Skykomish River · Washington
Gold Bar Run
Target: Winter Steelhead
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:** Gold Bar Run is in good condition for winter steelhead, but proceed with moderate expectations due to incomplete information. **Why:** Water temperature is ideal at 8.7°C and weather conditions are stable, together accounting for 54 of your 77 points; however, river flow at 381cfs is significantly below the optimal range of 600–2200cfs, which dampens the overall score. Your 62% confidence reflects the absence of current fish count data and recent angler reports—without these, you're missing key intel on actual steelhead presence and what others have experienced lately on the water.
What drove the score
Factor breakdown
Water temperature
8.7°C is in the ideal band (8–16°C).
view source ↗River flow
381cfs is below ideal (600–2200cfs).
view source ↗Weather & pressure
100% cloud, 16 km/h wind, stable pressure.
view source ↗Excluded — source unavailable
- Fish countsweight 30% · 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
- f67b317b
- reproducible
- ✗ mismatch
- usgs gauge
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