UTERJanuary
Muskie
Warm spells.
The New River to the Greenbrier
West Virginia freshwater fishing
What's biting in West Virginia freshwater in October: largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass at their peak, with sauger, bluegill and walleye around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 18 fish here month by month, from New River to Ohio River.
Muskie
The New and Greenbrier smallmouth rivers, muskie in the Elk and Little Kanawha, mountain trout, and the Ohio River's sauger and hybrids.
New RiverGreenbrier RiverSummersville LakeStonewall Jackson LakeElk RiverOhio River
Updated
Now · October
Muskie
Elk River.
Smallmouth bassMuskellunge (muskie)Rainbow troutChannel catfishHybrid striped bass (sunshine)Largemouth bass
This month here
From the season calendar, best firstPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakSpawningArrivingAroundAroundAroundAroundAround
Largemouth bass
Smallmouth bass
Spotted bass (Kentucky bass)
Black crappie (speck)
Muskellunge (muskie)
Elk and Little Kanawha rivers
Channel catfish
Blue catfish
White bass
Hybrid striped bass (sunshine)
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Brook trout
Sauger
Bluegill
Walleye
Flathead catfish
Common carp
Longnose gar
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
Walleye stage
Rivers.
March
Walleye run; trout stocking
Mountains.
April
Trout
Smallmouth bassMuskellunge (muskie)Rainbow troutWalleyeHybrid striped bass (sunshine)Largemouth bass
Hatches.
May
Smallmouth spawn
Smallmouth bassRainbow troutChannel catfishHybrid striped bass (sunshine)Largemouth bassSpotted bass (Kentucky bass)
New River.
June
Bass
Lakes.
July
New River smallmouth
Wading.
August
Peak river bass
Tubes.
September
Fall
Smallmouth bassHybrid striped bass (sunshine)Spotted bass (Kentucky bass)Black crappie (speck)Flathead catfishWhite bass
Smallmouth.
October · now
Muskie
Smallmouth bassMuskellunge (muskie)Rainbow troutChannel catfishHybrid striped bass (sunshine)Largemouth bass
Elk River.
November
Muskie
Fall.
December
Winter sauger
Ohio River.
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