Davidson River (Pisgah)

Live conditions for Davidson River (Pisgah): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.

Right now

36cfs↘ fallingcaution

Below the wade band — low, fish concentrated, wade with care.

Water temp69.6°F

Stage0.57 ft

Engine callOFF 42 cfs outside wade band 55–220

Gauge read 1:30 AM CDT · USGS 03441000. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

Davidson River (Pisgah) is a freestone river in North Carolina, fished for trout — brown, rainbow, brook. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.

troutbrown troutrainbow troutbrook troutWade only

Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.

Access

Davidson River Headwaters (FR 475 roadside, upper Wild Trout/C&R water)walk in
Daniel Ridge Trail Access (Davidson headwaters/Cove Creek area)walk in
Looking Glass Creek / FS 475 Fork (Davidson River junction)walk in
Coontree Picnic Areawalk in
Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education / Setzer Fish Hatchery Accesswalk in
Avery Creek Confluence / FS 477 (Pisgah Horse Stables Rd) Accesswalk in
Davidson River Campgroundwalk in
Sycamore Flats Picnic Areawalk in

Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.

The briefing

Know before you drive to Davidson River.

Every morning OUTFISH reads this gauge, the dam schedule, the water temperature, the sky and the tips library, and writes one plain-language call for the waters you track: go or stay home, wade or float, when to be on the water, where to put in, what to tie on — with directions.

Start free — 7 days of Guide

Signed in: the wade and float bands, the full hatch calendar, safety notes, the 14-day trend, shop reports and today's briefing for this water.

This month

Active in September:

Midges

The full calendar by month, with notes, is on the signed-in river page.

Verify it yourself

The same sources the engine reads, straight from the agency:

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