Cass / Upper Greenbrieron Greenbrier River
Conditions right now
No USGS gauge is linked to this water yet, so we can't chart flows.
Cooling water temperatures are stimulating fish activity
- 01Cooling water temperatures are stimulating fish activity.
- 02Subsurface patterns mimicking baitfish, leeches, and crayfish are highly effective.
- 03Mayfly hatches, particularly Blue-Winged Olives and Pale Morning Duns, may provide dry fly opportunities on warmer, overcast fall days.
- 04Smallmouth Bass will be actively feeding on larger prey in rocky river sections.
- 05Brown and Rainbow Trout will be feeding opportunistically on various nymphs and streamers.
What to tie on at Cass / Upper Greenbrier
Picked from recent reports for this stretch.
Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph
This is an excellent general searching nymph for early spring, mimicking various mayfly nymphs that are active year-round and particularly as BWOs begin to emerge.
Hendrickson Nymph
Hendricksons are a key early spring hatch; nymphs are active subsurface and a primary food source for trout.
Woolly Bugger (Black/Olive)
An essential streamer for enticing aggressive strikes from trout and smallmouth bass, imitating leeches and baitfish active in colder spring waters.
Clouser Minnow (Bass)
This pattern effectively imitates baitfish in varying water conditions, a go-to for predatory species like Smallmouth Bass in the spring.
Buy at AmazonHellgrammite Fly
Hellgrammites are a consistent and substantial food source for smallmouth bass in rocky rivers year-round, including spring.
Pine Squirrel Leech (Olive)
Small leech patterns like this effectively mimic sluggish baitfish and annelids in cold water, enticing strikes from larger, lethargic trout and bass in early spring.
Mother's Day Caddis
The prolific Mother's Day Caddis hatch is expected in late April through May, making this dry fly a perfect imitation for adult caddis in mid-spring.
Hopper Juan
Mid-summer through early fall, grasshoppers are a crucial food source along grassy banks for both trout and smallmouth bass.
Buy at AmazonWoolly Bugger (Olive)
A highly versatile streamer, the olive Woolly Bugger imitates leeches and baitfish, consistent food sources for both bass and trout year-round.
West Virginia season by season
What changes on the water through the year, with the flies for each season.
Fly shops nearby
Local flies, current advice and guided trips.