Tug Fork
River in West Virginia, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 1,277 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
233
cfs · 45 min ago
Normal for today
237
cfs median, 48 yrs
Water temp
68
°F · 4764d ago
Gage height
2.14
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 237 cfs over 48 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 152 and 387 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Tug Fork
Tug Fork does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Jackson River (97 mi), Smith River (98 mi), Elk River (100 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: active | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| Sculpin | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Quill Gordon | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grannom | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Light Cahill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: active | December: peak |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Tug Fork
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.