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Middle River Outfitters

Middle River Outfitters

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Middle River Outfitters is a fishing guide service based in Staunton, Virginia. It operates on the Middle River. They offer wade trips in National Forests and State Parks, and float trips along the Shenandoah River, targeting smallmouth bass, brown trout, rainbow trout, and brook trout. The service also provides access to numerous private water locations throughout Northern and Central Virginia, stocked with trout and other game fish.

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Fishing Types
Fly Fishing, Trout Fishing, Bass Fishing

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Typical flow by month

1953 to 2026

The water at Middle River Outfitters typically runs highest in March, at a median 180 cfs, and lowest in September, at 37 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,670 cfs, in 1955.

Typical flow by month at South River near Waynesboro, VA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January12170 to 200
February13892 to 219
March180114 to 295
April157104 to 254
May11780 to 191
June7250 to 105
July4838 to 63
August4034 to 53
September3732 to 57
October4332 to 98
November5938 to 143
December10651 to 181

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 73 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South River near Waynesboro, VA (site 01626000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

73Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Mon, Sep 28 (94)

Streamflow

21 cfs

Much below normal (5th)

Water level

2.31 ft

High today

63°F

Wind

9 kt

Gusts 14 kt

Rain chance

52%

Week ahead

Tue63°F52%
Wed56°F44%
Thu65°F35%
Fri69°F1%
Sat73°F1%
Sun76°F1%
Mon78°F1%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). See full conditions →

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