North Carolina fishing waters
24 gauged waters across North Carolina — 23 rivers and 1 lakes and reservoirs, with flow read straight from their USGS gauges.
- Gauged waters
- 24
- Reporting now
- 24/24
- With water temp
- 12
- With a full guide
- 6
live gauges
of 24
Full guides
Waters we have written up
Roanoke River
916 words · 6 species
Striped Bass, Hickory Shad, American Shad, Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Flathead Catfish
French Broad River
1,004 words · 8 species
Smallmouth Bass, Muskellunge, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Largemouth Bass, Rock Bass, Catfish
Pigeon River
939 words · 5 species
Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Rock Bass
Tuckasegee River
1,089 words · 5 species
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass, White Bass
Cheoah River
893 words · 5 species
Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass
Oconaluftee River
918 words · 4 species
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Smallmouth Bass
Live conditions
Flowing right now in North Carolina
All 24 waters · live readings for the top 24
| Water | Type | Drainage | Flow / level | Temp | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke River3 gauges | river | 9,070 sq mi | 1,530 cfs | — | 6906d ago |
| Cape Fear River4 gauges | river | 5,255 sq mi | 948 cfs | 49°F | 46 min ago |
| Pee Dee River2 gauges | river | 6,863 sq mi | 5,570 cfs | — | 16 min ago |
| Yadkin River6 gauges | river | 2,280 sq mi | 936 cfs | — | 31 min ago |
| French Broad River6 gauges | river | 1,567 sq mi | 680 cfs | — | 16 min ago |
| Catawba River4 gauges | river | 1,450 sq mi | 838 cfs | 73°F | 275d ago |
| Rocky River4 gauges | river | 1,380 sq mi | 141 cfs | — | 16 min ago |
| Neuse River7 gauges | river | 3,900 sq mi | 420 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Tar River7 gauges | river | 2,660 sq mi | 97.0 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Haw River3 gauges | river | 1,691 sq mi | 386 cfs | — | 46 min ago |
| Lumber River3 gauges | river | 1,228 sq mi | 425 cfs | — | 31 min ago |
| Dan River3 gauges | river | 1,053 sq mi | 184 cfs | — | 46 min ago |
| Pigeon River3 gauges | river | 538 sq mi | 1,340 cfs | — | 16 min ago |
| B. Everett Jordan Lake1 gauge | lake | 1,689 sq mi | 213.6ft | — | 31 min ago |
| Deep River2 gauges | river | 1,434 sq mi | 86.7 cfs | — | 31 min ago |
| Contentnea Creek3 gauges | river | 733 sq mi | 65.6 cfs | — | 2h ago |
| Tuckasegee River3 gauges | river | 655 sq mi | 481 cfs | — | 16 min ago |
| Little River7 gauges | river | 348 sq mi | 48.9 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Swift Creek4 gauges | river | 269 sq mi | 285 cfs | — | 6676d ago |
| Cheoah River1 gauge | river | 206 sq mi | 97.6 cfs | 67°F | 31 min ago |
| Hyco River1 gauge | river | 202 sq mi | 4.2 cfs | 70°F | 46 min ago |
| Oconaluftee River1 gauge | river | 184 sq mi | 157 cfs | 60°F | 31 min ago |
| Crabtree Creek3 gauges | river | 121 sq mi | 14.7 cfs | — | 11 min ago |
| Hominy Creek1 gauge | river | 104 sq mi | 26.8 cfs | 62°F | 1h ago |
What is on this page
Every figure here comes from a USGS gauge on that water: discharge in cubic feet per second, and water temperature where the gauge measures it. A dash means it is not measured there, not that it is unknown.
6 of these waters have a full written guide so far. The rest are live data only.