freestone river · trout
East Fork Pigeon River
Live conditions for East Fork Pigeon River: the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.
Right now
36cfs→ lowcaution
Below the wade band — low, fish concentrated, wade with care.
Water temp74.1°F
Stage-0.26 ft
Engine callOFF 37 cfs outside wade band 40–160
The water
East Fork Pigeon River is a freestone river in Asheville, 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.
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Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.
Access
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook / Skinny Dip access (Blue Ridge Parkway)carry
- Greasy Cove Branch confluence / Big East Fork Trail southern terminuswalk in
- Big East Fork Trailhead (US 276 bridge, south side)walk in
- Shining Creek / Old Butt Knob Trailhead (US 276 bridge, north side)walk in
- US 276 Bridge over East Fork Pigeon Riverbridge
Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.
More water in Asheville, North Carolina
Pigeon River (Canton)