Whacking Fatties Fly Fishing Reports and Forecasts

Virginia Fishing Report

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




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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”.

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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?

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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.

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