Puyallup River · Washington
Puyallup Flats
Target: Chinook 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-4-5**Verdict:** Puyallup Flats is scoring Excellent (87/100) for Chinook right now, but proceed with moderate caution—the 37% confidence reflects significant gaps in the picture. **Drivers:** Fish counts are running 35% above baseline at 530 recent fish, and river flow at 1840 cfs sits solidly in the ideal band, together accounting for 73 of your 87 points. Weather is stable and cooperative. **Missing data caveat:** Water temperature and recent angler reports are unavailable, which explains why confidence sits at only 37% despite the high score—you're missing real-time feedback on whether conditions are actually producing bites right now, so treat this score as promising but incomplete.
What drove the score
Factor breakdown
River flow
1840cfs is in the ideal band (600–2200cfs).
view source ↗Fish counts
Recent count 530 vs 392 baseline (+35%, rising).
view source ↗Weather & pressure
100% cloud, 12 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
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Provenance
- inputs hash
- cc697fb1
- reproducible
- ✗ mismatch
- usgs gauge
- 12101500 ↗