Waters · United States
Lehigh River (Francis E. Walter Dam) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
A cold-release river running through a steep forested gorge. Scheduled whitewater releases from the dam are published in advance and dominate the fishing calendar.
Today's report: excellent (83/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on Lehigh River (Francis E. Walter Dam) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 16.7°C (62°F) and barometric pressure is rising. Gauge Lehigh R bl Francis E Walter Res nr White Haven PA shows the water level rising (35 cm/24h).
Lehigh River (Francis E. Walter Dam) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 16.7°C (62°F)
- Discharge: 74.2 m³/s (2,620 cfs) — up 126% over 24 hours
- Level trend: rising (35 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge Lehigh R bl Francis E Walter Res nr White Haven PA · reading 16 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 85/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 81/100
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 86/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Trout | 83 — excellent | 86 — excellent | 83 — excellent |
| Rainbow Trout | 78 — good | 78 — good | 76 — good |
| Smallmouth Bass | 73 — good | 76 — good | 63 — good |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Lehigh River (Francis E. Walter Dam) 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 21:46:24 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge Lehigh R bl Francis E Walter Res nr White Haven PA · 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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