freestone river · trout
South Saluda River
Live conditions for South Saluda River: the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.
Right now
7cfs→ lowcaution
Low and skinny at 7 cfs — wadeable, fish the deeper holding water.
Water temp65.1°F
Stage0.69 ft
Engine callOFF 7 cfs outside wade band 20–80
The water
South Saluda River is a freestone river in South Carolina, fished for trout — rainbow, brook, brown. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.
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Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.
Access
- Table Rock Reservoir Dam Tailrace Access (SC 11)walk in
- SCDNR South Saluda River Access (Geer Highway/US 276-SC 11)carry
- Naturaland Trust South Saluda Shoals Accesswalk in
- Wildcat Wayside North Parking (SC 11)walk in
- Wildcat Wayside South Parking / River Trail (SC 11)walk in
- Peach Orchard Branch Road Access (SC 11)walk in
- Vineyards Fire Department Access (SC 11, power line ROW)walk in
- South Blythe Shoals Road Bridgebridge
Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.