False Cast Fly Fishing

False Cast Fly Fishing

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False Cast Fly Fishing is a fly fishing guide service based in Barkhamsted, Connecticut.

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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1956 to 2026

The water at False Cast Fly Fishing typically runs highest in April, at a median 278 cfs, and lowest in September, at 115 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,310 cfs, in 1956.

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Typical flow by month at West Branch Farmington River at Riverton, CT, in cfs
Month	Typical (cfs)	Usual range (cfs)
January	216	144 to 287
February	186	130 to 249
March	206	158 to 306
April	278	175 to 482
May	239	159 to 345
June	254	165 to 329
July	244	116 to 315
August	228	105 to 334
September	115	73 to 217
October	125	74 to 224
November	236	159 to 322
December	234	159 to 327

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 71 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Branch Farmington River at Riverton, CT (site 01186000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

67Maybe/ 100

84% chance of rain

DrizzleHigh 67°F, low 59°FRain 84%Wind 4 kt, gusts 18

Streamflow

137 cfs

Below normal (23rd)

Water level

3.74 ft

Water

55°F

Air quality

25 Good

Cornwall monitor, 28 km

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Air quality: Connecticut Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified. See full conditions →

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