Waters · United States
French Broad River (Asheville) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 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: excellent (89/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on French Broad River (Asheville) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 19.5°C (67°F) and barometric pressure is falling. Gauge FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC shows the water level falling (1 cm/24h).
French Broad River (Asheville) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 19.5°C (67°F)
- Discharge: 16.6 m³/s (586 cfs) — down 3% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (1 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC · reading 77 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 90/100
- 01:00–03:00 local time — score 89/100
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 89/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallmouth Bass | 87 — excellent | 81 — excellent | 88 — excellent |
| Muskellunge | 88 — excellent | 88 — excellent | 90 — excellent |
| Brown Trout | 89 — excellent | 91 — excellent | 91 — excellent |
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:
- season: helping (+1)
- river flow: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- solunar period: helping (+0.85)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.85)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:46:46 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- The best time to fish for bass
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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