Whacking Fatties Fly Fishing Reports and Forecasts

Virginia Fishing Report

Best Fishing Stream Name Today 1/14 1/15
1 James River: Lower, VA 4 4 0
2 Buffalo River, VA 4 4 0
3 Browns Creek, VA 4 4 0
4 Enchanted Creek, VA 4 4 0
5 Roaring Run, VA 4 3 0
6 Maury River, VA 4 2 0
7 Jackson River, VA 4 2 0
8 Overstreet Creek, VA 4 2 0
9 Lake Albemarle, VA 3 4 0
10 Thrasher Lake, VA 3 4 0
11 James River: Upper, VA 3 4 0
12 Matts Creek, VA 3 4 0
13 North Fork Tye River, VA 3 4 0
14 South Fork Tye River, VA 3 4 0
15 Davis Mill Creek, VA 3 4 0
16 Nelson Lake, VA 3 4 0
17 Lake Robertson, VA 3 3 0
18 Douthat Lake, VA 3 3 0
19 North Creek, VA 3 3 0
20 Barbours Creek, VA 3 3 0
21 Shawvers Run, VA 3 3 0
22 Smith Creek: Alleghany County, VA 3 3 0
23 Benson Run, VA 3 3 0
24 Roanoke River, VA 3 3 0
25 Jennings Creek, VA 3 3 0
26 Middle Creek, VA 3 3 0
27 North Fork Buffalo River, VA 3 3 0
28 Muddy Run, VA 3 3 0
29 Mare Run, VA 3 3 0
30 Wilson Creek, VA 3 3 0
31 Rennet Bag Creek, VA 3 2 0
32 Lake Brittle, VA 3 2 0
33 Dan River, VA 3 2 0
34 Spy Run, VA 3 2 0
35 Cascades Creek, VA 3 2 0
36 Irish Creek, VA 3 2 0
37 Jerrys Run, VA 3 2 0
38 Left Prong Wilson Creek, VA 3 2 0
39 Jordan Run, VA 3 2 0
40 Guys Run, VA 3 2 0
41 Laurel Run, VA 3 2 0
42 Big Marys Creek, VA 3 2 0
43 Doyles River, VA 3 1 0
44 Beaver Creek Reservoir, VA 2 4 0
45 Conner Lake, VA 2 4 0
46 Smith Mountain Lake, VA 2 4 0
47 Lake Lee, VA 2 4 0
48 Burke Lake, VA 2 4 0
49 Lake Pelham, VA 2 4 0
50 Merrimac Lake, VA 2 4 0
51 Lake Orange, VA 2 4 0
52 Hicks Lake, VA 2 4 0
53 Fluvanna Ruritan Lake, VA 2 4 0
54 Lake Chesdin, VA 2 4 0
55 Amelia Lake, VA 2 4 0
56 Upper Powhatan Lake, VA 2 4 0
57 Powhatan Lakes, VA 2 4 0
58 South Fork Piney River, VA 2 4 0
59 Diascund Reservoir, VA 2 3 0
60 Piney River: Amherst, VA 2 3 0
61 Shenandoah River, VA 2 3 0
62 Gardy Millpond, VA 2 3 0
63 Brunswick County Pond, VA 2 3 0
64 Big Run, VA 2 2 0
65 Buffalo Creek, VA 2 2 0
66 East Hawksbill Creek, VA 2 2 0
67 Meadow Run, VA 2 2 0
68 Shooting Creek, VA 2 2 0
69 Pedlar River, VA 2 2 0
70 West Branch Naked Creek, VA 2 2 0
71 Paine Run, VA 2 2 0
72 East Branch Naked Creek, VA 2 2 0
73 Banister Lake, VA 2 2 0
74 Lake Shenandoah, VA 2 2 0
75 Chandlers Millpond, VA 2 2 0
76 Potomac River, VA 2 2 0
77 Mossy Creek, VA 2 2 0
78 Madison Run, VA 2 2 0
79 Rock Castle Creek, VA 2 2 0
80 South River, VA 2 2 0
81 Beaver Creek, VA 2 2 0
82 Jeremys Run, VA 2 2 0
83 Robinson River, VA 2 2 0
84 Round Meadow Creek, VA 2 2 0
85 Moormans River, VA 2 2 0
86 Dry River, VA 2 2 0
87 Black Run, VA 2 2 0
88 North Fork Moormans River, VA 2 1 0
89 Rivanna River, VA 2 1 0
90 Laurel Fork: Highland County, VA 2 1 0
91 Airfield Pond, VA 1 4 1
92 Leesville Lake, VA 1 4 0
93 John H. Kerr Reservoir, VA 1 2 0
94 Hazel River, VA 1 2 0
95 Burton Lake, VA 1 2 0
96 Clinch River, VA 1 2 0
97 Mill Creek, VA 1 2 0
98 Pound River, VA 1 2 0
99 Dismal Creek, VA 1 1 0
100 Craig Creek, VA 1 1 0
101 Sinking Creek, VA 1 1 0
102 Smith Creek: Shenandoah, VA 1 1 0
103 Bullpasture River, VA 1 1 0
104 Pounding Mill Creek, VA 1 1 0
105 North River, VA 1 1 0
106 Little Stony Creek: Shenandoah, VA 1 1 0
107 Laurel Branch, VA 1 1 0
108 Cressy Creek, VA 1 1 0
109 Hidden Valley Lake, VA 1 1 0
110 Lick Creek, VA 1 0 0
111 North Fork Stony Creek, VA 1 0 0
112 Green Cove Creek, VA 1 0 0
113 Little Stony Creek: New River, VA 1 0 0
114 Nobusiness Creek, VA 1 0 0
115 Saint Marys River, VA 1 0 0
116 Meherrin River Reservoir, VA 0 4 1
117 Lake Gordon, VA 0 4 0
118 Western Branch Reservoir, VA 0 3 0
119 Claytor Lake, VA 0 2 0
120 Smith River, VA 0 2 0
121 Snake Creek, VA 0 2 0
122 Crooked Creek, VA 0 2 0
123 Chestnut Creek, VA 0 2 0
124 Laurel Fork: Carroll County, VA 0 2 0
125 Hungry Mother Lake, VA 0 1 0
126 Fox Creek, VA 0 1 0
127 Passage Creek, VA 0 1 0
128 Burks Fork, VA 0 1 0
129 Howell Creek, VA 0 1 0
130 Bournes Branch, VA 0 1 0
131 Rural Retreat Lake, VA 0 1 0
132 Laurel Bed Lake, VA 0 1 0
133 Bark Camp Lake, VA 0 1 0
134 Lake Keokee, VA 0 1 0
135 Rose River, VA 0 0 0
136 Conway River, VA 0 0 0
137 Whiteoak Run, VA 0 0 0
138 Piney River: Rappahannock, VA 0 0 0
139 North Fork Thornton River, VA 0 0 0
140 Hurricane Creek, VA 0 0 0
141 Tumbling Creek, VA 0 0 0
142 Laurel Creek, VA 0 0 0
143 Helton Creek, VA 0 0 0
144 Straight Branch, VA 0 0 0
145 South Fork Holston River, VA 0 0 0
146 Back Creek, VA 0 0 0
147 Hughes River, VA 0 0 0
148 Rapidan River, VA 0 0 0
149 Big Wilson Creek, VA 0 0 0
150 Whitetop Laurel Creek, VA 0 0 0
151 Brokenback Run, VA 0 0 0
152 Devils Ditch, VA 0 0 0
153 Roaring Fork, VA 0 0 0
154 Cedar Run, VA 0 0 0
155 Rush Creek, VA 0 0 0
156 Staunton River, VA 0 0 0
157 Rowland Creek, VA 0 0 0
158 Cabin Creek, VA 0 0 0
159 Lewis Fork, VA 0 0 0
160 Thornton River, VA 0 0 0



Whacking Fatties Fishing Reports
Fly fishing report and map for Virginia.

What is Whacking Fatties? Fishing reports and forecasts for ~10,000 streams and lakes and rivers across North America and the United Kingdom.

What is the goal?

To better understand fishing patterns, conditions to predict ferocity of fishable events and locations.

How do we do it?

Fishing Reports and Forecasts. Throughout every day, we create 7 day fishing forecasts for ~10,000 streams and lakes.

What is the Fatty Factor?

A 5 star rating calculated per hour over every day per stream. We create a detailed forecast for each stream whereby every hour gets a 5 star Fatty Factor rating.

How is the Fatty Factor calculated?

The Fatty Factor is calculated using a fishing success estimation model containing proprietary big data analytics. We consume data from near and real-time sources, satellites, and sensors; compile/compare, against historic datasets, to create the Fatty Factor. Location, season, and analytics improve the rating over time.

How is the Fatty Factor rated?

5 stars is the best while 0 stars is “Not Fatty”.

How to use Whacking Fatties Fishing Reports and Forecasts?

Consult the detailed stream information section of the fishing reports and forecasts for the latest weather temperatures, wind speeds, cloud cover, gauge flows, and insect hatch patterns.

What do trout eat?

Check out the hatch recommendations for each stream in the detailed stream area. Investigate the hatch recommendations if you are interested in what do trout eat.

What kind of fish can I catch?

You tell us? Rainbow trout, brook trout, lake trout, bass, carp, etc. Currently, fresh water species. Salt water fishing? Fly fishing for carp is awesome. Tell us what you are after? Steelhead, grayling, tarpon, bass, bonefish, taimen, permit, salmon fishing?

How do I use the fishing maps?

We have a vast amount of geographic data for each stream. Click on the points to get more information. Green points represent fishing access such as put-ins and take-outs. Purple points represent bridges or stream crossings whereby often Google StreetView is available. Red points represent USGS Stream Gauges. Where available, we have graphs for Predictive Hydrograph 7 days, Water Temperature, Observed Height (ft.) 7 days, Observed Discharge (cfs) 7 days, and Duration Hydrograph. The Duration Hydrograph is a graphical presentation of recent daily streamflow, plotted over the long-term statistics of streamflow for each day of the year.

Can I determine land ownership from the stream map?

Yes. Landownership data is included in the map. In the map legend, the type of ownership is shown while you hover or tap on the map. You will see public or private land. For public, it will tell you the agency such as Forest Service or State Park.

Does Whacking Fatties have private landowner information such as parcel boundaries?

Currently, we have landowner information for Montana only. If you drill down into the map, you will see parcel boundaries. Simply click on the parcel to see who owns the land and other related information.

How do I determine distance from one access to another?

In the map, the measure tool can be used to trace along a stream to measure between fishing access points.

Can I determine stream elevation?

In the fishing map, you can turn on the elevation profile for a stream. You are able to visually see how much elevation is dropped along a stream.

What other mapping data is available and useful to anglers?

We provide three different background maps: dark, light, and satellite. The light is useful for planning routes to fishing access points. The satellite is very useful for all sorts of detailed planning.

What gauges are included in the Stream Flow graph?

For each stream, we have included all gauges for the stream overlaid into one graph. This is great for analyzing flow data of the stream as a whole to help predict best fishing areas.

What is the Fatty Store?

Check out the Fatty Store for great deals on the best fishing gear available in the market. We make available only the highest quality fly fishing gear at deep discounted prices such as fly fishing rods, fly boxes, waders or wading boots, fly fishing reels, flies, and tackle. From time to time, we have promotions on fly fishing vacations, film tours, and fly fishing videos. Look for deals on fly fishing schools.

What about fly fishing forums?

We have a great fishing forum where anglers can post their own reports and pictures. At each detailed stream page, you can upload fish pictures and your own fishing reports. We encourage you to rate the stream. We are working on the capability to upload your own fishing videos.

Where do I find a professional recommended fishing guide, lodge, or fishing charter?

Whacking Fatties Pro Contributors are professionally vetted and approved. Pro Contributors provide the highest quality guided fishing experiences. Look for recommended fishing charters, lodges, fly fishing and tackle shops posted on detailed stream report pages. Fishing near me? Investigate Pro Contributors listed on specific detailed streams near you.

What is Fatty Information?

What is the best fly line? How to tie a fly? Fly lines explained? Fly fishing beginner? Fatty Information is a new section whereby we present practical fly fisherman knowledge such as fly fishing knots, fly patterns, tapered leader formulas, tippet rings, strike indicators, drift boats, nymph fishing, euro nymphing, knots for fly fishing, best fishing sunglasses, etc. Information on our favorite flies such as mop files, clouser, nymph fly, wet flies, muddler minnow, isonychia fly, mole fly, cdc and elk fly, trico fly, caddis fly, and flies for largemouth bass. As well as recommendations for best small stream fly rods. The tug is the drug!

What are Fatty Alerts?

Never miss a great day of fishing! Fatty Alerts are automated email notifications whereby you are sent an email ONLY when your favorite streams have a great forecast. First, you sign up for a Whacking Fatties account; then, choose your favorite streams to get alerts. Fatty Alerts include our long range forecast. Never miss great fishing weather or fishing forecast with Fatty Alerts. They are free!

What are we working on next?

We will be expanding to fresh water lakes for bass, carp, and other great fishing. We will be able to assist with planning the best dates and times for your next fly fishing for stripers adventure. Forecasting for salt-water locations are on the radar. Please contact us with your feedback. Tight lines!

With the goal of better understanding fly-fishing patterns and predicting location and ferocity of fishable events, Whacking Fatties presents the Fatty Factor: a fly-fishing success estimation model using proprietary big data analytics.

Whacking Fatties promotes responsible fishing via catch and release practice and water resources conservation.

Check out more:

The Fatty List: Top Daily Fishing Reports broken down by nationwide, northeast, south, midwest, and northwest fishing regions The Fatty Map: Today's Top Fishing Streams on a Map Top Professional Contributors Fishing Report Feed - find current fishing reports and updates Fatty Photo Feed