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Nantahala River, NC

Stream spanning Macon/Swain counties, North Carolina. Cold mountain river in western NC. Excellent wild and stocked trout. Beautiful Nantahala Gorge setting.

59

Overall bite score

Scored 29 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled40
Pressure trendNOAAfalling60
Flow vs medianUSGS100
SolunarComputedmoon 61% lit63
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA50
Cloud coverNOAA85
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for rivers and streams. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

3 tracked species in Nantahala River, with the months each fishes best.

Rainbow Troutcommon · best Mar-May, Sep-Nov
Brook Troutpresent · best May-Jun, Sep
Brown Troutpresent · best Mar-Apr, Oct-Nov

Water facts

TypeStream
CountyMacon/Swain
StateNorth Carolina
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge03504000

Nantahala National Forest. Multiple pull-offs along US-19/74. Delayed harvest sections.

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