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United States / West Virginia

West Virginia — bite forecast

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Towns and settlements (3)
CharlestonHuntingtonParkersburg
Rivers (204)
Elk RiverFourpole CreekGuyandotte RiverKanawha RiverLittle Kanawha River

199 more — find yours by name.

Water bodies (186)
Cheat Lake

185 more — find yours by name.

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. FridaySeptember 4weather-based forecast
    53/100medium activity

    Clear: 64–86 °F

Which fish are caught here

  • Largemouth bass13 catches
  • Smallmouth bass6 catches
  • Muskellunge2 catches
  • Spotted bass2 catches
  • Brown trout2 catches

Catches

Recorded 31 catches here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Muskellunge. Peak season: year-round.

  • Rainbow trout — Dry Fork of the Cheat, Dec 27, 2017
    Rainbow trout
    Dry Fork of the Cheat
    16 °F11 mph
    Dec 27, 2017

West Virginia — a fishing region with dozens of rivers and lakes. The region has 3 cities, 204 rivers and 186 water bodies. Species found here: rainbow trout, carp, brown trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.

MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
53/100medium activity

Cloudy: 55–82 °F

  • ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    48/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 68–84 °F

  • Channel catfish2 catches
  • Black crappie1 catch
  • Brook trout1 catch
  • Rainbow trout1 catch
    • Muskellunge
    Little Kanawha River
    34 °F0 mph
    Jan 30, 2020, 1:24 PM
  • Largemouth bass
    West Fork River
    66 °F9 mph
    Jun 05, 2019
  • Black crappie
    Summersville Lake
    75 °F2 mph
    May 08, 2019
  • Largemouth bass
    West Virginia, Jackson County
    70 °F0 mph
    May 04, 2019
  • Steelhead
    North Fork South Branch Potomac River
    27 °F2 mph
    Jan 13, 2019
  • Largemouth bass
    West Fork River
    50 °F2 mph
    Oct 14, 2018
  • Largemouth bass
    Guyandotte River
    Aug 20, 2018

    • Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?

    Bite on rivers

    4 SepFriday, September 4

    Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.

    0:0023:00
    • Striped bass8/10
    • Muskellunge7/10
    • Smallmouth bass7/10
    • Walleye7/10
    • White bass7/10
    • Black crappie6/10
    • Brook trout6/10
    • White crappie6/10
    • Blue catfish5/10
    • Bluegill5/10
    • Carp5/10
    • Channel catfish5/10
    • Flathead catfish5/10
    • Largemouth bass5/10
    • Rainbow trout5/10
    • Brown trout4/10
    • Spotted bass4/10
    Bite activity:highmediumlow
    How this forecast is calculated
    4 SepFriday, September 4
    +83°

    Clear · feels like +86°

    Low / high
    +62°…+86°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    10 mph W
    Cloud cover
    0%
    Humidity
    55%
    Pressure
    29.93 inHg
    00:00+69°—2 mphnorthwest wind, 2 mph87%100%
    01:00+69°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph87%100%
    02:00+69°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph87%0%
    03:00+69°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph86%0%
    04:00+69°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph83%100%
    05:00+66°0.01 in4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph88%6%
    06:00+65°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph88%0%
    07:00+65°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph87%0%
    08:00+68°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph87%0%
    09:00+73°0.00 in4 mphwest wind, 4 mph78%0%
    10:00+76°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph69%5%
    11:00+81°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph59%5%
    12:00+83°—10 mphwest wind, 10 mph55%0%
    13:00+85°—11 mphwest wind, 11 mph50%6%
    14:00+86°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph49%0%
    15:00+73°0.06 in12 mphnorthwest wind, 12 mph94%100%
    16:00+72°—4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph94%100%
    17:00+73°0.01 in1 mpheast wind, 1 mph88%100%
    18:00+71°0.03 in4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph96%100%
    19:00+68°0.02 in7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph95%100%
    20:00+66°0.02 in3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph95%100%
    21:00+63°0.01 in3 mphwest wind, 3 mph95%100%
    22:00+62°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph95%11%
    23:00+62°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph96%100%
    +86°+74°+62°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Friday, September 4
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:51
    Sunset
    19:45
    Day length
    12 h 54 min
    Sunshine hours
    10 h 20 min
    UV index
    6
    high
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    —
    Moonset
    15:12

    The day is 2 min shorter than yesterday.

    Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

    Solunar feeding periods

    +14% in the windowFriday, September 4
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major06:12–08:12Moon overhead
    • Minor14:42–15:42Moonset
    • Major18:43–20:43Moon underfoot

    The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.

    What are solunar periods?

    Recommendations

    Tactics

    Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

    Lures

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: swimbait or live bait.

    Gear

    It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.