Waters · United States
Salmon River (Pulaski) fishing report
Updated Tuesday, 25 August 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: fair (46/100)
Chinook salmon is the most promising species on Salmon River (Pulaski) today. Water temperature is around 17.1°C and barometric pressure is rising. Gauge SALMON RIVER AT PINEVILLE NY shows the water level rising (5 cm/24h).
Salmon River (Pulaski) water temperature and flow
- Discharge: 8.6 m³/s (304 cfs) — up 28% over 24 hours
- Level trend: rising (5 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge SALMON RIVER AT PINEVILLE NY · reading 52 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 49/100
- 03:00–05:00 local time — score 50/100
- 06:00–08:00 local time — score 51/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Tuesday 25 Aug | Wednesday 26 Aug | Thursday 27 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead | 23 — poor | 24 — poor | 22 — poor |
| Chinook salmon | 46 — fair | 51 — fair | 44 — fair |
| Coho salmon | 39 — poor | 44 — fair | 38 — poor |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Salmon River (Pulaski) rating:
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.95)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- water temperature: helping (+0.75)
- wind: helping (+0.75)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.7)
Forecast computed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:06:54 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge SALMON RIVER AT PINEVILLE NY · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Nearby waters
- St. Lawrence River (Thousand Islands) — New York, USA (92 km away)
- Bay of Quinte — Ontario, Canada (117 km away)
- Genesee River (Rochester) — New York, USA (135 km away)
- Delaware River (Callicoon) — New York/Pennsylvania, USA (213 km away)