Tailwater · Mixed · New York, US

Salmon River

Sunrise on the salmon river - panoramio
Prime · Brown Trout
Glo Bug · 8-14
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River dropping into shape after a lift. The kind of afternoon you remember — a weighted nymph through the clearing seams, the dry as it settles.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level1.66 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp14.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Glo Bug
Glo Bug8-14
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.66 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp14.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather4°C
WindN 26 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent13.3 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
14°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°

Typical for this reach at this time of year, fitted to the river's own record — not a reading of today's release. A change at the dam can move it several degrees within hours. It also warms as it runs away from the dam.

How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Mayflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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SulphurHatch
2
3
2
Trico (Eastern)Hatch
2
3
3
2
Eastern Blue-Winged OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Eastern Summer BWO (Drunella)Hatch
2
3
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • New York licence
  • Flow tracks the Lighthouse Hill release; the DSR (Douglaston) is private pay-to-fish, with extensive public water around Altmar/Pulaski
  • Verify NY DEC rules
  • Introduced, harvestable sport fishery.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 3
Oswego River
34 km
84
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Coho salmon
Genesee River
130 km
81
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Coho salmon
Oak Orchard Creek
174 km
83
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Coho salmon
Gallery · 2
  1. Sunrise on the salmon river - panoramio
  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 'Salmon River, Lower, and minor tribs' (NY0303-0016), 2022 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Not Supporting. Listed impairment causes: Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs, Pesticides. 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) · NY0303-0016

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 85 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time65 × 13%8.5
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity68 × 12%8.2
Conditions total= 85
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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