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North Mills River
The Mills River is located in Transylvania and Henderson counties, North Carolina, United States is a tributary of the French Broad River. The river flows out of the Pisgah Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest in two forks: the North Fork, which drains the slopes just south of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Asheville and Mount Pisgah, and the South Fork, which drains the area of the Pisgah Ranger District just east of the Cradle of Forestry in America, including the slopes of Black Mountain. From Wikipedia
- Flows into
- French Broad River
Flow now
Mills River Near Mills River, NC, 3 mi from the river.
83cfsat build, Nov 12, 11 AM MT
The typical week here, from 10 years of record: 79 cfs to 208 cfs, around 120 cfs.
Water temperature at the gauge: 52°F.
Also gauged at French Broad River Near Fletcher, NC: 810 cfs, Nov 12.
The season, November
Usually workable this week. Pick your window and fish it well.
- Midgessizes 18 to 22
- Small eggs and worms
- Pheasant tail and zebra midge nymphsunder an indicator
Typical for the week over 10 years: 79 to 208 cfs. Running 83 cfs today, inside that range. Flows are not forecast; check the gauge the day before.
Brown Trout are spawning (October to December). Stay off clean, light-coloured gravel in riffle tails and pool tailouts, and leave paired fish alone.
Brook Trout are spawning (September to November). Stay off clean, light-coloured gravel in riffle tails and pool tailouts, and leave paired fish alone.
Mountain Whitefish are spawning (October to December). The egg bite behind spawning whitefish is the best winter nymphing of the year: an egg pattern below the riffles.
- Flows swing a lot this week most years. Carry both a heavy nymph rig and a dry-dropper and let the gauge decide.
- Egg patterns in the runs below the spawning gravel, never on it.
Written by the app's rules engine from the calendar, the gauge record and the snowpack, not by hand, so it says only what the data says. The weather for the week comes with the app.
Fly shops on this water
- Davidson River Outfitters Pisgah ForestWebsiteFishing report, updated Nov 3
Nearby waters
- Davidson River11 mi
- North Fork French Broad River17 mi
- Pigeon River21 mi
- French Broad River34 mi
- Tuckasegee River36 mi
- Oconaluftee River38 mi
- Chattooga River38 mi
Open North Mills River in FlyMaster for today's plan, the flies, and your own log here.
Flows from the U.S. Geological Survey, snowpack from the NRCS SNOTEL network, text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Built Nov 12.