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Clyde River Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

The Clyde at Newport: landlocked salmon from Lake Memphremagog run up it in spring to feed and in fall to spawn.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Flow
90 cfs
Air / High
50 / 50 F
Wind
N 8 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 04296500, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

2/5Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Clyde River is in transition: bait on the move and predators following. The river is running 90 cfs, dropping and clearing. Today brings clear skies, wind N around 8 mph, rising pressure near 1029 hPa and a high of 50. Water sits around 55 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 9:21 AM-11:21 AM and 9:52 PM-11:52 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Landlocked salmonGood

Spring after ice-out and the fall cool-down are the surface seasons, with fish near shore and at stream mouths feeding on smelt: troll or cast streamers and smelt imitations.

Tomorrow: Similar at 53 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

Vermont requires a fishing licence from age 15, from $28.00 for residents. What a Vermont licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing landlocked salmon here? Check the size and bag limits with VTFW before you keep anything. The season dates for Vermont, read off the agency, are on the Vermont seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings from Clyde River at Newport.

Flow, last 30 days

USGS gauge 04296500.

437811290 cfs09/2310/0310/1310/23

Today’s flow against 109 years of October 23

At 90 cfs, the flow at USGS gauge 04296500 (Clyde River at Newport) is at the 18th percentile for the date: below normal. In half of the 109 years of approved record the daily mean on October 23 was below 156 cfs; the highest was 922 cfs and the lowest 25 cfs.

p10 72median 156p90 406

Percentiles of the daily mean flow for this date, from the USGS Water Data Statistics API for gauge 04296500; today’s reading is the latest instantaneous value. Classes follow the ones the USGS used on its WaterWatch maps (retired at the end of 2025): below 10th, much below normal; 10th–24th, below; 25th–75th, normal; 76th–90th, above; over 90th, much above.

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp50 F
High / Low50 / 29 F
WindN 8-10 mph
Pressure1029.4 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:15 / 17:50
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~55 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunset

Which day to fish Clyde River this week

The best day on Clyde River this week looks like Sunday Oct 25, at 4 out of 5, against 2 today.

Best day this week: Sunday, Oct 25 β€” good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Tough

Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Solunar majors
9:21 AM-11:21 AM and 9:52 PM-11:52 PM
Minor period
3:43 AM-4:43 AM
Sun
07:15 to 17:50
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Partly cloudy, 7 mph
Rain chance
0%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Clyde River: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Landlocked salmon illustration

Landlocked salmon

Spring and fall near the surface, deep in summer, and under the ice in winter

Landlocked salmon are Atlantic salmon that complete their whole life in fresh water, feeding mainly on rainbow smelt in cold lakes of Maine and the Northeast. Spring after ice-out and the fall cool-down are the surface seasons, with fish near shore and at stream mouths feeding on smelt: troll or cast streamers and smelt imitations.

When to come: the Clyde River calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Landlocked salmon
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 55 F (estimated, not a reading).

304050607080JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~55 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Clyde River today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Landlocked salmon led the card at excellent. High of 54 F, wind to 14 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Landlocked salmon led the card at good. High of 56 F, wind to 5 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Landlocked salmon led the card at good. High of 58 F, wind to 11 mph.

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Before you go

License

Vermont requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Vermont fishing license. From Lake Memphremagog to 260 ft below the abandoned Mill Dam in Newport City: salmon catch-and-release Sept 1–Oct 31, artificial flies and lures only; closed Nov 1 to the Friday before the second Saturday in April; the 260 ft below the dam is closed all year (Vermont regulations, index of rivers and streams, updated Dec 16, 2025).

Access

No public access sites were verified on an official page. USGS gauge 04296500, Clyde River at Newport, reports flow.

About this water

The Clyde River in Orleans County, Vermont, which flows into Lake Memphremagog at Newport City.

Fishing Clyde River: the full guide

Salmon from Lake Memphremagog

Vermont Fish and Wildlife describes the Clyde River as feeding and spawning habitat for landlocked Atlantic salmon that spend most of their lives in Lake Memphremagog. The fish return to the river in spring to feed and in fall to spawn, which the department calls a unique and popular fishing opportunity. The hydropower company that operates the dam in Newport City also runs a trap-and-truck facility in the fall that moves salmon to spawning and rearing habitat upstream of the Clyde Pond dam.

Rules on the lower river

The Vermont fishing regulations (index of rivers and streams, updated December 16, 2025) set special rules from Lake Memphremagog upstream to 260 feet below the top of the abandoned Mill Dam just above the No. 1, 2, 3 hydroelectric powerhouse in Newport City. Salmon are catch-and-release from September 1 to October 31, with artificial flies and lures only, and the reach is closed to fishing from November 1 to the Friday before the second Saturday in April. The 260 feet below the top of that dam are closed to fishing all year. The reach lies in the Lake Memphremagog restricted baitfish zone.

Reporting the salmon you catch

The department's Clyde River Landlocked Atlantic Salmon Study asks anglers to report the length of salmon they catch. It compares those lengths with the fish handled at the trap-and-truck facility to check whether the facility works equally well for all sizes of salmon, and uses the size data to evaluate stocking and regulations.

Common questions

When do salmon come into the Clyde?

Vermont Fish and Wildlife says salmon from Lake Memphremagog return to the river in spring to feed and in fall to spawn.

Can I keep a salmon in the fall?

Not on the lower river: from September 1 to October 31 salmon are catch-and-release there, on artificial flies and lures only.

Is the lower Clyde open in winter?

No. From November 1 to the Friday before the second Saturday in April the reach from the lake to the Newport City dam is closed to fishing.

Is fishing good at Clyde River right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Nearby waters

Lake Memphremagog3 miSeymour Lake10 miLake Willoughby15 miWaterbury Reservoir46 miMissisquoi River46 miFirst Connecticut Lake46 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

River and reservoir readings
USGS 04296500 β€” Clyde River at Newport
Read from the USGS Water Data API (api.waterdata.usgs.gov). Latest value timestamped 2026-10-23 at 19:30 UTC.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 44.9403, -72.1893 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 6, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 6, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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