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Salmon River · Idaho · Columbia Basin

Salmon Townstretch

Target: Summer Steelhead

model v1.0.0 · Heuristic Baseline
freshly scored · 8/31/2026, 5:44:22 AM
91/100
Excellent
Confidence37% · Low confidence

Confidence is reduced because fish counts, water temperature, recent angler reports were unavailable. The score reflects only the sources that reported in.

Angler briefing

generated · claude-haiku-4-5

# Salmon Townstretch – Summer Steelhead Briefing This is an excellent spot to fish today, with conditions scoring 91/100, though moderate confidence (37%) reflects incomplete information. River flow dominates the positive outlook—836cfs sits squarely in the ideal 600–2200cfs band—while weather conditions (clear skies, light 9 km/h wind, and falling pressure) add meaningful support. However, the absence of current fish counts, water temperature data, and recent angler reports creates blind spots; confirm water temp is fishable before heading out and check for recent activity if possible.

What drove the score

Factor breakdown

River flow

+68pts

836cfs is in the ideal band (600–2200cfs).

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Weather & pressure

+23pts

0% cloud, 9 km/h wind, falling pressure.

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Excluded — source unavailable

  • Fish countsweight 30% · dropped
  • 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 · 410 counted

Same inputs · every model version

v1.0.0active
Heuristic Baseline
91
37% conf
v1.1.0candidate
Thermal-Weighted Candidate
88
36% conf
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Provenance

inputs hash
620e26ef
reproducible
✗ mismatch
usgs gauge
13302500