The West River is a freestone river in Vermont.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (Vermont State Parks) lists 2 species, including trout and small mouth bass. 2 guides nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Manchester & the Battenkill.
The West River at the West Dummerston covered bridge, Vermont. Photo: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
West River is a freestone river in Vermont. Our destination hub Manchester & the Battenkill is 15 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.
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 West River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of West River with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of West 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.
Map of 2 restrooms near West River
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 2 restrooms near West River, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
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.
Catch and releaseThe Battenkill in Arlington, Vermont. Photo: Gplefka, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lake RapondaMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Raponda.
Vermont · about 16 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterDeerfield River in Massachusetts · not this reachThe Deerfield River from the Monroe Bridge, Massachusetts. Photo: CobberCorsair, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not this reach.
Vermont · about 18 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Adams ReservoirRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Adams Reservoir.
Vermont · about 20 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Black RiverThe falls on Otter Creek at Vergennes, Vermont. Photo: Ahale (English Wikipedia), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Black River.
Vermont · about 20 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Harriman ReservoirSunset at Lake Moultrie, South Carolina. Photo: Kcstanfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Harriman Reservoir.
Vermont · about 20 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
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.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
5.6 of 53.1 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Arlington, VT · 22 mi
Wade trips · Euro nymphing · Battenkill & Walloomsac
Nearby
Pownal, VT · 32 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Battenkill & Walloomsac
Nearby
No shop nearby yet.
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Manchester sits in the valley of the Battenkill in southern Vermont, with the Mettawee and Walloomsac rivers and Otter Creek nearby and the West River over the mountains to the east.
Destination hub · 15 mi away in a straight line
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 West River.
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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 WEST RIVER AT JAMAICA, VT. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here
No water temperature here.
At WEST RIVER AT JAMAICA, VT (USGS 01155500) Provisional USGS data
USGS 01155500
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
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
Below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 168 readings from Oct 29, 7:30 PM EDT to Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST; ranging 50.9 to 115 ft³/s; latest 85.4 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST | 85.4 | 4.36 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 PM EST | 90.5 | 4.39 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 PM EST | 107 | 4.48 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST | 115 | 4.52 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM EST | 90.5 | 4.39 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM EST | 54.7 | 4.15 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM EST | 53.4 | 4.14 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM EST | 50.9 | 4.12 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM EST | 50.9 | 4.12 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM EST | 61.3 | 4.2 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM EST | 77.4 | 4.31 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM EST | 87.1 | 4.37 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM EST | 92.3 | 4.4 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM EST | 92.3 | 4.4 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM EST | 92.3 | 4.4 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM EST | 92.3 | 4.4 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM EST | 92.3 | 4.4 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM EST | 90.5 | 4.39 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM EST | 88.8 | 4.38 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM EST | 83.8 | 4.35 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM EST | 65.4 | 4.23 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM EST | 52.2 | 4.13 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM EST | 50.9 | 4.12 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM EST | 54.7 | 4.15 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM EST | 71.2 | 4.27 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM EST | 77.4 | 4.31 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM EST | 87.1 | 4.37 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM EST | 90.5 | 4.39 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM EST | 97.6 | 4.43 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM EST | 105 | 4.47 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM EST | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM EST | 92.3 | 4.4 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM EST | 111 | 4.5 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM EST | 99.4 | 4.44 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM EST | 66.8 | 4.24 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM EST | 54.7 | 4.15 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM EST | 71.2 | 4.27 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM EST | 74.3 | 4.29 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM EST | 80.5 | 4.33 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM EST | 90.5 | 4.39 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM EST | 95.8 | 4.42 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM EST | 109 | 4.49 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM EST | 103 | 4.46 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM EST | 78.9 | 4.32 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM EST | 78.9 | 4.32 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM EST | 78.9 | 4.32 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM EST | 78.9 | 4.32 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM EST | 78.9 | 4.32 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM EST | 80.5 | 4.33 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM EST | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM EST | 80.5 | 4.33 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM EST | 58.6 | 4.18 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM EST | 58.6 | 4.18 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM EST | 58.6 | 4.18 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM EST | 58.6 | 4.18 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM EST | 58.6 | 4.18 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM EST | 58.6 | 4.18 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM EST | 57.3 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM EST | 54.7 | 4.15 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM EST | 56 | 4.16 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM EST | 71.2 | 4.27 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM EST | 74.3 | 4.29 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EST | 78.9 | 4.32 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM EDT | 82.1 | 4.34 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM EDT | 80.5 | 4.33 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM EDT | 75.8 | 4.3 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM EDT | 72.7 | 4.28 |
Normal for Nov 5: 101–451 ft³/s (middle half of 74 years of record). Now: 85.4 ft³/s, below normal.
Below normal for this date. 85.4 ft³/s is between the 10th and 25th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 74 years of record: 10th 63.5, 25th 101, median 229, 75th 451, 90th 802 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 22 ft³/s, highest 1,470 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 (+1.9% 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.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
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.
Species the agency lists for West River: trout, small mouth bass.
Source: Jamaica | Vermont State Parks (Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (Vermont State Parks)).
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.
Catch and releaseThe Battenkill in Arlington, Vermont. Photo: Gplefka, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lake RapondaMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Raponda.
Vermont · about 16 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterDeerfield River in Massachusetts · not this reachThe Deerfield River from the Monroe Bridge, Massachusetts. Photo: CobberCorsair, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not this reach.
Vermont · about 18 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Adams ReservoirRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Adams Reservoir.
Vermont · about 20 mi
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Black RiverThe falls on Otter Creek at Vergennes, Vermont. Photo: Ahale (English Wikipedia), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Black River.
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Harriman ReservoirSunset at Lake Moultrie, South Carolina. Photo: Kcstanfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Harriman Reservoir.
Vermont · about 20 mi
