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Ninilchik River
The Ninilchik River (Dena'ina: Niqnalchintnu) is a 21-mile-long (34-kilometer) stream on the Kenai Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska. From headwaters near the west coast of the peninsula, the river flows south, parallel to the coast, then turns sharply west near Ninilchik. From Wikipedia
Flow
No live USGS gauge within 25 miles of this river.
Snowpack
0.3 in of water in the snow at Mcneil Canyon, against a median 0.6 in for the date (50 % of normal).
The snowpack here usually builds from Nov 2, peaks Apr 16 and is gone by May 7; runoff follows the melt.
The season, November
Usually workable this week. Pick your window and fish it well.
- Midgessizes 18 to 22
- Small eggs and worms
- Pheasant tail and zebra midge nymphsunder an indicator
No live USGS gauge within range. Pick one if a nearby river is gauged.
Brown Trout are spawning (October to December). Stay off clean, light-coloured gravel in riffle tails and pool tailouts, and leave paired fish alone.
Brook Trout are spawning (September to November). Stay off clean, light-coloured gravel in riffle tails and pool tailouts, and leave paired fish alone.
Mountain Whitefish are spawning (October to December). The egg bite behind spawning whitefish is the best winter nymphing of the year: an egg pattern below the riffles.
- Egg patterns in the runs below the spawning gravel, never on it.
Written by the app's rules engine from the calendar, the gauge record and the snowpack, not by hand, so it says only what the data says. The weather for the week comes with the app.
Fly shops on this water
- Alaska Fly Fishing Tours (The Fly Box) Anchor PointWebsite
Nearby waters
- Kasilof River16 mi
- Anchor River25 mi
- Kenai River40 mi
Open Ninilchik River in FlyMaster for today's plan, the flies, and your own log here.
Flows from the U.S. Geological Survey, snowpack from the NRCS SNOTEL network, text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Built Nov 12.