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Salmon River, NY

River in Oswego County, New York. New York's most famous salmon and steelhead river. Massive fall chinook salmon runs draw anglers from across the country. Year-round fishing.

56

Overall bite score

Scored 14 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled40
Pressure trendNOAArising60
Flow vs medianUSGS100
SolunarComputedmoon 48% lit42
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed100
WindNOAA30
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for rivers and streams. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

5 tracked species in Salmon River, with the months each fishes best.

Chinook Salmoncommon · best Sep-Nov
Rainbow Troutcommon · best Mar-May, Oct-Nov
Brown Troutpresent · best Apr-May, Sep-Oct
Smallmouth Basspresent · best Jun-Aug
Steelheadpresent

Water facts

TypeRiver
CountyOswego
StateNew York
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge04250750

Multiple public access points in Pulaski and Altmar. Salmon River Fish Hatchery. Can be extremely crowded during peak runs.

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