*******************OPENING/CLOSING NOTICE*****************

DUE TO EXTREME COLD OPENING WILL BE AT 9AM ON MARCH 2ND

AND CLOSING AT 3PM

32° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:42am

Sunset: 5:51pm

453 CFS Pineville Gauge

300 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Fishing Report for 02/26/2025-We may be about (3) weeks from ‘official spring’, but with the first reports of the year from our guests of significant hatches of black stone flies along the banks of the run, we’ll take it! Approximately 20 guests joined us today and the activity certainly seemed to have picked up from yesterday. Our guests fished from top to bottom, (the lower portions still have some shelf ice that is mushy; please be careful if you plan on fishing in that area in the new future), and every single guest reported at least one fish brought to hand, with several anglers in the six or seven range landed, including three browns. Most steelhead caught were chrome with little if any coloring. Tomorrow looks to be another good day weather wise with temperatures above freezing at dawn, moving up to the 40 degree range, light SSE winds, @8-12mph, and a moderate to strong possibility of showers / rain in the morning, possibly changing over to snow flurries in the late afternoon. The flow from the dam is scheduled to remain at 300 cfs through at least 11:59pm tomorrow evening; the Pineville gauge is currently at 430 cfs

27° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:45am

Sunset: 5:49pm

430 CFS Pineville Gauge

300 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Fishing Report for 2/25/2025-The run saw just under a dozen anglers today, with some starting early, and one pair not hitting the water until 2pm. The fishing success seemed to be less today compared with yesterday, (snow run-off perhaps), with numbers of fish brought to hand mostly 1 or 2 and in a few cases none, with beads or egg sacks under a float being the prominent technique, along with swinging flies. Tomorrow the temperature looks to stay just above freezing most of the day with light WNW winds, and a slight chance of flurries mid-morning. The flow from the dam is scheduled to remain at 300 cfs through at least 11:59pm tomorrow evening; the Pineville gauge is currently at 419 cfs.

38° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:47am

Sunset: 5:48pm

419 CFS Pineville Gauge

300 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

NOTE TO SEASON PASS HOLDERS

PASS RENEWALS BEGIN 01 MARCH

ALL PASS HOLDERS WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL NOTICE

The flow out of the Dam continues to be 300CFS thru midnight tomorrow night. Egg sacks and beads under a bobber was the choice of rigging for several anglers today. A nice Brown was landed today along with a few Steelhead. The shelf ice extends out significantly in slow deep holes and is beginning to get spongy as reported by anglers. All anglers need to be careful. The weather today was cloudy. High 44F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. For tonight cloudy. Low 36F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Tomorrow's forecast is mostly cloudy with snow showers during the morning. High 26F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 40%.

43° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:49am

Sunset: 5:46pm

408 CFS Pineville Gauge

300 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

CFS at the dam 300 (until at least midnight tomorrow), CFS at the Pineville gauge hovered just above 400. Morning air temperature started at 29 degrees Fahrenheit, and over the course of the entire day only climbed to 32 degrees as our probable "high". It was overcast all day, with occasional light winds interspersed with periods of calm. We started the morning with light snowfall, which developed into what looked like frozen mist, all of which continued to fall until around 1 PM when it stopped, having resulted in only a few more inches of accumulation. We had a couple more than a "baker's dozen" of guests joining us on the run today, arriving at dawn until as late as 1:15 PM. Three guests came off the run around 11:15 AM, reporting no real slush in the water, although breakaway chunks of ice were floating down the river, and ice shelves are getting slushy and spongy; be careful going out on them, and watching for large chunks if you are in the water. Each of these guests hooked into fish, with two bringing ones and twos to hand. The next pair of guests didn't come off the run until almost 3 PM, and reported no success mostly swinging streamers with Spey rods. Around 3:45 PM five more guests came off the run in quick succession, with all but one hooking into fish, with between one and three fish reported. As of this report, there are still an handful of guests on the run, but I'm sure they will have similar, perhaps slightly better reports due to time spent on the water. Steelhead predominated today, with egg sacks and beads, under bobbers, producing for most of our guests. A good tip was to change-up the colors until one starts working. The upper section produced slightly better than the middle section. Overnight low will be 24 degrees, with the forecast for tomorrow being: "Overcast. High around 45F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph."

29° / Snow

Sunrise: 6:50am

Sunset: 5:45pm

408 CFS Pineville Gauge

300 CFS Dam Release

Snow

NOTE TO SEASON PASS HOLDERS

PASS RENEWALS BEGIN 01 MARCH

ALL PASS HOLDERS WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL NOTICE

25° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:52am

Sunset: 5:44pm

414 CFS Pineville Gauge

300 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

NOTE: Invitations to renew all categories of seasons passes (6.5, 9, 12 months) will be sent to all current season pass holders on 1 March 2025. If you, or any other current season pass holder, have not received an invitation by close of business on 1 March 2025, please first check your e-mail spam folder, then your account page to see if there is a link to renew (right above your picture), before you call us to troubleshoot. CFS at the dam is 295, where it is scheduled to remain until at least midnight tonight. CFS at the Pineville gauge is 425. Our air temperatures ranged from a morning low of 14 degrees, to a "high" of 19 degrees Fahrenheit. It has been mostly overcast, with light and variable winds. We started off our morning with a fresh 2" of fluffy lake-effect snow, and it has continued to snow sporadically during the morning hours before settling into a light snowfall most of the afternoon into the evening, with a couple more inches of accumulation. Our first pair of guests ventured onto the run at 8:30 AM, but were up at 11 AM with reports that there was too much slush in the water to be able to fish. Our next set of guests checked out the river at 1:30 PM and decided to fish since it appeared to be clear of slush at that point. These two came off the run at 5:15 PM and stated they had fished from the upper section down into the middle section (all fishable water), without any success. Our forecast for tonight is more snow, and an overnight low of 14 degrees. Our forecast for tomorrow is: Flurries or snow showers possible early. Cloudy skies. High 31F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.

17° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:53am

Sunset: 5:42pm

419 CFS Pineville Gauge

295 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

2/19/25: DSR is closed to angling due to the extreme cold and the increased amount of slush that results due to the combination of cold temperatures and a low base flow from the dam. 2/20/25: DSR will remain closed to angling due to the extreme cold forecasted and the increased amount of slush that is expected due to the combination of cold temperatures and a low base flow from the dam. 2/21/25: DSR will reopen to angling per our scheduled hours of operation 6:00AM-6:30PM

4° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:57am

Sunset: 5:40pm

488 CFS Pineville Gauge

295 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

2/18/25: DSR is closed to angling again today due to extreme winds, windchill, blowing snow, and slush. 2/19/25: DSR will be closed to angling due to the extreme cold forecasted and the increased amount of slush that is expected due to the combination of cold temperatures and a low base flow from the dam.

9° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:58am

Sunset: 5:38pm

525 CFS Pineville Gauge

295 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

2/17/25: DSR is closed to angling today due to extreme winds, windchill, and blowing snow.

15° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:00am

Sunset: 5:37pm

447 CFS Pineville Gauge

295 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Fishing Report for 02/16/2025-The Weather certainly lived up to ‘Wintry Mix’ as we had rain, ice pellets, and finally snow to start things off here this morning.  Our first guest went down to the river at 9:30am followed by our second two hours later.  Our first guest returned just before 3pm going 2/2 on colored up steelhead from the lower portion fishing egg sacs; the second guest was 2/4 steelhead, colored up, under egg sacs and put some distance in fishing the top to through the entire middle run. The snow is supposed to continue thru the remainder of the day and into Monday morning as the winds switch from the E/SE to the N/NW, and the temperature drops from the high twenties to the mid-teens by daybreak.  It will be a blustery day on the run tomorrow, with winds between 20-30 mph from the W/NW. The flow from the dam, currently at 295 cfs is scheduled to remain there until at least 11:59pm tomorrow evening; the Pineville gauge is currently reading 436 cfs. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...   * WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations 2 to 4 inches and ice accumulations around a few hundredths of an inch. For the Lake Effect Snow Warning, heavy lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations 1.5 to 2.5 feet in the most persistent lake snows. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.    

28° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:01am

Sunset: 5:36pm

436 CFS Pineville Gauge

295 CFS Dam Release

Snow

Fishing Report for 02/15/2025-Starting the day off in the mid-teens  is becoming the norm here, or at least it feels that way, accompanied by overcast skies and winds from the E/SE 10-15mph.  We’ve had about a dozen guests join us today, with about half of them still out as this report is written.  For the anglers that I spoke with upon departing the consensus was fishing was a bit tougher, (for most), than the last few days regardless of the method used which included floating with an indicator and beads or egg sacs, bottom bouncing, and swinging.  A couple of fish hooked and brought to hand was the number that I heard most. The exceptions were a pair of anglers who ventured down to the lower part of the river and went 5/7 with most fish being colored up. We’ll see the temperature continue to rise into the 30s through the night with light snow continuing, eventually projected to become freezing rain around mid-morning through late afternoon before turning back to snow around sunset.  Winds tomorrow will be from the E/SE 12-16 mph until the colder air and snow moves back in when they shift to the N/NW. The flow from the dam today was 295 cfs and it is scheduled to stay at that rate until at least 11:59pm tomorrow evening.  The gauge at Pineville is reading 419 cfs.

27° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:02am

Sunset: 5:34pm

419 CFS Pineville Gauge

295 CFS Dam Release

Snow

Fishing Report for 02/14/2025-Cloudy skies, temperatures in the mid to upper teens, and moderate westerly winds greeted us at first light this morning.  Some of our anglers were on the run by first light and the remainder joined us by 10:00am.  The first angler off the run had the high rod for the day, and excellent day, hooking and landing multiple fish from the middle through the lower portions, using a center pin and egg sack. The best news was that he hooked a fish in each hole he tried, and the majority were still chrome with very little coloration.  The remainder of the guests all hooked fish in the middle portions and commented on many of them being chrome.  For tomorrow, starting off the weekend, temperatures will be in the upper teens, rising to the mid-twenties, with winds from the E / SE 7-12 mph; the chance of precipitation is low in the morning, increasing in the afternoon with light snow. The flow from the dam is currently 295 cfs where it’s scheduled to stay through at least 11:59pm tomorrow evening.  The gauge at Pineville is currently 425 cfs.

19° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:04am

Sunset: 5:33pm

425 CFS Pineville Gauge

295 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Fishing Report for 02/12/2025-We had a handful of anglers join us today on the run, all showing up at or close to the noon hour.  Once again, the middle to the lower portions of the run was where they all chose to fish.  Success was the appropriate word again today for all anglers I spoke to, with numbers brought to hand ranging from a couple to double digits with one angler reporting a chrome hen of around 12 lbs. Our weather for the next 24 hours will take many forms as the current temperature will slowly rise thru the evening with some scattered snow flurries, turning over to sleet / ice just after midnight and then projected rain for several hours beginning around 3:00am before turning back to snow after sundown.  The winds currently from the E/SE will move to S/SW and then primarily Westerly in the late afternoon tomorrow, anywhere from 15-18 mph in the early morning, but jumping to over 20 mph when the wind becomes Westerly. The flow from the dam moved down from 350 cfs to 295 cfs around 10:00am this morning where it’s scheduled to stay thru 11:59 tomorrow evening.  The Pineville Gauge is currently at 419 cfs.

25° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:07am

Sunset: 5:30pm

419 CFS Pineville Gauge

295 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Daily Fishing Report for 02/11/2025-We had a handful of anglers join us on the run today, with all but (1) starting out in the early morning.  I spoke with the anglers as they came by the Welcome Center on their way out; all were successful in numbers ranging from 3 for 5 to 5 for 5, mostly using egg sacks under floats and a couple bottom bouncing.  The fish brought to hand were mostly colored up but there were a few that appeared fresh.  Tomorrow will see the start of the day in the mid-teens rising to around 30 degrees with light E/NE winds, and a slight chance of any precipitation.  The flow from the dam is scheduled to remain at 350 cfs through 11:59 tomorrow evening; the Pineville gauge is currently at 476 cfs.

26° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:08am

Sunset: 5:29pm

476 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

Snow

The flow out of the Dam will remain at 350CFS thru midnight on the 11th. The weather for tonight variable clouds with snow showers. Low near 20F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 80%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected. The forecast for tomorrow will be cloudy with snow showers developing during the afternoon. High around 30F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 50%. Just a few anglers on the run today, most guests had some success, a good bit of walking was needed.

21° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:09am

Sunset: 5:27pm

476 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

Snow

CFS at the dam 350 until midnight the 10th of February, CFS at the Pineville gauge remained at 476 throughout the day. We started the day with about six inches of new, fluffy, lake effect snow, and an air temperature of 27 degrees Fahrenheit. Near sunrise the temperature dropped suddenly to 21 degrees, then laboriously climbed to 29 degrees by mid-afternoon, before now beginning a slow drop to our forecasted overnight low of 19 degrees. The morning alternated between fully overcast, and partly cloudy with diffuse sunshine, before clouding over completely by mid-afternoon. About that time, we experienced a beginning of a light snowfall, which gradually intensified to now near whiteout conditions. Our forecast is calling for up to 16" of new snow areawide through 4 AM Tuesday morning, but the nature of lake effect is narrow bands of snow with little snowfall outside of the bands, so take that with a grain of salt. Today has been a rare day of absolute calm, without even a slight breeze, the entire day. Nine guests ventured onto the run today, joining us from early morning until mid-afternoon. The first one off the run, for a break, reported a nice Brown Trout, before he headed back down. Over the course of 12:30 through 5:30 PM roughly half of these guests reported having brought to hand two to three Steelhead each, with the other half reporting four to six each. The fish ranged from 5# to just over 10#, with some darker fish, some colored up, and (good news) a couple that were bright chrome.  Beads under a bobber slightly outperformed eggs under a bobber today.  No one part of the river seemed to outproduce any other, but successful anglers did report covering ground.  All in all, a good day to be on the run, continuing with the streak of very good Steelhead fishing this winter. The forecast for tomorrow is: Cloudy skies with afternoon snow showers. High 26F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 60%. Snow accumulations less than one inch.  Featured is Ben, with the Brown Trout he brought to hand earlier this morning.

27° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:11am

Sunset: 5:26pm

476 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

Snow

The flow out of the Dam remains at 350CFS thru midnight on the 9th, the flow out of Pineville was 470CFS. The weather today had  cloudy skies with snow showers off and on. High 29F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 40%. For this evening there will be periods of snow. Low 21F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 100%. Snow accumulating 3 to 5 inches. The weather for tomorrow will be cloudy. Snow likely in the afternoon. High 28F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 60%. Snow accumulations less than one inch. We had over 20 anglers on the run today, most had success. It was reported that there was some slush in the morning which cleared out in the afternoon, and the water clarity was good. The lower end of the run had ice and wasn't fishable. The anglers that were moving up and down the run had the best overall results.

26° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:12am

Sunset: 5:25pm

470 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

Snow

CFS at the dam 350 at least until midnight tomorrow, CFS at the Pineville gauge remained at 476 all day. Air temperatures started out at 29 degrees Fahrenheit first thing this morning, dropped to the mid-20s for most of the day, peaked at 28 degrees, and will drop to an overnight low of 22 degrees. We started out the morning relatively windy, with alternating periods of complete overcast to partly cloudy and sunny, then around 10 AM the snow squalls began, abruptly announced by a literal roar of high winds sweeping into the area. The snow fell furiously, at times horizontal to the ground, with winds in the 25 to 35 mph range, with even stronger gusts. About an hour later, things calmed down a bit, and the rest of the day we had bands of light snow and winds moving through our area, with intermittent periods of relative calm. Despite these conditions, we had just over an half-dozen guests venture out onto the run, starting at 7:30 AM until 1 PM. Individuals came off the run for short breaks during the late morning, and all but one reported not having hooked into any fish as of that time. They all returned to the run in the early afternoon for the second round. From 3:15 through 5:15 PM all our guests trickled off the run, this time reporting one to three hookups each, with a trio of anglers scoring five Steelhead brought to hand amongst them, the biggest 8#, with a mix of darker and Rainbow Trout colored fish. Egg sacks under a bobber accounted for the majority of fish today. So, all in all a successful day. Tomorrow the forecast is: Mainly cloudy with snow showers around in the morning. High 28F. Winds light and variable. Chance of snow 40%. Snow accumulations less than one inch.

22° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:13am

Sunset: 5:23pm

476 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Fishing Report for 02/06/2025-Wintry weather mixed in with some light rain made for slick conditions in and around the run from late morning through sunset.  The temperatures stayed in the mid to upper 20s with moderate winds primarily from the W / WSW 5-10 mph which made for a true Steeheader’s day.  About ½ dozen anglers visited the run fishing the middle to the lower sections, starting around 11am.  Although ice and slush were apparent that didn’t stop most of the anglers I spoke with bringing anywhere from ‘a couple’ to ‘several’ to hand.  Tomorrow the wind is forecasted to be much stronger, 20-25 mph from the WNW, temperatures in mid 20s, with a Lake Effect Snow warning starting at 7:00am through 10:00am Saturday, possibly dropping 6-12” in the affected bands.

35° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:14am

Sunset: 5:22pm

482 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Fishing Report for 02/05/2025-We had a pair of angler fish the run this afternoon, after the temperatures rose from the single digits to around 20 degrees with light winds.  One of the anglers brought (2) steelhead to hand; no report from the other angler yet.  We’ll be right around 20 degrees tomorrow at opening time with winds from the SE from 15-17 mph, with a strong chance of snow through the day, possibly putting 2-3 inches on the ground.  The flow from the dam is scheduled to stay at 350 cfs through 11:59 Thursday evening; the Pineville gauge is at 488 cfs currently.

6° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:16am

Sunset: 5:21pm

482 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

CFS at the dam 350 until midnight tonight, CFS at the Pineville gauge 482. Overnight we only received about two inches of additional snow. Our morning temperature was 28 degrees Fahrenheit, which turned out to be our high for the day, then the temperature slowly dipped to the mid-20s by early afternoon, where it has hovered for most of the afternoon, before beginning a gradual descent to an eventual overnight low of minus two degrees (there's going to be slush in the river tomorrow morning!). Our skies were overcast all day, with some fairly light winds. Just short of a dozen guests joined us on the run today, trickling in from 7:45 to 10 AM. Between 11 AM and 4 PM almost all of our guests had trickled back off the run. Roughly a third of these guests reported the typical "ones and twos" brought to hand, however, incredibly, fully two thirds of our remaining guests reported impressive double-digits brought to hand. One guest exclaimed "they were everywhere!". All of these fish were Steelhead, some in the plus 10# range, with almost all accounted for by drifting egg sacks or beads under a bobber, with some hitting flies. The middle section seemed to produce better, with the lower and upper sections bracketing with equal results. A common denominator to those who scored double-digits was that they had each covered a lot of ground during the course of their day. In these featured photos Scott (brown jacket) and Keith (tan jacket) are displaying some nice Steelhead they each brought to hand today.  Even Garrett (blue jacket) was able to get out and tie into a Steelhead, on one of his truly rare days off!  The forecast for tomorrow is: Partly cloudy. High 19F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

25° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:17am

Sunset: 5:19pm

482 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

CFS at the dam started at 750, then dropped to 350 at 3 PM, where it will remain until at least midnight tomorrow. CFS at the Pineville gauge dropped from 989 to 910 over the course of the day. Air temperatures started just below freezing this morning, gradually climbed to our high of 38 degrees Fahrenheit late afternoon, and is slowly dropping to our forecasted overnight low of 21 degrees. We have been overcast all day, with very light winds, and a steady light drizzle which developed in the afternoon. A few more than a score of guests joined us on the run today, trickling in from sunrise to mid-afternoon. Around 1 PM guests started leaving the run, continuing to come up until dusk. Fully two-thirds of our guests got into fish, predominately Steelhead but also an 18" Brown Trout. The Steelhead ranged from typical 5-6# up to in excess of 10#, with a variety spanning chrome, dark, and colored like a domestic rainbow trout. There were more than a few of our guests that got into double-digits, however the typical guest was able to bring from one to five fish to hand. Those who worked a larger portion of the run were, typically, more successful than those who fished only specific areas. Egg sacks and beads drifted under bobbers accounted for most hook-ups, although egg sacks bounced on the bottom was also successful. A pink worm produced some fish. Tomorrow's forecast is: Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High 24F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.

34° / Snow

Sunrise: 7:18am

Sunset: 5:18pm

910 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

Snow

CFS at the dam 750, CFS at the Pineville gauge 1030. Air temperature at opening (9 AM) was around 8 degrees Fahrenheit, 18 degrees as of this report, with a forecasted high of 22 degrees. An overcast day, with fairly light winds most of the day, but some periodic gusts stirred up the snow cover we have. Attached is an interesting view out of the Welcome Center.  So far, there have not been any guests on the run; we will close at 3 PM today if no guests have shown up by that time.  Tonight our low temperature will be 22 degrees. Tomorrow's forecast is: Cloudy skies with periods of rain later in the day. High 39F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

17° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:19am

Sunset: 5:16pm

989 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

***************OPENING/CLOSING HOURS CHANGE*****************

CLOSING AT 3PM ON 1 FEBURARY 2025

DUE TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES********OPENING WILL BE AT 9 AM ON 2 FEBURARY 2025

11° / Clouds

Sunrise: 7:20am

Sunset: 5:15pm

989 CFS Pineville Gauge

750 CFS Dam Release

Clouds