Salmon River · Idaho · Columbia Basin
Salmon Townstretch
Target: Summer 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-4-5**Verdict:** Salmon Townstretch rates as excellent for summer steelhead, but proceed with cautious optimism given significant data gaps. The strong score (86/100) is driven primarily by fish abundance—recent counts are 55% above baseline at 410 fish—and favorable weather conditions; however, river flow is running high at 2770 cfs, above the ideal 600–2200 cfs range, which may affect fish positioning and catchability. The 37% confidence reflects missing water temperature and angler report data, both critical for deciding tactics and timing, so confirm current conditions on the water before committing a full day.
What drove the score
Factor breakdown
Fish counts
Recent count 410 vs 264 baseline (+55%, rising).
view source ↗River flow
2770cfs is above ideal (600–2200cfs).
view source ↗Weather & pressure
20% cloud, 2 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?
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Fish-count feed
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Provenance
- inputs hash
- 4409e3d0
- reproducible
- ✗ mismatch
- usgs gauge
- 13302500 ↗