Nooksack River · Washington
Ferndale Drift
Target: Pink Salmon
Confidence is reduced because fish counts, recent angler reports were unavailable. The score reflects only the sources that reported in.
Angler briefing
generated · claude-haiku-4-5**Verdict:** Ferndale Drift rates as an excellent pink salmon prospect today, though moderate confidence reflects incomplete information. **Drivers:** Water temperature is ideal at 8.4°C (40 points), and weather conditions are stable with cloud cover and manageable wind (14 points), but river flow at 433cfs significantly underperforms the optimal range of 600–2200cfs (reducing flow's contribution to 27 points). The 62% confidence is constrained by unavailable fish count data and recent angler reports, which would normally help validate current conditions on the water.
What drove the score
Factor breakdown
Water temperature
8.4°C is in the ideal band (8–16°C).
view source ↗River flow
433cfs is below ideal (600–2200cfs).
view source ↗Weather & pressure
100% cloud, 19 km/h wind, stable pressure.
view source ↗Excluded — source unavailable
- Fish countsweight 30% · dropped
- Recent angler reportsweight 8% · dropped
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Provenance
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- d1787257
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- ✗ mismatch
- usgs gauge
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