Live pool levels for West Virginia's mountain reservoirs — the Corps lakes and the Cheat Lake pool from the Alleghenies to the coalfields. Every tube shows the normal full pool, the current level, the lake's two signature fish (hover for the species, click for 2026 tournaments), and a live bite gauge at left. Scroll down for the Elk & Cranberry trout streams, the catfish rivers, and the New, Gauley & Greenbrier float rivers.
Hover a fish for its species · click a fish to search that lake's 2026 tournaments
West Virginia's mountain coldwater: the Elk, Cranberry & Williams — freestone and catch-and-release water full of wild and stocked brown and rainbow trout. The cylinder shows live flow (cfs), low = wadeable, high = fast water. Hover a trout for the species; tap it for a guide.
Freestone flows change fast with rain and release; always check conditions before wading — mountain water rises quick.
Big flathead and channel catfish prowl the Ohio & Kanawha. Live river stage (ft) from NOAA with the action and flood stages marked — rising, off-color water after a rain turns the cats on. Hover a cat for the species; tap it for a guide.
From the world-class New River Gorge and the Gauley to the gentle Greenbrier and Cheat — legendary smallmouth and whitewater. Live USGS gage height (ft); each tube marks FLOAT (minimum floatable), EXPERT (high water) and FLOOD. Hover a fish; tap it for an outfitter.
These rivers are flashy — they jump fast after rain and drop just as quick; the New & Gauley run on dam release.