The Flint River is a freestone river in Alabama, listed as Agency-named bass water by Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division lists 5 species, including bluegill, largemouth bass and longear sunfish. 2 shops nearby are listed here.
Flint River is a freestone river in Alabama.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Flint River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Flint River with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Flint River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Tailwater trout fisheryThe Sipsey Fork west of Route 33, William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama (USDA Forest Service). Photo: Forest Service Photography, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Tennessee RiverThe Cahaba River at Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Tennessee River.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Flint CreekThe Tombigbee River at Demopolis, Alabama. Photo: Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Flint Creek.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Locust ForkThe lower Hiwassee River at Charleston, Tennessee (downstream of the trout tailwater). Photo: NPS National Trails Office, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Locust Fork.
Alabama · about 51 mi
Agency-named bass waterLittle River in Tennessee · not this reachLittle River at Three Forks, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not this reach.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Mulberry ForkThe Chattahoochee River at Cochran Shoals, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Photo: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mulberry Fork.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under bass.
On the Rivers and Mobile Delta: WFF river fishing pages that feature black bass list (Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
1.4 of 65.2 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
No guide within 40 miles yet.
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
A bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus), photographed by Ryan Hagerty for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Ryan Hagerty/USFWS, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge FLINT RIVER AT BROWNSBORO, AL.. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: Rising water: fishable, but watch the level
No water temperature here.
At FLINT RIVER AT BROWNSBORO, AL. (USGS 03575100) Provisional USGS data
USGS 03575100 · NWS BSBA1
What the agencies suggest
Stand back from the shoreline and be aware of surroundingsRhode Island Department of Environmental Management
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 4:30 PM CST · provisional USGS data
Above normal for Nov 5 Rising · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 168 readings from Oct 29, 6:30 PM CDT to Nov 5, 4:30 PM CST; ranging 109 to 237 ft³/s; latest 212 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 4:30 PM CST | 212 | 7.61 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 PM CST | 215 | 7.62 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM CST | 212 | 7.61 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM CST | 209 | 7.6 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM CST | 203 | 7.58 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM CST | 189 | 7.53 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM CST | 173 | 7.47 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM CST | 158 | 7.41 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM CST | 151 | 7.38 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM CST | 145 | 7.35 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM CST | 145 | 7.35 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM CST | 149 | 7.37 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM CST | 149 | 7.37 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM CST | 149 | 7.37 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM CST | 149 | 7.37 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM CST | 145 | 7.35 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM CST | 145 | 7.35 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM CST | 145 | 7.35 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM CST | 145 | 7.35 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM CST | 145 | 7.35 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM CST | 145 | 7.35 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM CST | 145 | 7.35 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM CST | 145 | 7.35 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM CST | 145 | 7.35 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM CST | 145 | 7.35 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM CST | 149 | 7.37 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM CST | 149 | 7.37 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM CST | 151 | 7.38 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM CST | 149 | 7.37 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM CST | 149 | 7.37 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM CST | 151 | 7.38 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM CST | 154 | 7.39 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM CST | 154 | 7.39 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM CST | 156 | 7.4 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM CST | 156 | 7.4 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM CST | 158 | 7.41 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM CST | 161 | 7.42 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM CST | 161 | 7.42 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM CST | 163 | 7.43 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM CST | 166 | 7.44 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM CST | 166 | 7.44 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM CST | 168 | 7.45 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM CST | 171 | 7.46 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM CST | 173 | 7.47 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM CST | 176 | 7.48 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM CST | 178 | 7.49 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM CST | 181 | 7.5 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM CST | 184 | 7.51 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM CST | 189 | 7.53 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM CST | 194 | 7.55 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM CST | 197 | 7.56 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM CST | 203 | 7.58 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM CST | 209 | 7.6 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM CST | 212 | 7.61 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM CST | 218 | 7.63 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM CST | 221 | 7.64 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM CST | 227 | 7.66 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM CST | 233 | 7.68 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM CST | 237 | 7.69 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM CST | 237 | 7.69 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM CST | 237 | 7.69 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM CST | 230 | 7.67 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM CST | 224 | 7.65 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM CST | 212 | 7.61 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM CST | 200 | 7.57 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM CST | 186 | 7.52 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM CST | 173 | 7.47 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM CST | 163 | 7.43 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM CST | 161 | 7.42 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM CST | 151 | 7.38 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM CST | 147 | 7.36 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM CST | 145 | 7.35 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM CST | 142 | 7.34 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM CST | 140 | 7.33 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM CST | 140 | 7.33 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM CST | 138 | 7.32 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM CST | 138 | 7.32 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM CST | 138 | 7.32 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM CST | 136 | 7.31 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM CST | 133 | 7.3 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM CST | 131 | 7.29 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM CST | 129 | 7.28 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM CST | 126 | 7.27 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM CST | 124 | 7.26 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM CST | 124 | 7.26 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM CST | 122 | 7.25 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM CST | 119 | 7.24 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM CST | 117 | 7.23 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM CST | 113 | 7.21 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM CST | 113 | 7.21 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM CST | 111 | 7.2 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM CST | 111 | 7.2 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM CST | 111 | 7.2 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM CST | 111 | 7.2 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM CST | 111 | 7.2 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM CST | 111 | 7.2 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM CDT | 113 | 7.21 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM CDT | 113 | 7.21 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM CDT | 113 | 7.21 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM CDT | 113 | 7.21 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM CDT | 113 | 7.21 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM CDT | 113 | 7.21 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM CDT | 113 | 7.21 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM CDT | 109 | 7.19 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM CDT | 111 | 7.2 |
Normal for Nov 5: 104–205 ft³/s (middle half of 28 years of record). Now: 212 ft³/s, above normal.
Above normal for this date. 212 ft³/s is between the 75th and 90th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 28 years of record: 10th 91.2, 25th 104, median 151, 75th 205, 90th 448 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 72.8 ft³/s, highest 1,510 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Rising over 24 hours: discharge up 44.2%, from 147 to 212 ft³/s. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 7.61 ft stage, 212 ft³/s at Nov 5, 4:30 PM CST (NWS gauge BSBA1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS river forecast forecast issued Nov 5, 8:51 AM CST. Highest point: 7.3 ft, 138 ft³/s on Nov 5, 12:00 PM CST (Below NWS action stage).
| Day | Stage | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | 7.3 ft | 138 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 7.3 ft | 138 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 7.3 ft | 138 ft³/s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 7.3 ft | 138 ft³/s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 7.3 ft | 138 ft³/s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 7.3 ft | 138 ft³/s |
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Alabama rule: 68°F.
Species the agency lists for Flint River: Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Longear Sunfish, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass.
Source: Rivers and Mobile Delta: WFF river fishing pages that feature black bass (Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division).
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Rising water. Rising over the last 24 hours (discharge up 44.2%). Keep your way back to the bank in sight and watch the level while you fish. “Rising” is our rule of thumb: more than 10% in discharge or 0.2 ft of gauge height in 24 hours, not a USGS or NWS class.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 5:18 PM CST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Tailwater trout fisheryThe Sipsey Fork west of Route 33, William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama (USDA Forest Service). Photo: Forest Service Photography, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Alabama · about 63 mi
Largemouth bass, panfish & striped bass
24.7cfsFlow now · normal for the date
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Tennessee RiverThe Cahaba River at Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Tennessee River.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Flint CreekThe Tombigbee River at Demopolis, Alabama. Photo: Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Flint Creek.
Alabama · about 38 mi
Largemouth bass & panfish
33.7cfsFlow now · above normal for the date
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Locust ForkThe lower Hiwassee River at Charleston, Tennessee (downstream of the trout tailwater). Photo: NPS National Trails Office, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Locust Fork.
Agency-named bass waterLittle River in Tennessee · not this reachLittle River at Three Forks, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not this reach.
Alabama · about 54 mi
Rainbow trout & largemouth bass
478cfsFlow now · above normal for the date
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Mulberry ForkThe Chattahoochee River at Cochran Shoals, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Photo: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mulberry Fork.
