In behalf of the DSR, allow me to wish all of you, not only our guests but also our friends, a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year spent in the company of family and other loved ones! Be safe out there so you can visit us again in 2024! 750 CFS forecasted at the dam through midnight tomorrow 1190 CFS at the Pineville Gauge in AM, only dropped to 1170 as of this report . . . it is curious that the Pineville flow has not dropped significantly in correlation to the drop of the flow at the dam an overcast day, calm with periods of light wind, temperatures steady at 30 degrees for most the day We had 29 total guests, checking-in from opening time into the mid afternoon - I was able to directly speak to fourteen of our guests as they were leaving beginning from 8:30 AM until about 3 PM - eight of these guests were not able to get into any fish at all (some of these guests fished only for a few hours, some are new to the river and the flow level, however some were seasoned anglers who fished hard and travelled on the run); three had "bumps", "hard tugs", "got off"; one guests went 1 / 1 on a very hefty Steelhead, another went 1 / 2 also Steelhead, and the top rod for this group scored 2 / 2 for Steelhead while bottom bouncing egg sacks - our top rod for this group stated that "conditions were near perfect, it was just a tough day for catching" - there were several guests that remarked that it was just nice to be outdoors for the day, and on the water one last time for this year Of interest, another big group of our guests did not start coming off the run until around 4:30 PM through dark - of these twelve guests some had been here a fair portion of the day, but there were also quite a few who, essentially, fished the later part of the day - only two of this group were not able to get into any fish - three others were able to play from one to three fish apiece until they lost them - of the last group of seven, the later they came off the run it seemed the better they had done: in order: 2 / 2 Steelhead and 2 / 2 small resident Brown Trout; 2 / 4 Steelhead; 1 Steelhead; 4 Steelhead; 1 / 2 Steelhead; 2 / 4 Steelhead, and 2 / 2 Steelhead - many commented that it was a tough day for fishing, and they had to travel the entire run to achieve success . . an interesting day on the run, with varied results, but ultimately a "good" day to be out fishing on the run tonight and tomorrow's forecast: overcast tonight, a few flurries or snow showers possible. Low 23F. Winds light and variable. Tomorrow there will be a few clouds early, otherwise mostly sunny. High near 30F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Before planning, or executing, any trip to the DSR please always check safewaters.com/facility/lighthouse-hill for updated dam release information. DSR will be closed to fishing if the dam release goes above 2000 CFS, however will be open for general administrative matters 9 AM to 5 PM. 2024 Pass Release Information – https://us4.campaign-archive.com/...

31° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:37am

Sunset: 4:36pm

1160 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

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A little snow on occasion, but nothing serious. Glad that the rain held off. Perhaps that will mean that the water level will continue to drop. The scheduled flow is to remain at 750 cfs (which it was scheduled to go to at 9:00AM this morning), but the flow at Pineville is still almost 1300 cfs which makes me think that they might not have taken it to 750 cfs this morning. We'll just have to see what tomorrow brings. More sunshine is in the forecast and that would be a welcome change. Most anglers struggled today. A fish here and there with some anglers coming up empty. On the other hand, I just spoke with a season pass holder that was getting off the water at dust that went 4 for 6. A couple float fishermen regulars fished the afternoon and were able to go 3 for 5 between them.

32° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:37am

Sunset: 4:36pm

1260 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Clouds

Rain for the better part of the day. Mostly sprinkles with an occasion shower with temperatures in the low 40's made for somewhat unpleasant conditions. Still, this is at the end of December and the fact that we don't have tons of snow on the ground, high snow banks and shelf ice needs to be appreciated. Nearly a dozen anglers fished the run today and those with whom I have spoken with had to work for them. A few anglers that were swinging flies went 0 for 2 (dry line fishing), 0 for one, and 1 for three. The float fishermen faired about the same with reports of one for one, "not a fish", and "high rod" went to a float fisherman that was able to bring 5 fish to hand. The water is scheduled to drop tonight and tomorrow. At 9:00PM this evening the flow will drop from 1500 cfs to 1000 cfs until 9:00AM tomorrow at which point it is scheduled to go to 750 cfs. That should make things interesting.

41° / Rain

Sunrise: 7:37am

Sunset: 4:35pm

1940 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Rain

1500 CFS at the dam until 9 PM, at which time the flow will drop to 1200 (forecasted through midnight tomorrow) 1980 CFS at the Pineville Gauge in AM, dropped to 1970 in PM water temperatures were measured at a steady 39 degrees all AM - the water started relatively clear early, then picked up a stain as last night's rain funneled into the river run a mostly overcast day, with a brief period of brilliant sunshine in the early afternoon, calm, with temperatures steady at 49 degrees for the day We had 21 total guests, checking-in from just after opening into the early afternoon - I was able to directly speak to seventeen of our guests as they were leaving - eleven of these guests were able to bring to hand one to three Steelhead, with six of this group tied at 2 / 2, and the high rod was 3 Steelhead - eggs or beads under a bobber accounted for six fish today, with the rest falling to swung flies, mostly in the AM - the majority of our guests apparently predominately fished the middle and lower parts of the run tomorrow's forecast: there is a warning for dense fog overnight and perhaps the early morning- cloudy with occasional light rain. High 43F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Before planning, or executing, any trip to the DSR please always check safewaters.com/facility/lighthouse-hill for updated dam release information. DSR will be closed to fishing if the dam release goes above 2000 CFS. 2024 Pass Release Information – https://us4.campaign-archive.com/...

49° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:37am

Sunset: 4:34pm

1970 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Clouds

Daily fishing report:  The fishing was pretty good up and down the run as stated by Guide John Kopy of Little Johns' Fishing Guide Service. He had his client and client’s son; they drifted the run this morning, were able to hookup (species not stated) and those that they saw had hookups also. One guest leaving at 3pm had 2 landed out of 4 hookups, all Steelhead. He also stated that the water clarity was very slightly stained, emphasis on very slightly. One of the last guests to leave for the day stated that the two Steelhead he landed had very bright colors. The flow out of the Dam will remain at 1500CFS through 11:59PM on 12/28/23. The weather for tonight will have occasional rain. Low near 45F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch. Tomorrow’s weather will be cloudy with showers. High around 50F. Winds will be light and variable. Chance of rain 50%. Before planning, or executing, any trip to the DSR please always check safewaters.com/facility/lighthouse-hill for updated dam release information. DSR will be closed to fishing if the dam release goes above 2000 CFS. 2024 Pass Release Information – https://us4.campaign-archive.com/

49° / Rain

Sunrise: 7:36am

Sunset: 4:34pm

1870 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Rain

1500 CFS at the dam (forecasted only through midnight tonight) 1850 CFS at the Pineville Gauge all day long water temperatures were measured at 36 degrees early-on, rising to 38 degrees by early afternoon an overcast day, misty beginning in the early afternoon, calm, with temperatures rising from 41 to a high of 47 for the day We had eleven total guests drop in today, from just after opening into the mid-morning - I was able to directly speak to all eleven of our guests as they were leaving - one was continuing to practice with his new Spey rod (no fish), two were either not familiar with high water or were first-timers to the run (no fish), and of the remaining eight guests, two spoke of "bumps" and "grabs", two struck out, three tied at 1 / 1 Steelhead, and the last was high rod at 6 Steelhead brought to hand (egg sacks) Before planning, or executing, any trip to the DSR please always check safewaters.com/facility/lighthouse-hill for updated dam release information. DSR will be closed to fishing if the dam release goes above 2000 CFS. 2024 Pass Release Information – https://us4.campaign-archive.com/...

46° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:36am

Sunset: 4:33pm

1850 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Clouds

1500 CFS Dam Release (forecasted only through midnight tonight) 1870 CFS Pineville Gauge An overcast, misty, relatively calm day, with temperatures hovering in the very high 30s We had seven total guests pop in today, from just after opening into the late morning, for varied reasons ranging from "new rod I have to test out" to "looks like they did well yesterday!" - I was able to directly speak to six of our guests - one was practicing with his new rod, the others were able to get into only one or two fish each, with the high rod at 2 / 3 Steelhead - the comment was made that "there are not as many fish as yesterday" NOTE: the DSR will be closed for business tomorrow, 25 December 2023; we will reopen for normal business on Tuesday, 26 December, at 6:30 AM. Before planning, or executing, any trip to the DSR please always check safewaters.com/facility/lighthouse-hill for updated dam release information. DSR will be closed to fishing if the dam release goes above 2000 CFS. 2024 Pass Release Information – https://us4.campaign-archive.com/...

36° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:35am

Sunset: 4:32pm

1870 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Clouds

Some rain, drizzle, a little bit of snow and generally uncomfortable conditions on the run today. Nonetheless a dozen or so so anglers, perhaps encouraged by yesterdays drop in the flow, joined us today. TAs is frequently the case, right after a drop in the water things are a bit unsettled and it takes the fish a little while to adjust. Most anglers that I spoke with struggled to get into fish, but a couple angers were successful one bringing two fish to hand and one season pass holder going 6 for 10 (fishing from late morning until dusk). All anglers commented on how enjoyable it was to fish the run; having most of it to themselves. At the time of this posting 4:30PM there has not been an update to the what tomorrow's release will be. It remains at 1500 cfs from the dam and 1870 cfs at Pineville, but with the small amount of precipitation today, I wouldn't be surprised to see it going down in the near term. We will be open tomorrow morning but will be closing at 1:00PM. With warm temperatures forecast, it might be a good time to come fish.

34° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:35am

Sunset: 4:31pm

1870 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Clouds

12/22/23: DSR continues to be closed to fishing due to the dam's released exceeding our 2,000cfs threshold. DSR will reopen to fishing once the dam's release recedes below 2,000cfs. DSR remains open for office hours 9am-5pm.

16° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:35am

Sunset: 4:31pm

2700 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

Clouds

With the anticipated rain, last night the dam release was increased from 500 CFS to 1500 CFS where it remained for today.  Needless to say, given the strong winds and increased flows, things were a bit tricky today to say the least.  A few diehard anglers decided to take advantage of the low pressure day, and fished for the greater part of the day.  Unfortunately the conditions just weren't in the angler's favor.  Water clarity was noted as a bit of an issue as well, with significant run off.  Today's rain is expected to transition into snow tomorrow morning, with temperatures steadily dropping below freezing. Currently, the release from the dam is scheduled to remain at 1500 CFS until 11:59 PM tonight (12/18).  Please check safewaters.com/facility/lighthouse-hill for updated dam release information.  DSR will be closed to fishing if the dam release goes above 2000 CFS.

42° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:32am

Sunset: 4:29pm

2380 CFS Pineville Gauge

CFS Dam Release: safewaters.com

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