Waters · United States
West Branch Farmington River (Riverton) fishing report
Updated Saturday, 10 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
New England's best-known tailwater: releases from Hogback Dam keep the Riverton stretch fishable through July heat, and its permanent catch-and-release water holds wild browns alongside stocked fish.
Today's report: excellent (89/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on West Branch Farmington River (Riverton) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 15.6°C (60°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge WEST BRANCH FARMINGTON RIVER AT RIVERTON, CT shows the water level falling (2 cm/24h).
West Branch Farmington River (Riverton) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 15.6°C (60°F)
- Discharge: 4.0 m³/s (141 cfs) — down 10% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (2 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge WEST BRANCH FARMINGTON RIVER AT RIVERTON, CT · reading 37 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 06:00–08:00 local time — score 87/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 86/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 86/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct | Monday 12 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Trout | 89 — excellent | 87 — excellent | 86 — excellent |
| Rainbow Trout | 81 — excellent | 80 — good | 82 — excellent |
| Brook trout | 86 — excellent | 89 — excellent | 88 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's West Branch Farmington River (Riverton) rating:
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- water temperature: helping (+0.95)
- precipitation: helping (+0.89)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.85)
- river flow: helping (+0.85)
Forecast computed Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:06:50 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge WEST BRANCH FARMINGTON RIVER AT RIVERTON, CT · 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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