The Dog River is a freestone river in Vermont, listed as Catch and release by Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department / Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 1 shop nearby are listed here.
Dog River is a freestone river in Vermont.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Dog River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Dog River with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Dog River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Rood PondMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Rood Pond.
Vermont · about 8 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Sunset LakeRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Sunset Lake.
Vermont · about 10 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Nelson PondLake Jocassee from a canoe, South Carolina. Photo: TimothyJ from Atlanta, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Nelson Pond.
Vermont · about 11 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Ridley BrookThe Winooski River falls between Winooski and Burlington, Vermont. Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ridley Brook.
Vermont · about 14 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Pinneo BrookThe falls on Otter Creek at Vergennes, Vermont. Photo: Ahale (English Wikipedia), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Pinneo Brook.
Vermont · about 17 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Kettle PondSunrise over Lake Marion from Santee State Park, South Carolina. Photo: Andrew Parlette from Elkridge,MD, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kettle Pond.
Vermont · about 18 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water.
On the Catch-and-release trout waters (10 App. V.S.A. §122, 7.7(e)-(f)) list (Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department / Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board, read 2026-10-16). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
No guide within 40 miles yet.
The hatch and season chart for this water's region.
8 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.
Blue Quill (April) · Hendrickson (April) · Quill Gordon (April) · Green drake (May) · Mayflies (best hatches) (May) · Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (June to September) · and 2 more on the chart
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on reading water
Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Dog River.
No stories from here yet.
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge DOG RIVER AT NORTHFIELD FALLS, VT. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: Low water: go quiet and stealthy
No water temperature here.
At DOG RIVER AT NORTHFIELD FALLS, VT (USGS 04287000) Provisional USGS data
USGS 04287000 · NWS NFFV1
What the agencies suggest
Approach the stream carefully and with a low profileIowa Department of Natural Resources
Fishing upstream will usually spook fewer fish than working downstreamIowa Department of Natural Resources
Deep pools and undercut banks provide refuge during sunny days and low waterMinnesota Department of Natural Resources
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Much below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT to Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST; ranging 13.7 to 15 ft³/s; latest 14.4 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM EST | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EST | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM EDT | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM EDT | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM EDT | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM EDT | 13.7 | 0.7 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM EDT | 14.4 | 0.71 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT | 15 | 0.72 |
Normal for Nov 5: 39–143 ft³/s (middle half of 91 years of record). Now: 14.4 ft³/s, much below normal.
Much below normal for this date. 14.4 ft³/s is below the 10th percentile of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 91 years of record (1936–2026): 10th 21, 25th 39, median 72, 75th 143, 90th 190 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 12 ft³/s, highest 384 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (+0% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 0.69 ft stage, 13 ft³/s at Nov 5, 4:30 PM EST (NWS gauge NFFV1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Vermont Fish and Wildlife uses are 70°F.
This gauge is on our page for Dog River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 6:18 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Rood PondMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Rood Pond.
Vermont · about 8 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Sunset LakeRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Sunset Lake.
Vermont · about 10 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Nelson PondLake Jocassee from a canoe, South Carolina. Photo: TimothyJ from Atlanta, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Nelson Pond.
Vermont · about 11 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Ridley BrookThe Winooski River falls between Winooski and Burlington, Vermont. Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ridley Brook.
Vermont · about 14 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Pinneo BrookThe falls on Otter Creek at Vergennes, Vermont. Photo: Ahale (English Wikipedia), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Pinneo Brook.
Vermont · about 17 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Kettle PondSunrise over Lake Marion from Santee State Park, South Carolina. Photo: Andrew Parlette from Elkridge,MD, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kettle Pond.
Vermont · about 18 mi
Waitsfield, Vermont
B&B · 8.2 mi
