
    Red Deer River [EXPLORED]
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Conservation note

Wild brown and rainbow trout; bull trout (char, zero limit) and mountain whitefish present (whitefish prose-only, no engine slug). Cutthroat higher in the system. Whirling disease present in the Red Deer basin — Clean-Drain-Dry.

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 87 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity67 × 12%8.0
Conditions total= 87
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 16 June → 31 October
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts