61.7 °F at McGuire Creek above Leesville Lake OH, 15.0 miles away — the nearest gauge, not a reading of Leas Branch. It says what the region's water is doing today. No reporting stretch is in the cold band right now, so fish the first hours of light and the tributary mouths.
| Gauge | Reading | July mean | Read at |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGuire Creek above Leesville Lake OH — 15.0 mi off this river | 61.7 °F | 76.7 °F | 30 Sep 2026, 13:45 UTC |
Read from USGS instantaneous values when this page was built, and rebuilt nightly. The colour is the same four-band scale the map paints from.
Nothing in this region's hatch record peaks in September. The year-round insects — midges, scuds, sculpins — are still there, and they are what this month is fished on.
Leas Branch — live water temperature, regulations and access