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

The flow out of the Dam will be 1000CFS until 5pm this evening when it will be dropped to 750CFS thru midnight 1 Feb. There will be snow this evening giving way to partly cloudy conditions late. Low 8F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 100%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected. Tomorrows weather will be sunshine and clouds mixed. Colder. High 13F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph. The middle of the run was really good this morning, the warmer temperatures seemed to improve the bite today. Not much in the way of ice, one angler was able to fish the lower portion of the run to the end of the North Trail.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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%.

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.

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.

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.