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59.5 °F at ELK RIVER BELOW WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV, 9.1 miles away — the nearest gauge, not a reading of Drybed Run. 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. September is Blue-Winged Olive, Cranefly, Green Rock Worm / Green Weenie and Caterpillar in the Virginia mountains, across the state line — 17 insects are recorded as active.
Water temperature right now
| Gauge | Reading | July mean | Read at |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELK RIVER BELOW WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV — 9.1 mi off this river | 59.5 °F | 77.1 °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.
What is hatching in September
| Insect | Hook | Active at |
|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | #16–22 | 38–58 °F |
| Cranefly | #6–10 | 40–65 °F |
| Green Rock Worm / Green Weenie | #10–14 | 45–68 °F |
| Caterpillar | #8–14 | 55–75 °F |
| Crayfish | #4–8 | 55–78 °F |
| Black Ant | #14–20 | 55–80 °F |
| Isonychia / Slate Drake | #10–14 | 55–70 °F |
| Leafhopper | #18–22 | 58–75 °F |
| Little Yellow May | #16–18 | 58–70 °F |
| Grasshopper | #8–12 | 60–80 °F |
| Trico | #20–24 | 58–72 °F |
| Cinnamon Flying Ant | #16–20 | 58–78 °F |
| Cricket | #10–14 | 55–75 °F |
| White Fly | #12–14 | 62–74 °F |
| Mahogany Dun | #16–18 | 45–58 °F |
| October Caddis | #8–10 | 45–58 °F |
| Water Boatman | #14–18 | 45–65 °F |
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