Skagit River · Washington
Mount Vernon Reach
Target: Chinook Salmon
Confidence is reduced because recent angler reports was unavailable. The score reflects only the sources that reported in.
Angler briefing
generated · claude-haiku-4-5Mount Vernon Reach is scoring well for Chinook right now (65/100), driven by strong fish populations up 47% from baseline and water temperature holding in the ideal range. However, river flow is running high at 10,800 cfs—well above the optimal 600–2,200 cfs window—which will make fishing more challenging despite favorable conditions elsewhere. Confidence is moderate at 62% partly because recent angler reports aren't available to confirm how these conditions are actually playing out on the water.
What drove the score
Factor breakdown
Fish counts
Recent count 1320 vs 900 baseline (+47%, rising).
view source ↗Water temperature
11.5°C is in the ideal band (8–16°C).
view source ↗Weather & pressure
100% cloud, 9 km/h wind, stable pressure.
view source ↗River flow
10800cfs is above ideal (600–2200cfs).
view source ↗Excluded — source unavailable
- Recent angler reportsweight 8% · dropped
Catch report
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Fish-count feed
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Provenance
- inputs hash
- d67dda21
- reproducible
- ✗ mismatch
- usgs gauge
- 12200500 ↗