Upper Guyandotte River
Stocked stream · Wyoming County · Mullens
Last stocked: 4 months ago (Wed, May 20, 2026)
Upper Guyandotte River is a WV DNR trout-stocked stream in Wyoming County, West Virginia, near Mullens. WVDNR's 2026 stocking schedule: two stockings each month, February through April; one stocking each week for two weeks beginning the third Monday of October.
Recent trout stockings
- Wed, May 20, 20264 months ago
- Wed, May 6, 20264 months ago
- Tue, Apr 21, 20265 months ago
Showing the three most recent stockings. Free data is delayed 24 hours.
Stream conditions
USGS gauge · Sep 17, 3:00 PM EDT
Guyandotte River at Pineville (USGS 03202300) · 8.5 mi from this water
Gauge is at Pineville, about 9 miles from the stocked section.
- Flow
- 127 cfs
- Steady vs. 24 h ago
- Much above normal for Sep 17 · about 1.5× the median daily flow (87 cfs) · limited record (6 years)
- Gage height
- 0.53 ft
This gauge has no water-temperature sensor.
7-day range 127 cfs – 391 cfs (the shaded days)
median daily flow for the date (USGS normals)
today so far (127 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 | 538 cfs | 538 cfs | 538 cfs | 134 cfs |
| Aug 20 | 359 cfs | 359 cfs | 359 cfs | 119 cfs |
| Aug 21 | 280 cfs | 280 cfs | 280 cfs | 104 cfs |
| Aug 22 | 253 cfs | 253 cfs | 253 cfs | 98 cfs |
| Aug 23 | 255 cfs | 255 cfs | 255 cfs | 98 cfs |
| Aug 24 | 216 cfs | 216 cfs | 216 cfs | 92 cfs |
| Aug 25 | 192 cfs | 192 cfs | 192 cfs | 88 cfs |
| Aug 26 | 178 cfs | 178 cfs | 178 cfs | 86 cfs |
| Aug 27 | 170 cfs | 170 cfs | 170 cfs | 88 cfs |
| Aug 28 | 163 cfs | 163 cfs | 163 cfs | 88 cfs |
| Aug 29 | 157 cfs | 157 cfs | 157 cfs | 92 cfs |
| Aug 30 | 152 cfs | 152 cfs | 152 cfs | 92 cfs |
| Aug 31 | 149 cfs | 149 cfs | 149 cfs | 111 cfs |
| Sep 1 | 151 cfs | 151 cfs | 151 cfs | 116 cfs |
| Sep 2 | 148 cfs | 148 cfs | 148 cfs | 117 cfs |
| Sep 3 | 144 cfs | 144 cfs | 144 cfs | 117 cfs |
| Sep 4 | 141 cfs | 141 cfs | 141 cfs | 116 cfs |
| Sep 5 | 152 cfs | 152 cfs | 152 cfs | 111 cfs |
| Sep 6 | 147 cfs | 147 cfs | 147 cfs | 117 cfs |
| Sep 7 | 137 cfs | 137 cfs | 137 cfs | 121 cfs |
| Sep 8 | 130 cfs | 130 cfs | 130 cfs | 127 cfs |
| Sep 9 | 127 cfs | 127 cfs | 127 cfs | 127 cfs |
| Sep 10 | 127 cfs | 127 cfs | 127 cfs | 125 cfs |
| Sep 11 | 127 cfs | 127 cfs | 127 cfs | 121 cfs |
| Sep 12 | 139 cfs | 139 cfs | 139 cfs | 114 cfs |
| Sep 13 | 391 cfs | 391 cfs | 391 cfs | 104 cfs |
| Sep 14 | 204 cfs | 204 cfs | 204 cfs | 98 cfs |
| Sep 15 | 154 cfs | 154 cfs | 154 cfs | 91 cfs |
| Sep 16 | 137 cfs | 137 cfs | 137 cfs | 89 cfs |
Other gauges on the Guyandotte River
Within 75 miles of this water, listed upstream to downstream.
- near Baileysville · 14.5 mi100 cfs
- at Logan · 37.1 mi195 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: 6 years of USGS daily record (2019–2026). Flows well above normal for the date usually run high and off-color.
Stocking schedule (WVDNR 2026)
- BWTwo stockings each month, February through April
- 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
Entire drainage upstream of the railroad bridge in Mullens, including all tributaries.
Wyoming and Raleigh counties
- 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 Upper Guyandotte River
- Type
- Stream
- County
- Wyoming County, WV
- Nearest town
- Mullens
- Land designation
- Private/Other
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.