North Fork South Branch (Catch and Release)
Stocked stream · Pendleton County · Seneca Rocks
Last stocked: 5 months ago (Tue, Apr 21, 2026)
North Fork South Branch (Catch and Release) is a WV DNR trout-stocked stream in Pendleton County, West Virginia, near Seneca Rocks. WVDNR's 2026 stocking schedule: stocking frequency varies.
Recent trout stockings
- Tue, Apr 21, 20265 months ago
- Mon, Feb 23, 20267 months ago
- Mon, Jan 12, 20268 months ago
Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.
Stream conditions
USGS gauge · Sep 17, 6:00 PM EDT
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 catch-and-release section.
- Flow
- 29 cfs
- Steady vs. 24 h ago
- Normal for Sep 17 · near the median daily flow (26 cfs)
- Gage height
- 4.00 ft
This gauge has no water-temperature sensor.
7-day range 33 cfs – 59 cfs (the shaded days)
median daily flow for the date (USGS normals)
today so far (29 cfs) · the latest reading, not yet a daily mean
Daily mean flow with each day’s low–high band, through Wed, Sep 16, 2026; today’s reading is not yet a daily mean
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 | 42 cfs | 42 cfs | 42 cfs | 29 cfs |
| Sep 16 | 33 cfs | 33 cfs | 33 cfs | 27 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)
- VStocking frequency varies
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 (Catch and Release)
- 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.