River Level Advice Needed..

[Weather Watcher]

I'm planning a camping trip to Montauk/Current next week (T-Th), but am concerned about the rain forecast this weekend..

Forecast is currently suggesting 2-4" with up to 6" locally in the area by Saturday. From your experience, will the river be fishable by Tuesday?

[jah]

The Current is running at 200 CFS now, which is very fish-able, but still moving quite a bit. If they get 4" of rain, I highly doubt it'll be fish-able Tuesday, unfortunately. Those are my two cents, but others will chime in and give you their thoughts.

[jgentile]

I will wade the upper Current at a discharge rate of 300 cfs tops as long as I have a wading staff. At that rate the river is pushing pretty hard.

[Gavin]

It hasnt rained down there in awhile...I wouldnt worry about it.

[Nortrad]

The Current drops very quickly. I've read some people do very well when it's raining/rising especially, not so good after it has risen and held high. Hard to gauge this rain period coming up, looks like a lot.

[Al Agnew]

Yeah, the best you can do is watch the gauge, and make a final decision as late as possible. The Current can be "fishable" very soon after a big rain, because it clears quickly to a point where you can catch fish. But being wadeable is another question. I agree with jgentile, I'd make 300 cfs the upper limit of whether I'd try to wade it or not.

[Weather Watcher]

Great info and advice, guys. Thank you. I'll watch the weather and river height/flow, and pull the trigger on Sunday. Appreciate the help.