Freestone · Mixed · New York

Genesee River

Turquoise water of the Genesee River flowing over exposed shale ledges through a forested gorge in Letchworth State Park, New York.
Poor · Steelhead
Egg pattern · 12–16
Poorlive now
Not the day for it
River high but settled. Not much stacked in your favour today. Worth an hour if you are nearby, not worth the special trip.
55% confidence
What moved it
  • Level3.90 mLast reading 23 min ago
  • Water temp23.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Egg pattern
Egg pattern12–16
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
3.90 m
Last reading 23 min ago
Water temp23.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather17°C
WindNW 20 km/h
Pressure1010 hPa
Rain · recent36.8 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Steelhead
Welfare risk
23.8°Cideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Salmon Sep–Oct; steelhead Oct–Apr
Where
The Genesee runs salmon and steelhead into the heart of Rochester, where the fish gather in the lower gorge below the falls.
Why this works
Very poor — water clarity is working for you, but water temperature is the limiting factor today.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Quill GordonHatch
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Blue QuillHatch
2
3
2
HendricksonHatch
2
2
Eastern March BrownHatch
2
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Steelhead fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • New York licence; verify NY DEC rules and gorge access
  • Introduced, harvestable sport fishery.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
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Salmon River
130 km
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Coho salmon
Gallery · 2
  1. Turquoise water of the Genesee River flowing over exposed shale ledges through a forested gorge in Letchworth State Park, New York.
    The Genesee River carving through the shale gorge of Letchworth State Park, New York.
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
  • Aquatic life: Impaired
What this classification means

EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Genesee River, Lower, Main Stem' (NY0401-0001), 2022 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Not Supporting. Listed impairment causes: Metals Other Than Mercury, Pathogens, Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs, Pesticides, Dioxins. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.

Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.

EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · NY0401-0001

Why this score · for Steelhead
  • Temperature028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time8013% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity4112% weight
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