Waters · United States
North Fork Shenandoah (Strasburg) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
A small, intimate limestone smallmouth river of long flat pools joined by short ledges — canoe water at normal flow, and bony enough that a low gauge means dragging the boat.
Today's report: excellent (86/100)
Smallmouth Bass is the most promising species on North Fork Shenandoah (Strasburg) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 16.9°C (62°F) and barometric pressure is rising. Gauge N F SHENANDOAH RIVER NEAR STRASBURG, VA shows the water level rising (0 cm/24h).
North Fork Shenandoah (Strasburg) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 16.9°C (62°F)
- Discharge: 3.6 m³/s (127 cfs) — up 3% over 24 hours
- Level trend: rising (0 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge N F SHENANDOAH RIVER NEAR STRASBURG, VA · reading 66 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 09:00–11:00 local time — score 86/100
- 12:00–14:00 local time — score 86/100
- 15:00–17:00 local time — score 83/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallmouth Bass | 86 — excellent | 90 — excellent | 71 — good |
| Channel Catfish | 69 — good | 69 — good | 63 — good |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's North Fork Shenandoah (Strasburg) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+1)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.95)
- season: helping (+0.95)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:36:25 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge N F SHENANDOAH RIVER NEAR STRASBURG, VA · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- The best time to fish for bass
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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