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Delaware River (Callicoon) fishing report

Updated Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day

The main-stem Delaware holds wild, river-born browns and rainbows that see plenty of anglers and behave accordingly. Cold releases from the Cannonsville and Pepacton reservoirs decide whether those fish are catchable in August.

Today's report: excellent (81/100)

Smallmouth Bass is the most promising species on Delaware River (Callicoon) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 18.3°C (65°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge DELAWARE RIVER AT CALLICOON NY shows the water level falling (2 cm/24h).

Delaware River (Callicoon) water temperature and flow

  • Water temperature: 18.3°C (65°F)
  • Discharge: 40.2 m³/s (1,420 cfs) — down 7% over 24 hours
  • Level trend: falling (2 cm/24h)

Measured at gauge DELAWARE RIVER AT CALLICOON NY · reading 53 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.

Best time to fish today

  • 11:00–13:00 local time — score 81/100
  • 14:00–16:00 local time — score 74/100
  • 17:00–19:00 local time — score 73/100

3-day outlook by species

SpeciesTuesday 25 AugWednesday 26 AugThursday 27 Aug
Brown Trout45 — fair47 — fair43 — fair
Rainbow Trout52 — fair48 — fair44 — fair
Smallmouth Bass81 — excellent76 — good79 — good

Why this score

Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Delaware River (Callicoon) rating:

  • water temperature: helping (+1)
  • light: helping (+1)
  • solunar period: helping (+1)
  • wind: helping (+1)
  • cloud cover: helping (+0.95)
  • precipitation: helping (+0.9)

Forecast computed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:22:48 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge DELAWARE RIVER AT CALLICOON NY · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy

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