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Salmon River, New York
Salmon River Fly Fishing Report
Latest Salmon River conditions, hatch notes, wadeability, best fishing windows, and recommended flies. Reports are updated from current official gauge and weather data when useful, with dated archive links below.
Latest report: October 21, 2026
Salmon River Fishing Report: October 21, 2026
The Salmon River is holding near 264 cfs at Pineville, with salmon concentrated in the middle and upper river and steelhead becoming the main lower-river target.
- Status
- good
- Best window
- Morning through midday
- Best methods
- egg patterns, nymphs, streamers
- Wadeability
- limited
Latest official sources checked: USGS Water Data, National Weather Service, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Recent reports
64 dated Salmon River reports, newest first.
October 21, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon RiverSalmon River, New YorkThe Salmon River is holding near 264 cfs at Pineville, with salmon concentrated in the middle and upper river and steelhead becoming the main lower-river target. | Morning through midday | egg patterns, nymphs, streamers | limited | good | Read report |
October 20, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon RiverSalmon River, New YorkThe Salmon River has risen to 260 cfs at Pineville, with salmon throughout the open river and increasing steelhead numbers; the Lower Fly Section remains closed. | Morning through midday | egg patterns, nymphs, streamers | limited | good | Read report |
October 19, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon RiverSalmon River, New YorkThe Salmon River is low near 232 cfs at Pineville, with salmon throughout the open river and more steelhead entering; the Lower Fly Section remains closed. | Morning through midday | egg patterns, nymphs, streamers | limited | good | Read report |
October 18, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon RiverSalmon River, New YorkThe Salmon River is low and steady near 240 cfs at Pineville, with kings, cohos, and some steelhead in the system; the Lower Fly Section remains closed. | Morning through midday | egg patterns, nymphs, streamers | limited | good | Read report |
October 17, 2026
| Water | Best window | Methods | Wadeability | Status | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon RiverSalmon River, New YorkFishing remains very good on the upper Salmon River with kings, cohos, and steelhead taking flies, though the lower catch-and-release area is closed through October 31 by emergency order due to drought and salmon spawning. | Morning through midday | nymphs, streamers, fly line strips | good | good | Read report |