Redbud Run

Type
Freestone river, Virginia (East)
Designation
Catch and release · Special-regulation trout water
USGS gauges
None listed
Guides
2 nearby
Shops
4 nearby

Today on the Redbud Run

No live reading for this water
Why there is no reading

Nothing live is published for this water, so there is no reading or verdict today. The readings section below says what we checked.

Regulations & access Guides & shops

Redbud Run is a freestone river in Virginia, listed as Catch and release by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

More about the Redbud Run

2 guides and 4 shops nearby are listed here.

Updated · Sources: Special Regulation Trout Waters: Catch and Release Only

Representative photograph of similar water; not a photograph of this place.
Representative photograph, not this water.
Where it is

Redbud Run is a freestone river in Virginia.

No real-time gauge

No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Redbud Run or on its stream system within about 25 miles, and no dam operator publishes data for it. A missing gauge says nothing about the water itself. Find the gauges nearest Redbud Run

About these readings

Nothing live is published for this water; the note below says what we checked.

Where to fish

About this

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.

Restrooms near Redbud Run

Restrooms near Redbud Run

Restrooms within 2 miles of Redbud Run 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.

Map of 3 restrooms near Redbud Run

Skip the map; every place is in the list below

Map of 3 restrooms near Redbud Run, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.

  1. Restroom

    1.5 mi away in a straight line

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  2. Restroom

    1.9 mi away in a straight line

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  3. Restroom

    2.0 mi away in a straight line

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

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.

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  • The Jackson River flowing clear over cobbles through the wooded Hidden ValleyDelayed HarvestRepresentative photo · not Passage Creek
    Photo credit

    The Jackson River in the Hidden Valley, Bath County, Virginia. Photo: Nyttend, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Passage Creek.

    Passage Creek

    Virginia · about 19 mi

  • The Smith River at dusk between dense, dark green banks in Henry CountySpecial-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Little Stony Creek
    Photo credit

    The Smith River in the evening, Henry County, Virginia. Photo: MarmadukePercy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Stony Creek.

    Little Stony Creek

    Virginia · about 33 mi

  • The Dan River at DanvilleSpecial-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Devils Ditch
    Photo credit

    The Dan River at Danville, Virginia. Photo: MarmadukePercy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Devils Ditch.

    Devils Ditch

    Virginia · about 56 mi

  • The Savage River running over rocks through hardwood forest in Savage River State ForestSpecial-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Garth Run
    Photo credit

    The Savage River from the Allegany Bridge, Savage River State Forest. Photo: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Garth Run.

    Garth Run

    Virginia · about 57 mi

  • Big Gunpowder Falls flowing between bare winter trees, seen from a rail-trail bridgeDelayed HarvestRepresentative photo · not Holmes Run
    Photo credit

    Big Gunpowder Falls from the Torrey C. Brown rail trail, Maryland. Photo: Henrysz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Holmes Run.

    Holmes Run

    Virginia · about 57 mi

  • Letort Spring Run seen past a wooden trail-bridge railing, with autumn treesDelayed HarvestRepresentative photo · not Accotink Creek
    Photo credit

    Letort Spring Run from a bridge on the Letort Spring Run Nature Trail, Carlisle. Photo: Morsea24, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Accotink Creek.

    Accotink Creek

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Regulations

About this

Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.

2 official designations

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 trout.

The water on the map

About this

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.

Length
6.5 mi
Drains
7.54 sq mi
Drop
257 ft · 39.6 ft/mi
Flows into
Opequon Creek
Watershed
Conococheague-Opequon

Public land along it

About this

Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-04) 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.

1.2 of 6.3 mi on public land

  • Frederick County EasementCounty Land · 0.7 mi
  • SVBF HoldingUnknown · 0.5 mi · restricted

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Guides and shops near Redbud Run

About this

Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.

Guides

  • Cool Water Outfitters

    Winchester, VA · 13 mi

    Beginners & lessons · Multi-day trips · Jackson River

    • Unclaimed

    Nearby

  • Double Spur Outfitters

    Star Tannery, VA · 18 mi

    Map listing: trips not confirmed

    • Unclaimed

    Nearby

4 shops nearby

How these are chosen

Guides whose own website names this water come first, nearest first. After them, fly-focused guides within 40 miles whose website does not name it. Distances are straight-line.

Shops: fly shops first. A distance is shown when the shop’s website gives its location (within 60 miles); otherwise the shop is in one of the towns within 25 miles of the water.

Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories.

Species and hatches

About this

What 2 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.

Named on 2 nearby guide websites

  • Rainbow trout2
  • Brook trout1
  • Brown trout1
  • Cutthroat trout1
  • Smallmouth bass1

When the bugs come off

Regional hatch months: Southern Appalachians
About this chart

17 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

  1. January: 1 charted hatch
  2. February: 3 charted hatches
  3. March: 5 charted hatches
  4. April: 8 charted hatches
  5. May: 9 charted hatches
  6. June: 8 charted hatches
  7. July: 7 charted hatches
  8. August: 5 charted hatches
  9. September: 4 charted hatches
  10. October: 3 charted hatches
  11. November: 3 charted hatches
  12. December: 3 charted hatches

Midges (all year) · Blue-winged olive (February to March, May, October to December) · Early black stonefly (February to March, October to December) · Blue Quill (March to April) · Quill Gordon (March to April) · Black caddis (April to May) · and 11 more on the chart

How we put this together

Named by guides nearby (within 40 miles), counted from the species each guide lists on its own site. No agency page we hold lists species for this water.

Plan a trip here

About this

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

Gear checklist

About this

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.

An angler stands on a boulder at the edge of a fast forest stream and fishes the run

Small mountain streams

7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout

Open the checklist
Videos for this water (5)

Watch: reading a trout stream

About this

Seams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.

Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.

  • How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
  • How To Read The Water with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
  • Reading the Water to Successfully Locate TroutEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube

Not sponsored All videos on reading water

Watch: nymphing basics

About this

Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.

Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.

  • 90° Nymph RigEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
  • Casting with an Indicator & Better Nymphing TechniquesEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube

Not sponsored All videos on nymphing

Fish Tales

About this

Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Redbud Run.

No stories from here yet.

Sources for this page

Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.

Something wrong?

All 8 sources and dates

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: a point on the mapped channel of “Redbud Run”, halfway along its length in Virginia, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 4 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.