***************OPENING HOURS CHANGE*****************

DUE TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES********OPENING WILL BE AT 9 AM ON 1 FEBURARY 2025

31° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:21am

Sunset: 5:14pm

1290 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Fishing Report for 1/29/2025-We had about ½ dozen anglers fish the run today, mostly starting in the early morning hours, finishing up just past noon, along with one angler who fished the last three hours of daylight.  Everyone got into some Steelhead today with numbers of fish brought to hand between 2 and 7; a good day for those willing to put up with 18-25 mph winds.  Tomorrow we’ll trade off those higher winds for chillier temperatures, starting around 10 degrees but climbing to the mid-20s by the close of day, with a light to moderate chance of any precipitation and light winds, 3-7 mph switching from the N/NW to the S/SW as the day wears on.  The flow from the dam is again scheduled to maintain 1000 cfs thru 11:59pm tomorrow evening; the Pineville gauge is currently reading 1310 cfs.

24° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:23am

Sunset: 5:11pm

1310 CFS Pineville Gauge

1000 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Fishing Report for 1/28/2025-The blustery winter weather with temperatures in the mid-teens to around 20 degrees, along with scattered flurries, greeted us here at the Welcome Center this morning at first light.  We had one Season Pass guest fish the river from the early morning to mid-afternoon, hooking up with a handful of Steelhead and bringing two to the net in the middle portion of the run using a float set up.  We do have another Winter Storm forecast for our area tomorrow with the possibility of 8-17” inches of snow overnight through early Thursday; winds are expected to be from the WSW around 18 mph during the first half of the day, switching around to WNW in the afternoon reaching as high as 30mph.  The flow from the dam is scheduled to continue at 1000 cfs through 11:59pm tomorrow evening; the gauge is currently reading 1300 cfs at Pineville.

16° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:24am

Sunset: 5:10pm

1300 CFS Pineville Gauge

1000 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

The flow out of the Dam will be increased from 750CFS to 1000CFS starting at 6pm this evening and running thru midnight on the 28th. Winter Storm Warning is in effect until Jan 28th at 6am. The weather today was partly cloudy and windy. Temps nearly steady in the mid 30s. Winds SW at 20 to 30 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. This evenings report may have periods of snow along with gusty winds at times, especially this evening. Brief white-outs in intense snow squalls. Low 18F. Winds WSW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 90%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected. Tomorrows weather cloudy with snow developing during the afternoon. High 22F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 60%. The day was productive for the anglers that were on the run. Most anglers had to work for the bite. There was some shelf ice and a little slush along with some ice pieces in the river.

33° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:25am

Sunset: 5:08pm

868 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

1/26/25 8:15am: Due to heavy lake effect snows that have established over the Pulaski area this morning, DSR will be closed today. Any phone calls or emails will be answered Monday 1/27.

29° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:26am

Sunset: 5:07pm

868 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Snow

**********************OPENING NOTICE******************************

DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER OPENING WILL BE AT 9 AM ON THE 26TH

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY

The Dam remains at 750CFS through 11:59pm on the 26th. The weather today was had snow off and on. High 26F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 100%. This evenings weather will be cloudy with snow showers developing after midnight. Low near 25F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 50%. The weather tomorrow will have snow showers. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds W at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 60%. Snow accumulating 3 to 5 inches. Heavier amounts in persistent snowbands. Just a few anglers were on the run today, everyone had some success. There's shelf ice on both sides of the river along with slush and floating ice to contend with. The anglers that moved around had the most success, the new snow made walking a work out.

23° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:27am

Sunset: 5:06pm

868 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

CFS at the dam 750 until at least midnight tonight, CFS at the Pineville gauge 868. Overnight, we received over a foot of new snow, to add to the several inches we already had. Our air temperatures started at 20 degrees Fahrenheit this morning, peaked at 23 degrees just after noon, and is slowly falling towards a forecasted overnight low of 14 degrees. NOTE: Due to the forecasted low of 14 degrees, DSR will not open for business until 9 AM tomorrow morning. Skies started out wholly overcast, then cleared to partly cloudy with brilliant sunshine, periodically repeating this pattern throughout the entire day. Winds were very light all day, so all in all it was a very pleasant day to be outdoors. We had an handful of guests join us on the run today, checking in from mid-morning through 2 PM. A small group of guests came off the run at 1:30 PM, having fished a couple of hours in the upper section, swinging chartreuse glo-bugs, and reported a "couple of Steelhead", the largest a 27" male. They reported shelf ice, some chunks of ice drifting downriver, but no slush in the water. Near dusk a few more guests came off the run, reporting having brought to hand two Steelhead out of three total floating pink jigs under a bobber in the middle section. The last individual off the run reported 3 / 6 Steelhead, one bright chrome, drifting egg sacks and beads under a bobber in the middle section. The forecast for tomorrow is: Partly cloudy skies early. A few snow showers developing later in the day. High 26F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 30%.

15° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:28am

Sunset: 5:04pm

868 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Fishing Report for 1/23/2025-  The day started out in the upper teens, moving to the mid-twenties which felt warm after the single digit days we’ve had recently. We had one guest check in just past noon hour and fished for the remainder of the afternoon.  He had good luck from the upper and middle portions of the river, fishing a 6mm bead under a float, bringing several Steelhead to hand. Tomorrow’s forecast should bring us temperatures in the upper teens, pushing to the mid-twenties once again, with partly sunny skies and winds from the S/SW 5-10mph.  The dam is scheduled to continue at 750 cfs through 11:59pm tomorrow evening; the Pineville Gauge is currently reading 876 cfs.

23° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:29am

Sunset: 5:03pm

876 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Fishing Report for 1/22/2025-The run didn’t see any guests today.  Temperatures started out around 10 degrees and didn’t break 15, with overcast skies and winds 5-8 mph from the S / SE.  We’ll start tomorrow off with temperatures in the mid-teens, working up to the mid-20s, with a slight chance of any precipitation and winds 10-13 mph from the S/SE in the morning, switching to S/SW in the afternoon. Flow from the dam is scheduled to stay at 750 cfs thru 11:59 tomorrow evening, and the Pineville gauge is at 876 cfs.

12° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:30am

Sunset: 5:02pm

876 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

CFS at the dam 750 until at least midnight tonight, CFS at the Pineville gauge 868. Air temperatures were in the mid single digits this morning, rising to a high of 15 degrees Fahrenheit by mid-afternoon, now rapidly plunging to a forecasted overnight low of 5 degrees. Skies alternated between wholly overcast, to hazy blue with sunshine, as of 2:30 PM we have near whiteout conditions which are forecasted to drop 6" to 18" of new snow by 1 PM tomorrow. Due to these bitterly cold overnight temperatures, we are delaying our opening tomorrow morning until 9 AM. We did not have any guests on the run today. The forecast for tomorrow is: Mostly cloudy with snow showers around in the morning. High around 15F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 60%. Snow accumulations less than one inch.

14° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:30am

Sunset: 5:00pm

868 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Snow

CFS at the dam 750 until at least midnight tomorrow, CFS at the Pineville gauge 868. Air temperatures remained in the low to mid-teens throughout the day, skies alternated between overcast to mostly sunny and back to overcast, winds were very light. Two intrepid souls ventured onto the run between 11 AM and 1 PM. The first to check-in this morning came off the run around1 PM due to his leader icing up to the point he could not cast. He reported there was ice floating down the river, but slush wasn't really any problem. An anti-icing product from our tackle shop solved his problem with icing-up, he reported later when he came off the run. Our last guest, who came off the run near dusk, reported that he was able to bring one Steelhead to hand, but stated "I worked for it!". Our overnight temperature will be 7 degrees Fahrenheit. Tomorrow's forecast is: Cloudy with snow showers mainly during the morning. High 14F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 40%. Snow accumulations less than one inch.

13° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:31am

Sunset: 4:59pm

884 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Snow

Our opening was delayed until 9am this morning due to overnight temperatures in the low-teens and the slush that resulted. By 9am slush was surprisingly light and our only guest for the day and their guide ventured out onto the river. Unfortunately, I was unable to speak with them when they left the run. Tonight’s forecast: A few snow showers scattered about the area this evening, otherwise a good deal of clouds. Very cold. Low 6F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 30%. Tomorrow’s forecast: Cloudy with snow developing during the afternoon. High 17F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches. Despite tonight’s cold temperatures, DSR plans to open at 6:45am tomorrow, 1/20/25

14° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:32am

Sunset: 4:58pm

876 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

************************************OPENING NOTICE***************************

WE WILL BE OPENING AT 9AM ON THE 19TH DUE TO EXTREME EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS

32° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:32am

Sunset: 4:56pm

884 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

The water temperature was 33F this morning. Quite a few anglers ventured out on the run. There wasn't any slush reported, but there was shelf ice. The morning was productive and eggs were the go to bait for some anglers, while other anglers in the upper end had luck with chartreuse beads. Pretty much everyone leaving the run this evening had a really good day. The lower third of the run had some ice issues and wasn't fishable. The flow out of the Dam remains at 750CFS thru midnight tonight. The weather for tonight will be overcast. Low near 30F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Tomorrow's weather snow during the morning will give way to a mixture of rain and snow during the afternoon. Temps nearly steady in the mid 30s. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precip 100%. Snow accumulations less than one inch.

31° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:33am

Sunset: 4:55pm

884 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Daily Fishing Report for 1/16/2025-We didn’t have any guests venture onto the run today with temperatures in the low 20s combined with light to moderate snow and southerly winds around 5mph.  Tomorrow will see temperatures start the day off in the mid to upper 20s, moving to the low 30s with WSW winds 5-9mph. The flow from the dam is scheduled to stay at 750 cfs thru 11:59pm tomorrow evening, and the Pineville gauge is currently reading 884 cfs.

21° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:34am

Sunset: 4:54pm

884 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

There were no anglers on the run today. The weather will be snow this evening which will taper off and give way to cloudy skies late. Low 18F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 60%. Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches. Tomorrows weather will be cloudy skies with a few snow showers later in the day. High near 25F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 30%. The flow out of the Dam will remain at 750CFS thru midnight on the 16th.

22° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:34am

Sunset: 4:53pm

893 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Daily Fishing Report for 01/14/2025-Current flow from the dam is 350cfs, scheduled to bump up to 750 cfs at 7pm thru 11:59pm this evening; Pineville Gauge is currently reading 512 cfs.  We didn’t have any guests venture onto the run today.  Heavy snow this morning along with blustery winds, and significant slush kept things quiet.  For tomorrow temperatures will start off and remain in the low 20s, with NW / WNW winds of 10-12mph, cloudy skies with little chance of precipitation

19° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:35am

Sunset: 4:52pm

512 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

Snow

****************01/14/2025 DELAYED OPENING UNTIL 08:00 AM DUE TO WEATHER************   It appears that the bulk of the action was in the middle to the upper ends of the run today, with egg sacks the primary bait, most everyone caught and landed fish today. The weather today was variably cloudy with snow showers. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds WSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 40%. For tonight will be cloudy with snow. Low 23F. Winds W at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 80%, 3 to 5 inches of snow expected. Heavier amounts in persistent snowbands. And for tomorrow snow during the morning will transition to snow showers during the afternoon. High around 25F. Winds W at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Snow accumulating 3 to 5 inches. Higher wind gusts possible. The flow out of the Dam remains at 350CFS thru 7pm on the 14th. The flow will increase to 750CFS from 7pm thru 11:59pm on the 14th.

29° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:35am

Sunset: 4:50pm

506 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

Snow

CFS at the dam 350 until midnight tomorrow, CFS at the Pineville gauge constant at 512. Air temperatures were 30 degrees Fahrenheit at opening, rising to a high of 34 degrees around 2 PM, before beginning a slow drop to what will be our overnight low of 28 degrees. It was overcast all day, with very light breezes, and sporadic bands of very light snow that briefly fell without any significant accumulation; we remain at about 3" to 4" of snow on the ground. Roughly half of our daily angler limit of guests arrived today, trickling in from just after opening until as late as 1 PM. The few guests, in the first group who started checking off the run at 1 PM, until 3 PM, fished only a couple of hours each, but were each still able to bring a couple of Steelhead to hand, in the 5 # range. There was a lull until near 4 PM, then anglers started coming off the run in fairly quick succession, near dusk, reporting an half-dozen to double digit Steelhead, most in the 5# range, with a couple in the 10# range. An often heard comment was "It was a good day!", with "One right after the other!" a very rarely heard comment by one late check-in guest. The Steelhead ranged from chrome through typical and into beginning to color up. Egg sacks, under bobbers, or bounced on the bottom, seemed to be the favored "go-to" techniques today, producing all of the fish reported, excepting one guest who was also double-digit successful with both eggs and beads, as well as swinging an egg sucking leach fly.  It should be noted that, although there was negligible slush in the water today, there were chunks of ice floating down the river, causing hazards to anyone standing or wading in the water, and the chunks have choked the river to the point that below the Tree Hole is unfishable (essentially, from the Upper Clay downriver).  Tomorrow's forecast is: Variably cloudy with snow showers. High 34F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 50%. Snow accumulations less than one inch.

31° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:35am

Sunset: 4:49pm

512 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

A light snow fell pretty much all day high 27F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70%. The weather for this evening will have considerable cloudiness. Low 22F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. And for tomorrow it's forecasted to be cloudy. High 33F. Winds light and variable. The flow out of the Dam remains at 350CFS thru midnight on the 12th. A couple of anglers hit the run today. The water clarity was good, little to no slush, but there's some shelf ice. One of our season pass holders, mentioned that the bite was soft and the fish were on the bottom. Although there were only a few anglers, everyone had some success, a good day on the river.

25° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:36am

Sunset: 4:48pm

519 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

Snow

******************OPENING AT 9AM ON 01/11/25 DUE TO LOW OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES*************** The weather today was mixed, some clouds and blue skies late morning to mid afternoon. High 28F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. This evening more cloudy skies with late-night snow showers. Low around 20F. Winds light and variable. Chance of snow 50%. Snow accumulations less than one inch. Tomorrows weather is forecasted to be cloudy. A few flurries or snow showers possible. High 29F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. The flow out of the Dam will be dropped to 350CFS at 9pm this evening and remain there through midnight on the 11th. Fishing today was challenging with the cold temperatures and the slush in the water. A few anglers braved the elements with one angler going 1 for 1. Anglers noted that there was shelf ice and the water was somewhat stained. This afternoon the amount of slush improved, a few anglers had some success. One season passholder commented that with the low humidity and not much wind made for a great day on the run.      

23° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:36am

Sunset: 4:47pm

859 CFS Pineville Gauge

700 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

CFS at the dam 700, until at least midnight tonight. CFS at the Pineville gauge 859. Air temperatures started at 17 degrees Fahrenheit and only rose to 22 degrees over the course of the day. It was overcast, with relatively light and variable winds, and periodic bands of light snow during the morning hours, with little accumulation. One guest fished the morning for a few hours, without success, and on the way out commented there was slush in the water. Our overnight low will be 13 degrees, with the forecast for tomorrow being: Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. High near 25F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.

21° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:36am

Sunset: 4:46pm

859 CFS Pineville Gauge

700 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

CFS at the dam 700 at least until midnight tomorrow, CFS at the Pineville gauge 859. Air temperatures remained in the low to mid teens all day, with variable winds and occasional gusts, as well as periodic bands of very light snow (perhaps an inch total accumulation) moving through periodically. There has been about 4" total on the ground these past few days. We had no guests on the run today. Forecast for tomorrow is: Mainly cloudy with snow showers around in the morning. High near 25F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 40%.

16° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:37am

Sunset: 4:45pm

859 CFS Pineville Gauge

700 CFS Dam Release

Snow

Daily Fishing Report for 1/6/2025-We had a few anglers attempt to fish the run this morning, however with temperatures around 11 degrees, slush / ice was prevalent throughout, from bottom to top and brought our guests back from the river without any hookups.  For tomorrow we can expect temperatures to start in the high teens, staying below 25 degrees for the day, with N / NW winds 15-17mph, and a moderate, changing over to small chance of precipitation. Current flow from the dam is 300 cfs and Pineville gauge is reading 506 cfs.  The dam output is scheduled to stay at 300 cfs through 6:00pm tomorrow evening then increase to 500 cfs until 11:59 pm 1/7/2025.

17° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:37am

Sunset: 4:43pm

506 CFS Pineville Gauge

300 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

CFS at the dam 300 until at least midnight tomorrow, CFS at the Pineville gauge 544 and very gradually dropping. Air temperatures started at 29 degrees Fahrenheit at opening time, it is currently 23 degrees, on its way to an overnight low of 11 degrees. All morning and into mid-afternoon we had fairly stiff winds, with occasional gusts, but the winds seem to have abated during the late afternoon. There have been periodic flurries of fine-grained lake effect snow, adding very little to what had already accumulated (about 4" total). We had an handful of guests join us on the run today, checking in from mid-morning through mid-afternoon. Initial reports, from those guests taking a break mid-afternoon and then returning for another try, indicated slush still in the water as of mid-afternoon, gradually thawing out, with ice having built-up into a clot just below the Meadow. Nobody had more than a tug or two at the time of initially coming up. After having ventured back down then up, this time they reported that they each had been able to hook into a few fish, that they were unable to bring to hand, in the middle section. The specific comment was "They're there!". The last few guests, having been the last to check-in this afternoon, came off the run after dark. An incredible report: both had double-digit hookups, and brought Steelhead to hand in the 9-10# range, drifting egg sacks in the middle to upper sections! Tomorrow's forecast is for cloudy skies, high of 17 F, winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

22° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:37am

Sunset: 4:42pm

531 CFS Pineville Gauge

300 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

************Change in hours due to weather conditions************

Closing will be at 3 PM on Sunday if no anglers are present.

Opening remains the same at 6:45 AM

22° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:37am

Sunset: 4:41pm

557 CFS Pineville Gauge

300 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

************Change in hours due to weather conditions************

Closing will be at 3 PM on both Saturday and Sunday if no anglers are present.

Opening remains the same at 6:45 AM

25° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:37am

Sunset: 4:40pm

1210 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Snow

CFS at the dam is 750 through midnight tonight, CFS at the Pineville gauge is 1310. Air temperatures remained in the mid 30s overnight and throughout the day, skies were overcast, winds were variable, at times gusting, and became stronger as the day progressed, we had a mid-afternoon fairly brief flurry of snow that only amounted to a dusting on the ground. A solo guest joined us today, fishing into the very early afternoon. He was able to bring to hand a decent amount of "skippy" Steelhead (4#-5#) in the lower and middle sections. He reported that the water was clear, and their was no ice or slush. Overnight low will be 28 degrees Fahrenheit, with snow. Tomorrow's forecast will be: Variably cloudy with snow showers. Temps nearly steady around 30. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 70%. Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches. Be advised that we are currently under a lake effect snow warning until 6 PM this Sunday.  Localized heavy bands of snow (2 to 3 feet of snowfall) may be present in the most persistent bands, exacerbated by strong winds up to 40 mph that may create whiteout conditions.

30° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:37am

Sunset: 4:39pm

1310 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Snow

CFS at the dam 750 through at least midnight tonight, CFS at the Pineville gauge 1350, water temperature 36 degrees Fahrenheit, water clarity was OK - air temperatures hovered in the high 30s, it was overcast and drizzly, with fairly strong sustained winds and occasional gusts, throughout the day - despite the conditions, nearly two dozen guests joined us on the run today, trickling in from just after opening until early afternoon - as these guests began leaving at noon, and into the hours near dusk, reports were positive in that almost all guests hooked into fish, although only roughly three quarters of those who were lucky enough to hook up were able to actually bring the fish to hand - the three exceptions to getting any tugs were two admitted novices "learning" and a self-described "net man" - featured is Stuart with a sample of the Steelhead he brought to hand today - they ranged from "cookie-cutter" chrome to some hefty fish that appear to be domestics - overnight low will be 28 degrees, with about an inch of snow - the forecast for tomorrow is: Partly to mostly cloudy and windy. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds W at 20 to 30 mph (winds will increase as the day progresses).

33° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:37am

Sunset: 4:38pm

1350 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Snow