DRY FORK

Species • Weather • Hydrology


FISHING • WEST VIRGINIA

Dry Fork


May 2, 2024

The Dry Fork Fishing Area in West Virginia offers excellent fishing opportunities for both beginner and experienced anglers. The area is home to a variety of fish species, including trout, smallmouth bass, and sunfish. Visitors can also enjoy hiking, camping, and picnicking in the nearby Monongahela National Forest. Fishing tips include using small lures and bait, as the fish in the area are often smaller. The best time to visit is in the spring and fall, with average temperatures of 60-70 degrees Fahrenheit.



Fish Species
Image Alt Apache Trout
Image Alt Green Sunfish
Image Alt Kelp Bass
Image Alt Smallmouth Bass

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Fishing Destinations

                                                       

Deep Creek Lake

Apache Trout • Kelp Bass • Northern Pike • Walleye

Snowy Creek

Apache Trout • Bluegill • Brook Trout • Brown Trout • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass • Rainbow Trout

Savage River Reservoir

Apache Trout • Kelp Bass • Smallmouth Bass • Walleye

Broadford Lake

Alligator Gar • Apache Trout • Black Crappie • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Little Youghiogheny River Reservoir

Apache Trout • Blue Catfish • Green Sunfish • Kelp Bass

Staunton Dam Day Use Area

Apache Trout • Black Sea Bass • Blue Catfish • Green Sunfish • Largemouth Bass

Dry Fork

Apache Trout • Green Sunfish • Kelp Bass • Smallmouth Bass

Braley Pond Day Use Area

Apache Trout • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Brook Trout • Channel Catfish • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Briery Branch Day Use Area

Black Crappie • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass • Smallmouth Bass

Elkhorn Lake Day Use Area

Black Crappie • Black Sea Bass • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Largemouth Bass
                                                                                                                       
                                               

Rafting & Kayaking

THE WEST VIRGINIA 259 BRIDGE SOUTH OF WARDENSVILLE TO ENDS WHERE THE LOST RIVER BECOMES THE CACAPON RIVER
Cacapon-Town Watershed, West-Virginia
CAPON BRIDGE TO ENDS JUST SOUTH OF LARGENT
Cacapon-Town Watershed, Virginia
PERENNIAL STREAM AT FORKS TO DOLLY SODS WILDERNESS BOUNDARY
Cheat Watershed, West-Virginia
GLADY FORK RIVER TO OTTER CREEK
Cheat Watershed, West-Virginia
ENTER OTTER CREEK WILDERNESS TO EXIT OTTER CREEK WILDERNESS
Cheat Watershed, West-Virginia
STATE PARK BRIDGE TO NORTH FORK
Cheat Watershed, West-Virginia
BEGINS AS RIVER PASSES UNDER THE HERRINGTON MANOR ROAD BRIDGE AT OAKLAND, MARYLAND TO THE CORPORATE BOUNDARY OF FRIENDSVILLE, MARYLAND
Youghiogheny Watershed, Maryland
NORTH FORK TO HICKORY LICK RUN
Cheat Watershed, West-Virginia
BEGINS BELOW THE YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER LAKE DAM IN CONFLUENCE, PENNSYLVANIA TO ENDS IN SOUTH CONNELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Youghiogheny Watershed, Pennsylvania
BEGINS WHERE THE LOST RIVER BECOMES THE CACAPON RIVER TO WARDENSVILLE
Cacapon-Town Watershed, West-Virginia

Parks & Recreation

                                                       

Forbes State Forest

Kooser State Park

State Game Lands 228

Friendship Hill National Historic Site

State Game Lands 082

State Game Lands 296

Natural Area Roaring Run

Mt. Davis Natural Area

State Game Lands 265

Flight 93 National Memorial

                                                                                                                        
                                               
BICKLE KNOB OBSERVATION TOWER

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