Rain
40° / Rain
Sunrise 7:06am
Sunset 4:34pm
Rain
248 CFS Pineville Gauge
195 CFS Dam Release

Fishing Report Archives

August 31, 2022

We had about a dozen anglers fish the run today. Some fished early, left and returned late. Others fished throughout the morning. Only a couple of fish were spotted today and that was early morning. The water level will be bumped up to 350 cfs from the dam beginning at 9:00 PM tonight on its way to 750 cfs over the weekend. That and cooler temperatures overnight and into tomorrow gives us reason to be optimistic.

Clouds

70° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:27am

Sunset: 7:42pm

286 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clouds

Clouds

August 30, 2022

We had two anglers fish the run today. One did not see salmon nor movement. The other was able to bring two salmon to hand. Right place. Right time. Very early seems to be "the right time." Rain came in this afternoon and we have had a good soaking for the past several hours which will help water levels and cool down the water temperatures as well.
 
Water from the dam remains at 185 cfs and the flow at Pineville is 277 cfs (ticking up due to the rain of this afternoon)

Rain

68° / Rain

Sunrise: 6:26am

Sunset: 7:44pm

277 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

rain

Rain

August 29, 2022

There were 13 anglers on the run today, all had a good time, the weather cooperated but the fish didn't. No one spotted a fish, but they all left happy. The run is beautiful this time of year.

Clouds

73° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:25am

Sunset: 7:46pm

256 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clouds

Clouds

August 28, 2022

Cool overnight temperatures helped bring the water temperature down a bit with early morning readings in the mid-60's climbing to around 68 by noon. Only a few anglers fished the run today with only one season pass holder spotting two fish (one of which he was able to bring to hand.) The fish looked a little brighter than the fish that was posted about a week ago, and that's an encouraging sign.
 
Water from the dam remains at 185 cfs and the current flow at Pineville is 264 cfs

Clouds

82° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:24am

Sunset: 7:48pm

264 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clouds

Clouds

August 27, 2022

28 guests were on the run today - these guests trickled in starting at opening time, until the late afternoon, with a fair percentage leaving after fishing the morning, and coming back for the evening bite - attached are pictures of the foggy fields and blazing dawn that greeted our earlier guests - CFS at the dam 185, with the CFS at the Pineville gauge dropping from 299 to 286 over the day - water temperatures started at 69 degrees early this morning, and rose to 75 degrees later in the day - our day started out in the mid 60s, and only climbed to the mid 70s - we alternated with some cloud cover to brilliant blue skies, plenty of sunshine, and light breezes - Smallmouth Bass are still providing action, as incidental catches, as are some large Fallfish - although our guests fished from top to bottom of the run, there were only occasional sightings of moving salmon, and those were sporadic and not numerous - there were no hookups . . . we will have an overnight low of a chilly 58 degrees, with tomorrow's forecast as follows: Generally sunny. High near 85F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.

Clear

74° / Clear

Sunrise: 6:22am

Sunset: 7:49pm

281 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clear

Clear

August 26, 2022

We had about a dozen anglers fish the run over the course of the day. Most anglers reported that they did not see any salmon and a few others indicated that they saw a few. One angler this afternoon spotted one salmon and this morning a season pass holder reported seeing "maybe a half dozen." No reports of any fish brought to hand. We might get a little rain overnight and possibility of spotty showers tomorrow.
 
Reported flow from the dam is 210 cfs and the flow at Pineville is 304 cfs

Clouds

76° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:21am

Sunset: 7:51pm

313 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

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Clouds

August 25, 2022

A note to our guests: we are receiving calls complaining that a guest cannot access their account to order passes or reserve lodges, etc. - if you had online DSR accounts prior to 31 December 2021, they did not carry over into our new system, which went into effect in January 2022 - so, in order to buy passes, reserve lodges, etc. you will need to create a new account in our new system 
 
we had eight guests on the run today - most of them sighted salmon, and one briefly hooked up with a salmon - so, they're here, just not in large numbers yet - CFS at the dam is 210, CFS at the Pineville gauge is 304 - our day started off in the high 60s, and ramped up to the high 70s - water temperatures ranged from 68 to 71 degrees - an overcast start to the day cleared up to blue skies and plenty of sunshine - breezes were light and did little to dispel the humidity - our overnight low will be 64 degrees, with the forecast for tomorrow as: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Storms may contain strong gusty winds. High 77F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

Clouds

80° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:20am

Sunset: 7:53pm

304 CFS Pineville Gauge

210 CFS Dam Release

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Clouds

August 24, 2022

There were five anglers enjoying a mild summer day, one angler spotted a couple of salmon at the lower end of the run. And one angler landed a big King around sunset, hopefully they’ll send the picture, it was a nice fish.

Clear

69° / Clear

Sunrise: 6:19am

Sunset: 7:54pm

341 CFS Pineville Gauge

210 CFS Dam Release

clear

Clear

August 23, 2022

we had eight guests on the run today - a few of them reported some action with Smallmouth Bass, but there were no sightings of salmon - CFS at the dam remains at 210, CFS at the Pineville gauge is 346 - air temperatures ranged from low to mid 70s, it has been overcast all day, drizzling or outright raining sporadically throughout the day, with light breezes but muggy - tonight we will see more rain, low of 63 degrees, with the forecast for tomorrow: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 79F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

Clouds

72° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:18am

Sunset: 7:56pm

371 CFS Pineville Gauge

210 CFS Dam Release

clouds

Clouds

August 22, 2022

Nine anglers braved the challenging conditions today, hopefully the rain that's been falling the past couple of days will get the fish moving. Just one salmon was sighted today. The water temp this afternoon was 72F.

Clouds

69° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:17am

Sunset: 7:58pm

318 CFS Pineville Gauge

210 CFS Dam Release

clouds

Clouds

August 21, 2022

Evening Report

This evenings report is a continuation of this afternoons report. Some of the anglers that fished and saw salmon this morning came back this afternoon and evening and all six anglers reported seeing "some" additional salmon. Not a lot but some. No additional fish were brought to hand although one was hooked and broke off. The next few days will tell us if the fish that appeared on the run today are the beginning of more to come or are merely fish that were hanging around and made a move when we received that rain and the bump in the water level. We'll see what tomorrow brings, but things are beginning to get interesting. More rain is in the forecast and that's a good thing.
 
Water flow from the dam remains at 185 cfs and the flow at Pineville is currently 290 cfs (up about 50 cfs for the day)

Clouds

69° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:16am

Sunset: 7:59pm

290 CFS Pineville Gauge

210 CFS Dam Release

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Clouds

August 21, 2022

This is the first afternoon fishing report that we've had in a while, but todays news justifies it. The rain that we had this morning, combined with some cooler temperatures encouraged some Salmon to push into the DSR. Reports of the few anglers on the water suggest not a lot of fish but "some". One angler reported seeing at least a half dozen this morning (before he left) and while two others "saw nothing" this morning, reported seeing three this afternoon, one of which is pictured on our Facebook page. Someone had to be first and this happy father and son were the first on the Douglaston Salmon Run. This evening I will give an update on any additional fish or sightings.

Clouds

82° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:16am

Sunset: 7:59pm

286 CFS Pineville Gauge

210 CFS Dam Release

clouds

Clouds

August 20, 2022

we had nine guests on the run, the majority of whom only fished the morning hours - one of those guests did not leave until 7 PM or so, and reported good action on some decent sized Smallmouth Bass in the middle section - there were no salmon sightings today - CFS at the dam is 210, CFS at the Pineville gauge is 236 - our air temperature started at 65 degrees and rapidly climbed to its peak of 88 degrees - skies vacillated between partly cloudy to clear, with light breezes all day - humidity was a bit high today - possible rain tonight, low of 67 degrees - the forecast for tomorrow is: Mixed clouds and sun with scattered thunderstorms. High 82F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

Clouds

82° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:15am

Sunset: 8:01pm

236 CFS Pineville Gauge

210 CFS Dam Release

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Clouds

August 19, 2022

We had one angler take advantage of a beautiful day and while he said that it was beautiful down on the water, he didn't have any success with bringing fish to hand. Again today there was no sign of any salmon. Water from the dam remains at 185 cfs and the flow at Pineville is 240 cfs. It would be good to get some rain as things are getting a little dry.

Clear

79° / Clear

Sunrise: 6:13am

Sunset: 8:02pm

240 CFS Pineville Gauge

190 CFS Dam Release

clear

Clear

August 18, 2022

We had two guests fish the run today - the one I was able to speak to first fished the middle section, then the upper section, without hooking up or seeing anything significant - CFS at the dam is 185, at the Pineville gauge is 244 - our temperatures ranged from the mid-60s to near the mid-80s, overcast most of the day, some breezes - overnight low of 61, with the forecast for tomorrow: Some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. High 82F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Clouds

71° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:12am

Sunset: 8:04pm

244 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clouds

Clouds

August 17, 2022

Just a few anglers ventured out today. A Season Passholder and his son saw a few bass, missed a couple. That was all the action reported. It was a nice day, even with two short downpours and a little thunder.

Clouds

67° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:11am

Sunset: 8:05pm

264 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clouds

Clouds

August 16, 2022

one guest fished the run today, starting in the early evening - he's still out as of this report - I will update the report if there is anything of interest to report - CFS at the dam is 185, CFS at the Pineville gauge is 264 - our day hovered in the mid 60s temperature wise - cloud cover was variable, with occasional sunshine - light breezes, started sprinkling in the late afternoon, for a couple of hours - overnight low will be 62 degrees, and the forecast is: Considerable cloudiness. Occasional rain showers in the afternoon. Thunder possible. High 76F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

Clouds

75° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:10am

Sunset: 8:07pm

256 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clouds

Clouds

August 15, 2022

Another beautiful day on the river, a few medium sized Smallmouths were caught, no Salmon were sighted. A Season Passholder commented on the abundance of butterflies and birds, a great day on the water. The water temps were 67F this morning warming up to 70F around noon.

Clouds

71° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:09am

Sunset: 8:08pm

228 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

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Clouds

August 14, 2022

Another beautiful day on the river. We had 9 guests enjoying the day, few had some success. One angler had a great time catching Smallmouths. He landed several 14 inchers, but the lions share of were "small" Smallmouths. He stated the most activity was in the fast water.

Clear

71° / Clear

Sunrise: 6:08am

Sunset: 8:10pm

232 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clear

Clear

August 13, 2022

A half dozen anglers took advantage of a truly beautiful day and joined us on the run today. "Small fry" is all that was reported. An early morning angler fished until mid-morning and did see any evidence of what he was looking for and that was the same report of a couple season pass holders that fished the early evening hours. One did report that while looking downriver for any tell tale sign, he noticed significant splashing in the shallows downstream form his location. He got very excited and then disappointed (sort of) to realize that what he was witnessing were three deer splashing across the river!!!
 
Flow from the dam remains at 185 cfs and the current flow at Pineville is 240 cfs.

Clear

67° / Clear

Sunrise: 6:07am

Sunset: 8:11pm

240 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clear

Clear

August 12, 2022

Typical of this time of the year, there have been isolated salmon caught upriver already - today, two guests fished the run - one fished the center section during the morning into very early afternoon, but did not either see or hook into any fish - the other guest saw a solitary salmon splashing upriver this morning, took a break during the afternoon, and came back in the early evening to try again, without any luck - CFS at the dam 185, CFS at the Pineville gauge 240 - alternating periods of overcast and (mostly) clear skies meant bright sunshine most of the day - temperatures in the high 60s and low 70s most of the day, with cooling breezes - overnight low will be 50 degrees - tomorrow will be sunny, high 76 degrees, winds 5 to 10 mph - the good news in the next week is that daytime temperatures will be in the mid 70s, overnight lows will be low 60s, and there is a 39% - 41% chance of rain Monday through Thursday - other than biological imperatives, cooling temperatures, overcast and rain, are two of the three general triggers for salmon to enter the river - now we need increased water flow as the last trigger . . .
 
we have made the nine month seasons passes, for those passholders who had acceptable pictures uploaded to their accounts - you may pick those up on your first visit - if you are a season pass holder (nine or 6.5 months) please check your accounts to ensure that you have a passport quality picture uploaded (head and shoulders only, full on, face illuminated, no hat, no sunglasses, plain background) as this is the picture we will use to print your pass - please, no "action photos" as we generally cannot use those

Clear

71° / Clear

Sunrise: 6:06am

Sunset: 8:13pm

240 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clear

Clear

August 11, 2022

Although a handful of anglers fished the run today, the consensus was a slow day for smallmouth and no reported salmon sightings either. This mornings water temperature was 69F.

Clear

76° / Clear

Sunrise: 6:04am

Sunset: 8:14pm

240 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clear

Clear

August 10, 2022

Cooler temperatures brought four anglers to the run today. A few bass and some Fall fish were the only fish that were brought to hand today. Todays temperatures in the low 70's felt downright comfortable and while a little warmer tomorrow looks to be pleasant as well High of 77 degrees and a mix of clouds and sun. Flow from the dam remains at 185 cfs and the Pineville flow is 244 cfs

Clouds

76° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:03am

Sunset: 8:16pm

244 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

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Clouds

August 9, 2022

No guests fished the run today - CFS 185 at the dam, 248 at the Pineville gauge - air temperatures remained in the mid to high 70s all day - an overcast sky, with nice breezes, made for a welcome relief from the brutal heat and humidity combination of the past few weeks . . . the overnight low will be a refreshing 58 degrees, with the forecast for tomorrow as: Partly cloudy skies. High 77F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
 
The Estuary Lodge will very soon be opening up for booking 12 through 15 September - please call us should you be interested in booking this lodge
 
if you are having difficulty obtaining online daily access fishing passes, for the day(s) you wish to fish, here are some potential workarounds:
 
please note that we begin sales of online daily access fishing passes, for the forthcoming season, in mid-January of each year - please plan accordingly;
 
continue to monitor our website for the day(s) desired as, on occasion, individuals surrender their pass(es) and we post them back to the website;
 
renting an available DSR lodge allows you to purchase daily access fishing passes, up to the number of lodge guests, from the day of check-in through the day of check-out;
 
obtaining the services of a DSR guide will enable you to purchase daily access fishing pass(es) up to the maximum number of the guided party, for the day(s) the party is being guided;
 
you may want to research the benefits of a season pass, the greatest of which is guaranteed access every day that the pass is active, as well as four coupons each season that guarantee access for up to four guests, who may purchase daily access fishing passes for a reduced amount;
 
we will have limited opportunities for walk-up full, and afternoon only, daily access fishing passes - on the day(s) you wish to fish, be here at our posted opening time and obtain a numbered ticket (similar to the one you would obtain at the barber shop or any other location where there is an abundance of first-come, first-served, customers) at the kiosk located in front of our Ticket Office - after we have processed all categories of guests, we will determine if there are any tickets remaining (no-shows) and issue any available.

Clouds

69° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:02am

Sunset: 8:17pm

248 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

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Clouds

August 8, 2022

One angler hit the run early to beat the heat and the rain and unfortunately it seems it was too hot - even for the fish! The morning water temperature was 75F. We had a brief down pour mid afternoon that left a few puddles in the parking lot but skies are already clearing.

Clouds

78° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:01am

Sunset: 8:19pm

322 CFS Pineville Gauge

285 CFS Dam Release

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Rain

August 7, 2022

There were no guests on the run today - CFS is 750 at the dam (dropping to 350 at 6 PM tonight), CFS at the Pineville gauge is 770 - a cloudy day to start, temperature in the mid-70s, changed to clear skies, 94 degrees, little breeze . . . tonight the temperature falls back to 73 degrees, with the forecast for tomorrow as: Variable clouds with scattered thunderstorms. Potential for heavy rainfall. High 84F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

Clouds

89° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:00am

Sunset: 8:20pm

770 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

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Clouds

August 6, 2022

We had two anglers join us at the crack of dawn ( a good idea given the high temperatures forecast) and they fished until noon with little success. Tomorrow looks to be another hot one with temperatures going into the mid and upper 80's with high humidity and possible thunderstorms in spots.
 
The flow from the dam is at 750 cfs where it will stay until 6:00 PM tomorrow evening at which point it will drop to 350 cfs. Current flow at Pineville is 777 cfs. Be safe out there

Clouds

90° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:59am

Sunset: 8:21pm

777 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

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Clouds

August 5, 2022

There were no guests fishing today - CFS at the dam is 750, at the Pineville gauge is 408 - our day was overcast to partly cloudy, weak sunshine, 77 degrees this morning, ramping up to 88 degrees as of this report, humid, very light breezes - overnight low will be 69 degrees - forecast for tomorrow is: Generally sunny despite a few afternoon clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 88F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Clear

86° / Clear

Sunrise: 5:58am

Sunset: 8:22pm

408 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

clear

Clear

August 4, 2022

Clouds

83° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:57am

Sunset: 8:24pm

240 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clouds

Clouds

August 3, 2022

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Clouds

86° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:56am

Sunset: 8:25pm

244 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clouds

Clouds

August 2, 2022

Clouds

76° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:54am

Sunset: 8:26pm

244 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clouds

Clouds

August 1, 2022

One angler stretched his legs and had the run to himself all morning. While the fishing was fairly quiet (1 smallmouth bass reported), the scenery did not disappoint. Now that August is here and salmon season is on our doorstep, we can begin counting the days until the first salmon is caught! Will it be you?

Clear

85° / Clear

Sunrise: 5:53am

Sunset: 8:27pm

240 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

clear

Clear