Cowlitz River · Washington
Castle Rock Bend
Target: Coho Salmon
Confidence is reduced because water temperature, recent angler reports were unavailable. The score reflects only the sources that reported in.
Angler briefing
generated · claude-haiku-4-5Castle Rock Bend is a fair bet today with a 59/100 score, though confidence is modest at 37% due to missing water temperature and angler report data. Fish populations are strong—recent counts of 1680 are up 40% versus baseline—but elevated river flow at 5140 cfs is well above the ideal 600–2200 cfs range, which will likely make salmon harder to locate and hook. Stable weather with overcast skies and light winds provides decent conditions, but the high water is the primary limiting factor.
What drove the score
Factor breakdown
Fish counts
Recent count 1680 vs 1200 baseline (+40%, rising).
view source ↗Weather & pressure
100% cloud, 12 km/h wind, stable pressure.
view source ↗River flow
5140cfs is above ideal (600–2200cfs).
view source ↗Excluded — source unavailable
- Water temperatureweight 25% · dropped
- Recent angler reportsweight 8% · dropped
Catch report
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Fish-count feed
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Provenance
- inputs hash
- c1404acb
- reproducible
- ✗ mismatch
- usgs gauge
- 14243000 ↗