Freestone · Acidic Metamorphic · North Carolina

Raven Fork (headwaters)

Guadalquivir (upper / Cazorla headwaters) terrain map
Terrain map

A rugged backcountry brookie headwater high on the North Carolina side — the kind of water you earn on foot.

Species

About as good as it gets

Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brook trout
Ideal
11°C est.ideal 1016°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brook trout
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time8013% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity4912% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
11.3°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
19°C
Wind
NE 12 km/h
Light breeze
Pressure
1025 hPa
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Rain · ahead
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain · next 48h

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

How to fish it · for brook trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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M
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Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Autumn OliveHatch
1
2
1
GrannomHatch
1
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Directions
About this water

A rugged backcountry brookie headwater high on the North Carolina side — the kind of water you earn on foot. Tiny, cold, acidic and gin-clear, with opportunistic specks that eat any plausible attractor. Name the system, not the fork.

  • Acidic metamorphic
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