James River 7 Day Fishing Forecast

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- Updated 21st June 2025
Thinking of heading out to James River At Blue Ridge Pkwy Near Big Island over the next few days. If so get you'll find all your weather information you'll need over the next seven days. Please ensure to adhere to the fishing regulations for the state. Remember, regulations are there to protect fish species and enable fishing for generations to come. Determine which day is best for you the bag your best catch on James River.
During the day the maximum temperature will be 90°F with a min temperature of 66°F around James River . The average temperature will be 78°F during the day.
Bring a hat and sun cream, yip with cloud coverage at 1% you'll need to find an artifical shade to cast a shadow if headng out to James River to fish today. With that level of cloud coverage in the sky there is a 0% probability of rain.
I'm sure you've heard of the old sying: “Wind from the West, fish bite the best. Wind from the East, fish bite the least. Wind from the North, do not go forth. Wind from the
South blows bait in their mouth.”. It's more of a wife tail but always fun to recollect.
Its less so about the direction but the cause for the direction. We’ll cover this more in a blog post soon but for James River on Sat 21st June will be from a south westerly direction which means fishing is optimal.
With the wind forecasted at 3mph hardly a puff out there makes for a calm mirror like surface. With the wind so light less ripples in the water makes it more difficult to mask the line and lure on James River
Winds may gust up to 4mph
During the day the maximum temperature will be 94°F with a min temperature of 71°F around James River . The average temperature will be 83°F during the day.
Bring a hat and sun cream, yip with cloud coverage at 1% you'll need to find an artifical shade to cast a shadow if headng out to James River to fish today. With that level of cloud coverage in the sky there is a 0% probability of rain.
I'm sure you've heard of the old sying: “Wind from the West, fish bite the best. Wind from the East, fish bite the least. Wind from the North, do not go forth. Wind from the
South blows bait in their mouth.”. It's more of a wife tail but always fun to recollect.
Its less so about the direction but the cause for the direction. We’ll cover this more in a blog post soon but for James River on Sun 22nd June will be from a south westerly direction which means fishing is optimal.
With the wind forecasted at 3mph hardly a puff out there makes for a calm mirror like surface. With the wind so light less ripples in the water makes it more difficult to mask the line and lure on James River
Winds may gust up to 3mph
During the day the maximum temperature will be 94°F with a min temperature of 73°F around James River . The average temperature will be 85°F during the day.
Bring a hat and sun cream, yip with cloud coverage at 1% you'll need to find an artifical shade to cast a shadow if headng out to James River to fish today. With that level of cloud coverage in the sky there is a 0% probability of rain.
I'm sure you've heard of the old sying: “Wind from the West, fish bite the best. Wind from the East, fish bite the least. Wind from the North, do not go forth. Wind from the
South blows bait in their mouth.”. It's more of a wife tail but always fun to recollect.
Its less so about the direction but the cause for the direction. We’ll cover this more in a blog post soon but for James River on Mon 23rd June will be from a north easterly direction which means fishing is not great.
With the wind forecasted at 3mph hardly a puff out there makes for a calm mirror like surface. With the wind so light less ripples in the water makes it more difficult to mask the line and lure on James River
Winds may gust up to 4mph
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