Waters · United States
Genesee River (Rochester) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The lower Genesee below the Lower Falls is a short, deep gorge run where Lake Ontario steelhead and kings hold within sight of downtown Rochester.
Today's report: excellent (87/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on Genesee River (Rochester) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 15.6°C (60°F) and barometric pressure is falling. Gauge GENESEE RIVER AT FORD STREET BRIDGE, ROCHESTER NY shows the water level falling (3 cm/24h).
Genesee River (Rochester) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 15.6°C (60°F)
- Discharge: 9.5 m³/s (335 cfs) — down 24% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (3 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge GENESEE RIVER AT FORD STREET BRIDGE, ROCHESTER NY · reading 61 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 87/100
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 89/100
- 13:00–15:00 local time — score 84/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead | 73 — good | 77 — good | 71 — good |
| Chinook salmon | 81 — excellent | 88 — excellent | 90 — excellent |
| Brown Trout | 87 — excellent | 90 — excellent | 83 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Genesee River (Rochester) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:31:25 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge GENESEE RIVER AT FORD STREET BRIDGE, ROCHESTER NY · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- The best time to fish for bass
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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