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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. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    47/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 63–75 °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.

WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
30/100medium activity

Clear: 68–86 °F

  • SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    28/100low activity

    Clear: 52–82 °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

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?

    Bite on rivers

    8 SepTuesday, September 8

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

    0:0023:00
    • Muskellunge8/10
    • Smallmouth bass8/10
    • Striped bass8/10
    • Walleye8/10
    • White bass8/10
    • Brook trout7/10
    • Black crappie6/10
    • White crappie6/10
    • Blue catfish5/10
    • Bluegill5/10
    • Carp5/10
    • Channel catfish5/10
    • Largemouth bass5/10
    • Rainbow trout5/10
    • Brown trout4/10
    • Flathead catfish4/10
    • Spotted bass4/10
    Bite activity:highmediumlow
    How this forecast is calculated
    8 SepTuesday, September 8
    +76°

    Cloudy · feels like +76°

    Low / high
    +62°…+76°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    8 mph WNW
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    62%
    Pressure
    30.08 inHg
    00:00+64°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph81%98%
    01:00+64°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph84%94%
    02:00+63°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph85%89%
    03:00+62°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph85%79%
    04:00+62°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph85%67%
    05:00+62°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph85%60%
    06:00+63°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph86%61%
    07:00+63°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph87%67%
    08:00+65°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph85%74%
    09:00+68°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph77%83%
    10:00+73°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph67%93%
    11:00+76°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph61%100%
    12:00+76°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph62%100%
    13:00+74°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph67%100%
    14:00+72°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph74%100%
    15:00+70°0.02 in9 mphwest wind, 9 mph82%100%
    16:00+67°0.02 in8 mphwest wind, 8 mph91%100%
    17:00+65°0.02 in6 mphwest wind, 6 mph98%100%
    18:00+64°0.03 in4 mphwest wind, 4 mph100%100%
    19:00+63°0.03 in3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph99%100%
    20:00+63°0.03 in3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph98%100%
    21:00+63°0.04 in4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph98%100%
    22:00+62°0.04 in4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph98%100%
    23:00+62°0.04 in5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph98%100%
    +76°+69°+62°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Tuesday, September 8
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:55
    Sunset
    19:39
    Day length
    12 h 44 min
    Sunshine hours
    7 h 15 min
    UV index
    4
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    03:51
    Moonset
    18:24

    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

    +11% in the windowTuesday, September 8
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor03:21–04:21Moonrise
    • Major10:13–12:13Moon overhead
    • Minor17:54–18:54Moonset
    • Major22:40–00:00Moon 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: large jerkbait or bucktail spinner.

    Gear

    No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.