Waters · United States
French Broad River (Asheville) fishing report
Updated Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The French Broad runs north through Asheville as a broad, warm smallmouth river that also holds one of the South's better muskie populations. The trout water is in the tributaries, not the main stem.
Today's report: good (77/100)
Smallmouth Bass is the most promising species on French Broad River (Asheville) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 23.2°C (74°F) and barometric pressure is rising. Gauge FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC shows the water level falling (5 cm/24h).
French Broad River (Asheville) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 23.2°C (74°F)
- Discharge: 24.8 m³/s (876 cfs) — down 18% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (5 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC · reading 33 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 08:00–10:00 local time — score 71/100
- 11:00–13:00 local time — score 80/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 70/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Tuesday 25 Aug | Wednesday 26 Aug | Thursday 27 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallmouth Bass | 77 — good | 73 — good | 74 — good |
| Muskellunge | 58 — fair | 58 — fair | 57 — fair |
| Brown Trout | 43 — fair | 36 — poor | 36 — poor |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's French Broad River (Asheville) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- river flow: helping (+0.89)
- season: helping (+0.85)
Forecast computed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:03:28 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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- Watauga River (Sugar Grove) — North Carolina, USA (98 km away)
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