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Hoh River · Washington · Olympic

Olympic Rainforest

Target: Winter Steelhead

model v1.0.0 · Heuristic Baseline
freshly scored · 6/30/2026, 7:30:31 PM
89/100
Excellent
Confidence37% · Low confidence

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-4-5

The 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

+37pts

Recent count 250 vs 184 baseline (+36%, rising).

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River flow

+37pts

717cfs is in the ideal band (600–2200cfs).

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Weather & pressure

+16pts

78% cloud, 10 km/h wind, stable pressure.

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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 readings
5/23/2026now · 250 counted

Same inputs · every model version

v1.0.0active
Heuristic Baseline
89
37% conf
v1.1.0candidate
Thermal-Weighted Candidate
87
36% conf
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Provenance

inputs hash
43c4b25f
reproducible
✗ mismatch
usgs gauge
12041200