Hoh River · Washington · Olympic
Olympic Rainforest
Target: Winter Steelhead
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-4-5The Hoh River is in excellent condition for winter steelhead right now, with a strong score of 89/100 driven primarily by fish abundance (recent counts up 36% to 250) and ideal water flow at 717 cfs. However, your confidence should be tempered at 37% due to missing water temperature and recent angler report data—both critical for predicting actual hookup success. Plan your trip around the confirmed positives (healthy populations and good flow), but check current temperature conditions and local reports before committing, as cold water may slow feeding despite the favorable numbers.
What drove the score
Factor breakdown
Fish counts
Recent count 250 vs 184 baseline (+36%, rising).
view source ↗River flow
717cfs is in the ideal band (600–2200cfs).
view source ↗Weather & pressure
78% cloud, 10 km/h wind, stable pressure.
view source ↗Excluded — source unavailable
- Water temperatureweight 25% · dropped
- Recent angler reportsweight 8% · dropped
Catch report
Did you catch fish here?
No account, no personal data — just the catch outcome.
Fish-count feed
last 6 readingsSame inputs · every model version
Provenance
- inputs hash
- 43c4b25f
- reproducible
- ✗ mismatch
- usgs gauge
- 12041200 ↗