freestone river · smallmouth bass · largemouth bass · spotted bass

Harpeth River (below Franklin)

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

Right now

26cfs↘ fallingcaution

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

Water temp80.6°F

Stage1.67 ft

Engine callGO 31 cfs in the wade band · 82°F

Gauge read 1:00 AM CDT · USGS 03432400. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

Harpeth River (below Franklin) is a freestone river in Middle TN, fished for smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, spotted bass, catfish. 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.

smallmouth basslargemouth bassspotted basscatfish

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

Access

Eastern Flank Canoe Access (Eastern Flank Battlefield Park)carry
Pinkerton Parkwalk in
Ladd Park Accesswalk in
Fieldstone Farms Park Canoe Accesscarry
Meeting of the Waters (Del Rio Pike)bridge
Harpeth River State Park - Hwy 100 Canoe Accesscarry
Coley Davis Canoe Launchcarry
Newsom's Mill Fishing Accesswalk in

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

The briefing

Know before you drive to Harpeth 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:

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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:

USGS gauge ↗

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