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Fishable with caution. Keep to reachable water.
Fish from the bank. Avoid crossings. Keep an easy exit, measure the water and leave for rising flow or lightning.
Check first: Water temperature not verified; do not use this score to clear warm-water risk. Battenville flow and weather support New York trout planning. Water temperature, clarity, fish activity and safe footing at the fishing spot are not measured.
Rating updatedRiver local time:
USGS 01329490 at Battenville measures flow and stage, not current water temperature. Measure the fishing spot; the 70°F trout-care stop is not a legal closure. Choose another water at 70°F or warmer.
NWS air forecast near
This is an air forecast, not a river-temperature reading. Check the water with a stream thermometer before fishing in hot weather.
Discharge
Latest reading: 178 cfs. Falling over about 6 hours. Chart covers Sep 5 through Sep 12; readings are provisional and may be revised.
Measure the water at your fishing spot; air temperature is not a substitute. USGS has too few recent readings for the 7-day chart.
Clear
The National Weather Service forecast is temporarily unavailable.
Current U.S. Geological Survey gauge: Batten Kill below the mill at Battenville
Seasonal starting points, not a live hatch report. Match what you see on the water.
Choose your month's row, then match the size and stage of the feeding you see. These are seasonal options, not a live hatch report.
Photos show the named artificial fly or disclosed family example. The BWO is an adult dry, not an emerger; Partridge and Orange is the soft-hackle example; the Woolly Bugger is black. A Comparadun needs a size-and-color match of its own—the pictured Parachute Adams is not a Comparadun.
Watch the flow trend and forecast before leaving. A steady gauge helps planning but does not confirm clear, cool water or feeding fish. Recheck your access after rain.
Try a controlled drift in reachable water. Steady discharge does not establish safe wading or water temperature.
Avoid crossings and stay on land when current or the exit is uncertain. Leave quickly rising water.
Reduce disturbance and check actual depth and temperature. Low flow does not prove clear or cool water.
Measure your fishing spot. As a conservative trout-care rule, stop at 70°F or warmer, or sooner if fish show stress.
These scores compare the risks of wading, bank fishing, and floating.
Only enter a visible protected edge after checking depth, footing, current and an easy exit. Avoid forced crossings.
Use a legal bank with stable footing and casting room. Check water temperature, current, weather and exact-reach rules.
This report does not recommend floating this reach.
Plan a New York trout session around Battenville flow, a legal access and the feeding you see. Bring a thermometer: this gauge does not measure water temperature.
USGS 01329490 supplies live flow and stage below the mill at Battenville. The /100 rating uses current flow, its trend and weather. Water temperature, clarity, fish activity and safe footing are not measured.
USGS 01329490 at Battenville measures flow and stage, not current water temperature. Measure the fishing spot; the 70°F trout-care stop is not a legal closure. Choose another water at 70°F or warmer.
Bank / edge: Use a legal bank with stable footing and casting room. Check water temperature, current, weather and exact-reach rules.
USGS shows 178 cfs. The flow has been stable over about 6 hours. USGS marks this reading provisional and may revise it. This is the clearest starting signal.
September–December: Small mayflies, nymphs and streamers are options as water cools.
The current NWS air forecast is about 50F, and the next 24-hour high reaches about 77F. Clear.
Use fresh Battenville flow and trend. Same-date history is context, not a safe-wading or productive-flow band.
Leave for lightning, rapid rises, uncertain footing or restrictions. Stop trout fishing at 70°F or warmer, or sooner if fish show stress.
Choose an exact reach, check the rules, measure the water and watch one reachable lane before selecting a fly.
Return during a more workable window. Another river requires its own temperature, flow, access and rule check.
When: Year-round fishing within exact-reach rules
Match observed food and feeding. Water temperature and the current reach rules control the plan.
When: Separate local check
This rating does not establish rainbow stocking, other-species abundance or conditions across the state line.
Start with a marked parking area and legal path. A bridge or gauge is a landmark, not permission to cross private land.
The three listed reaches below Eagleville use Stocked-Extended or Wild Quality rules: April 1–October 15: three trout daily, no more than one longer than 12 inches. October 16–March 31: catch-and-release only, artificial lures only. Eagleville covered bridge upstream to the Vermont line: catch-and-release only, artificial lures only, all year. Do not apply these categories to unlisted gaps. Check statewide and current special rules for your exact location. Artificial lures only does not mean fly-only.
| River section and season | Fishing rules |
|---|---|
| Whittaker Brook–Rexleigh Bridge | From the confluence upstream to the bridge: Stocked-Extended. April 1–October 15: three trout daily, no more than one longer than 12 inches. October 16–March 31: catch-and-release only, artificial lures only. Official rule |
| Shushan Route 61–Route 64 | From County Route 61 Bridge upstream to County Route 64 Bridge: Stocked-Extended. April 1–October 15: three trout daily, no more than one longer than 12 inches. October 16–March 31: catch-and-release only, artificial lures only. Official rule |
| Route 64–Eagleville covered bridge | From County Route 64 Bridge upstream to the covered bridge: Wild Quality. April 1–October 15: three trout daily, no more than one longer than 12 inches. October 16–March 31: catch-and-release only, artificial lures only. Official rule |
| Eagleville–Vermont line | Eagleville covered bridge upstream to the Vermont line: catch-and-release only, artificial lures only, all year. Official rule |
DEC identifies river parking and a hand launch on the north side of the road. Check signs and current conditions. Nearby private parcels still require permission.
Site detailsUse DEC's current fishing-map tools and marked paths. Fishing rights do not extend across every field, bridge approach or bank.
Site detailsThe linked map distinguishes Eagleville river access from the Route 313 Folded Rock trailhead. Its 2016 date means it is not today's access inspection.
Site detailsDesk review dated September 4, 2026. Live readings update separately. No field visit, current hatch, catch report or access inspection is claimed.
Check what is allowed, where the rule applies, and whether the river is open.
Check the latest river reading and forecast before you leave.
Check public entry points, land rules, and seasonal access changes.
Use these links for stocking, safety, and other local details.
Check what is allowed, where the rule applies, and whether the river is open.
Open the current rules and check the river section, season, and special limits.
Open the current rules and check the river section, season, and special limits.
Check the latest river reading and forecast before you leave.
Open this page and check the latest safety advice before your trip.
Open this river reading to check the latest level, flow, and update time.
Check public entry points, land rules, and seasonal access changes.
Open the land or access page, then check signs before you park or enter.
Open the land or access page, then check signs before you park or enter.
Open the land or access page, then check signs before you park or enter.
Use these links for stocking, safety, and other local details.
Open this page and check the latest safety advice before your trip.
What was checked: Desk review of USGS, NWS and NYSDEC sources. No field visit, current hatch, catch report, access inspection or safe-wading assessment is claimed. Live readings have separate timestamps.
Live measurements and forecasts keep their provider timestamps. Rules, access, and trip guidance use the source-review date shown here. BlueStreamFly planning advice is editorial interpretation, not an agency notice.
First-hand experience: BlueStreamFly does not claim a first-hand visit or local field test for this report unless a real contributor is explicitly named and linked.
The New York river, using downstream Battenville flow for planning. Vermont reaches have separate rules and access. A Vermont guide's report is not a measurement of this New York reach.
Yes. USGS 01329490 below the mill at Battenville supplies flow and stage. The seven-day discharge chart uses that station. It does not measure water temperature, depth at your access, clarity or safe wading.
The station has no current measured water-temperature series. The page keeps an unavailable chart message rather than inventing readings. Measure your fishing spot. Air temperature is not river temperature.
Yes. It responds to current flow, its trend and weather. Stale or missing key readings can withhold the score. It is a planning estimate, not a catch prediction or safe-wading certificate.
From the Eagleville covered bridge upstream to the Vermont line, trout fishing is catch-and-release with artificial lures all year. Other listed New York reaches have seasonal possession rules. Check current DEC rules before fishing.
DEC identifies Eagleville Road parking and river access on the north side of the road. For other reaches, use current Public Fishing Rights maps and signs. Do not assume every bridge approach is public.
No. This is a bank/protected-edge trout plan, not an assessed float itinerary or a paddling ban. A float needs confirmed launch, takeout, shuttle, suitable craft, PFD, weather and current conditions.
