CFS at the Salmon Reservoir dam has remained steady at 185 since Friday, and is projected to remain there at least until midnight, tonight. CFS at the Pineville gauge has been in the 250s, only bumping up to 281 today, due to the rain yesterday. It has been in the high 70s to mid 80s, and very muggy, with a brief stormfront moving through late yesterday. Saturday we had some guests targeting only Fallfish, with two successful and one getting skunked. Yesterday one guest fished an hour and brought a respectable sized Smallmouth Bass to hand, measuring 14". Today, one guest targeted Fallfish, without success, but our other two guests brought to hand seven Smallmouth Bass between them, the largest also 4". The forecast for tomorrow is: "Mostly sunny. High 86F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph."

79° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:36am

Sunset: 8:44pm

281 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

Fishing Report for July 7^th – July 11^th, 2025  - We are truly into the heart of the summer months here on at the DSR.  Water temperatures have been between 70 – 75 F each day; water flows from 285 cfs to 185 cfs have been the rule of the week. Our fishing has remained consistent with our guests primarily targeting either smallmouth  by swinging flies or using spin tackle with artificial lures.  Those seeking fall fish have used spin tackle with live bait.  The numbers of fish caught have generally been from 1-5 for Smallmouth and 5-10 for fall fish.  

81° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:33am

Sunset: 8:46pm

264 CFS Pineville Gauge

185 CFS Dam Release

Clouds

07/07/2025-We didn’t have any fisherman on the run Saturday and Sunday; today we had a pair of anglers swinging flies, fish from the middle to the lower portion of the river with just a single smallmouth hooked and landed by each, (around 13”.)  The water temperature was around 70 F at sunup and climbed to 75 F by the noon hour.  The flow from the dam is currently at 285 cfs but scheduled to drop to the normal summer level of 185 cfs tomorrow at 7:00am.

89° / Rain

Sunrise: 5:30am

Sunset: 8:47pm

382 CFS Pineville Gauge

285 CFS Dam Release

Rain

***The DSR will be close tomorrow, Friday, July 4^th for our Nation’s Birthday and will re-open Saturday, July 5^th from 6:00am – 1:00pm.*** We’ve had water flows from 250 cfs through 350 cfs this week, water temperatures in the high 60s to low 70s, with plenty of sun mixed in with cloud cover for those guests who fished with us.  Although Smallmouth fishing does seem to be down from historical averages here on the DSR all of our anglers that targeted them hooked and landed at least (1) and some days several more.  The other species that has had some followers is Fall Fish with several anglers specifically pursuing them this week, with catches normally in the single digits. We are about 45 days away from the  1^st Salmon making it’s way into the river and the excitement is building with each passing day!  

73° / Clouds

Sunrise: 5:28am

Sunset: 8:49pm

494 CFS Pineville Gauge

350 CFS Dam Release

Clouds