North Fork South Branch
Stocked stream · Pendleton County · Seneca Rocks
Last stocked: 4 months ago (Tue, May 26, 2026)
North Fork South Branch is a WV DNR trout-stocked stream in Pendleton County, West Virginia, near Seneca Rocks. WVDNR's 2026 stocking schedule: one stocking each week, March through May; one stocking each week for two weeks beginning the third Monday of October.
Recent trout stockings
- Tue, May 26, 20264 months ago
- Thu, May 21, 20264 months ago
- Thu, May 14, 20264 months ago
Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.
Stream conditions
Latest reading Sep 17, 6:00 AM EDT — our updates are running behind
North Fork South Branch Potomac River at Cabins (USGS 01606000) · 11.6 mi from this water
Gauge is at Cabins, about 12 miles downstream of the stocked section.
7-day range 41 cfs – 59 cfs (the shaded days)
median daily flow for the date (USGS normals)
Daily mean flow with each day’s low–high band (through Tue, Sep 15, 2026)
Normal for Sep 15 · near the median daily flow (29 cfs)
Show the daily values
| Day | Mean | Low | High | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | 320 cfs | 320 cfs | 320 cfs | 44 cfs |
| Aug 20 | 223 cfs | 223 cfs | 223 cfs | 44 cfs |
| Aug 21 | 172 cfs | 172 cfs | 172 cfs | 42 cfs |
| Aug 22 | 136 cfs | 136 cfs | 136 cfs | 42 cfs |
| Aug 23 | 145 cfs | 145 cfs | 145 cfs | 40 cfs |
| Aug 24 | 136 cfs | 136 cfs | 136 cfs | 37 cfs |
| Aug 25 | 97 cfs | 97 cfs | 97 cfs | 34 cfs |
| Aug 26 | 78 cfs | 78 cfs | 78 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Aug 27 | 66 cfs | 66 cfs | 66 cfs | 32 cfs |
| Aug 28 | 60 cfs | 60 cfs | 60 cfs | 32 cfs |
| Aug 29 | 92 cfs | 92 cfs | 92 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Aug 30 | 68 cfs | 68 cfs | 68 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Aug 31 | 57 cfs | 57 cfs | 57 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Sep 1 | 51 cfs | 51 cfs | 51 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Sep 2 | 44 cfs | 44 cfs | 44 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Sep 3 | 40 cfs | 40 cfs | 40 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Sep 4 | 39 cfs | 39 cfs | 39 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Sep 5 | 56 cfs | 56 cfs | 56 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Sep 6 | 96 cfs | 96 cfs | 96 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Sep 7 | 94 cfs | 94 cfs | 94 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Sep 8 | 65 cfs | 65 cfs | 65 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Sep 9 | 53 cfs | 53 cfs | 53 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Sep 10 | 48 cfs | 48 cfs | 48 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Sep 11 | 59 cfs | 59 cfs | 59 cfs | 33 cfs |
| Sep 12 | 54 cfs | 54 cfs | 54 cfs | 32 cfs |
| Sep 13 | 54 cfs | 54 cfs | 54 cfs | 30 cfs |
| Sep 14 | 50 cfs | 50 cfs | 50 cfs | 30 cfs |
| Sep 15 | 41 cfs | 41 cfs | 41 cfs | 29 cfs |
Source: USGS Water Data (provisional data, subject to revision; readings refresh every 30 minutes). cfs = cubic feet per second; gage height is the water level at the gauge, not depth. The reading is at the gauge, not necessarily at the stocked section. Normals: 42 years of USGS daily record (1950–2025), approved values. Flows well above normal for the date usually run high and off-color.
Stocking schedule (WVDNR 2026)
- WOne stocking each week, March through May
- FOne stocking each week for two weeks beginning the third Monday of October
Schedule codes from the 2026 West Virginia Fishing Regulations Summary. Actual stocking dates appear above as WVDNR reports them. Every stocked water by schedule code →
Fishing regulations
Catch and release
0.75-mile section at the mouth of Seneca Creek near the Seneca Rocks Visitors Center. Access by county Route 28/3 at the junction of state Route 28 and U.S. Route 33 at Seneca Rocks.
Pendleton County
- Fishing permitted during daylight hours only
- Only artificial flies and lures made of metal, wood, feathers, hair, or synthetic material may be used or possessed
- No lure or fly with any scent, oil, or edible enticement may be used or possessed; Powerbait, Gulp and other manufactured scented baits are illegal on this section
- Multiple-hook lures must have barbless hooks; single-hook lures may have barbed hooks
- All trout caught must be returned to the water at once
- No trout may be in the angler's possession while on the catch-and-release section
Statewide trout limits: 6 per day, 12 in possession, no minimum size, unless a special regulation above says otherwise.
About North Fork South Branch
- Type
- Stream
- County
- Pendleton County, WV
- Nearest town
- Seneca Rocks
- WMA
- Potomac Wildlife Management Area
Stocking dates are sourced from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources daily stocking reports. Stocking-schedule codes, special regulations, and lake facilities are summarised from the 2026 West Virginia Fishing Regulations Summary and can change during the season; the West Virginia Code and current WVDNR regulations control — check wvdnr.gov/fishing-regulations before fishing. Location details are approximate.