Waters · United States
Salmon River (Pulaski) fishing report
Updated Saturday, 10 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The most heavily fished steelhead river in the eastern United States, and its flow is entirely artificial — scheduled releases from Lighthouse Hill Reservoir set the fishing, so a release change outweighs the weather.
Today's report: excellent (84/100)
Coho salmon is the most promising species on Salmon River (Pulaski) today. Water temperature is around 3.7°C and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge SALMON RIVER AT PINEVILLE NY shows the water level steady (0 cm/24h).
Salmon River (Pulaski) water temperature and flow
- Discharge: 6.2 m³/s (219 cfs) — down 0% over 24 hours
- Level trend: steady
Measured at gauge SALMON RIVER AT PINEVILLE NY · reading 53 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 08:00–10:00 local time — score 77/100
- 12:00–14:00 local time — score 81/100
- 17:00–19:00 local time — score 85/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct | Monday 12 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead | 74 — good | 74 — good | 74 — good |
| Chinook salmon | 83 — excellent | 87 — excellent | 83 — excellent |
| Coho salmon | 84 — excellent | 86 — excellent | 84 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Salmon River (Pulaski) rating:
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+0.85)
- precipitation: helping (+0.82)
- wind: helping (+0.75)
Forecast computed Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:07:51 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge SALMON RIVER AT PINEVILLE NY · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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