Hatchery Supported Trout Waters

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This is a listing of the Hachery Supported Trout Waters in North Carolina.
Season   July 1, 2001-Feb. 28, 2002 6:00 am April 6, 2002 to June 30, 2002
Daily Creel Limit   7
Minimum Size Limit   None
Lure Restrictions   None
See our Regulations page for more details!!!

Click here for the N.C. Wildlife's Catchable Trout Stockings for 2002!
(updated weekly)

Streams that are in BOLD type are stocked with catchable size trout at frequent intervals during the months of March through August!

Alleghany CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Alleghany County!

Little River (from Whitehead to McCann Dam) (18 miles)

Crab Creek (entire creek) (5 miles)

Brush Creek (entire creek except as posted) (10 miles)

Big Pine Creek (entire creek) (3 miles)

Laurel Branch (entire creek) (2 miles)

Big Glade Creek (entire creek) (8 miles)

Bledsoe Creek (entire creek)

Pine Swamp Creek (entire creek) (5 miles)

Water Falls Creek (S. Fork of Little River) (entire creek)

Prather Creek (entire Creek)

Water Falls Creek

Cranberry Creek (entire creek) (12 miles)

Piney Fork (entire creek) (2 miles)

Meadow Fork (entire creek) (6 miles)

Ashe County Click here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Ashe County!

North Fork New River (Watauga County Line to Sharp Dam)

Big Horse Creek (Mud Creek at SR 1363 to Tuckerdale)

Buffalo Creek (Headwaters to Junction of NC 194-88 & SR 1131) (6 miles)

Big Laurel Creek (entire creek) (9 miles)

Three Top Creek (except Game Lands) (10 miles)

Hoskins Fork (Watauga County Line to North Fork New River) (2 miles)

Cranberry Creek (Alleghany County Line to South Fork New River) (12 miles)

Nathans Creek (entire creek) (4 miles)

Peak Creek (Headwaters to Trout Lake, except for Blue Ridge Parkway) (5 miles)

Roan Creek (entire creek) (4 miles)

North Beaver Creek (entire creek) (8 miles)

South Beaver Creek (Headwaters to Ashe Lake) (4 miles)

Pine Swamp Creek (All Forks) (4 miles)

Old Fields Creek (entire creek) (6 miles)

Mill Creek (except as posted) (3 miles)

Avery County  Click here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Avery County!

North Toe River (headwaters to Mitchell County Line)

Squirrel Creek (entire creek) (4 miles)

Elk River (SR 1306 (Hicks Hollow Rd.) to Tennessee Line) (3 miles)

Boyde Coffey Lake

Archie Coffey Lake

Linville River (Land Harbor Dam to Blue Ridge Parkway except where posted) (4 miles)* most of which is posted, areas around Blue Ridge Parkway and US Forest Service Camp are the only major none posted section!

Milltimber Creek (entire creek) (4 miles)

Buncombe CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Buncombe County!

Big Ivy Creek (Ivy Creek) (Dillingham Creek to US 19-23 bridge) (4 miles)* fished hard lots of access.

Dillingham Creek (Corner Rock Creek to Big Ivy) (4 miles)* fished hard.

Stoney Creek (entire creek) (1 mile)

Mineral Creek (entire creek) (2 miles)

Corner Rock Creek (entire creek) (3 miles)

Reems Creek (Sugar Camp Fork to US 19-23 bridge) (8 miles)

Swannanoa River (SR 2702 bridge near Ridgecrest to Sayles Bleachery in Asheville) (16 miles)

Bent Creek (headwaters to NC Arboretum boundary line) (3 miles)

Cane Creek (headwaters to SR 3138 (Tweed Nesbitt Rd.) bridge) (11 miles)

Lake Powhatan

Burke CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Burke County!

Henry Fork Creek (Lower South Mountains State Park line downstream to SR 1919 @ Ivy Creek)(3 miles)* Fairly tight and small fish.

Carroll Creek (Game Land Portion above SR 1405)(1 mile)* Small

Linville River (Game Land below Blue Ridge Parkway to Lake James and 1st. Bridge SR 1223 below Lake James Powerhouse to Muddy Creek) (1 mile (below Powerhouse) and through Gorge)* tailrace area has access for disabled anglers, lower section is mostly posted, further down you go the better the fishing.   BE CAREFUL when the siren sounds get out of the water, it will rise quickly!!!!  Tough access in gorge section, doesn't fish as good as it looks.

Caldwell CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Caldwell County!

Wilson Creek (Phillips Branch to Brown Mountain Beech dam) (6.5 miles)* huge pools through gorge section, fairly easy access if you don't count a steep bank down to creek.

Thorps Creek (Falls to NC 90 bridge) (1 mile)* very small and flowing through Mortimer Campground

Boone Fork Pond

Cherokee CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Cherokee County!

Bald Creek (entire creek) (3 miles)

North Shoal Creek (Cane Creek) (Headwaters to SR 1325) (4 miles)

Shuler Creek  (headwaters to Tennessee state line) (12 miles)

Persimmon Creek (entire creek) (9 miles)

Davis Creek (confluence of Bald and Dockery creeks to Hanging Dog Creek)

Beaver Dam Creek (headwaters to SR 1326 (Brown Rd. Bridge)) (5 miles)

Valley River (entire river) (29 miles)

Hyatt Creek (entire creek) (3 miles)

Webb Creek (entire creek) (2 miles)

Junaluska Creek (Ashturn Creek to Valley River) (6 miles)

Clay CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Clay County!

Fires Creek (first bridge above lower game land line on U.S. Forest Service Road 442 to S.R. 1300 (Mission Dam Rd.)) (1 mile)* mostly on private lands.

Tuni Creek (entire creek)* fairly good access.

Tusquitee Creek (head waters to S.R. 1300 (Mission Dam Rd.) bridge) (11 miles)

Shooting Creek (S.R. 1349 bridge to U.S. 64 bridge at S.R. 1338) (6 miles)

Hothouse Branch (including portions of tributaries on game lands)

Vineyard Creek (entire creek) (3 miles)* only headwaters on gamelands.

Graham CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Graham County!

Calderwood Reservoir (Cheoah dam to Tennessee State line) (150 acres)

Yellow Creek (entire creek) (9 miles)

Santeetlah Creek (Johns Branch to mouth of lake)

West Buffalo Creek (entire creek) (5 miles)

Huffman Creek (Little Buffalo Creek) (enitre creek) (1 mile)

Mountain Creek (game lands boundary to S.R. 1138 bridge) (6 miles)

Sawyer Creek (entire creek) (5 miles)

Big Snowbird Creek (old railroad junction to mouth) (10 miles)* easy access in game lands section, mostly posted below there.  Some nice size trout can be caught.

Long Creek (portion not on game lands) (4 miles)

Tulula Creek (headwaters to  lower bridge on S.R. 1275(Hard Slate Rd.)) (11 miles)

Franks Creek (entire creek)

Cheoah Reservoir (640 acres)

Stecoah Creek (entire creek) (7 miles)

Panther Creek (entire creek) (2 miles)

Haywood CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Haywood County!

Cold Spring Creek (entire creek)* tough to find and access, rather small.

Hurricane Creek  (entire creek) (6 miles)* tough to find and access, rather small only lightly stocked.

Jonathans Creek - lower (concrete bridge in Dellwood to Pigeon River) (9 miles)

Jonathans Creek - upper (S.R. 1302 (Moody Rd.) bridge (west) to S.R. 1307 (Mehaffey Rd.) bridge) (3 miles)

Hemphill Creek (entire creek) (5 miles)

West Fork Pigeon River (triple arch bridge on Hwy NC 215 to Queen Creek, except Middle Prong)* mostly on public landsbut has small tracts of private land mixed in.  Mostly stocked with browns.

Henderson CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Henderson County!

(Rocky) Broad River (one-half mile north of Bat Cave Rd. to Rutherford County line) (1 mile)* easy access, watch for posted land mixed in with public land.

Green River - upper (mouth of Bob's Creek to mouth of Rock Creek and Lake Summit dam to I-26 bridge)*mostly posted, public section has very little access.

Camp Creek (S.R. 1919 to Polk County line) (1 mile)* small and tight, headwaters in Henderson county and flowing into Polk County.

(Big) Hungry River (entire river) (12 miles)* mostly on posted land, 2 areas not posted are the upper section along Deep Gap Rd.  The other section is downstream, access via Adams Rd.  Upper section is small and tight but lower section is quite fishable.

Little Hungry River (entire river)

Jackson County Click here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Jackson County!

Tuckasegee River (from confluence with West Fork Tuckasegee River to NC 107 bridge at Love Field and from Dillsboro dam to S.R. 1392 bridge at Wilmot)

Scott Creek (entire creek except as posted)(12 miles)

Dark Ridge Creek (Jones Creek to Scott Creek)

Savannah Creek (headwaters to Bailey's Packing House on NC 116)(7 miles)

Buff Creek (S.R. 1457 bridge below Bill Johnson's property to Scott Creek)(2 miles)

Green's Creek (Green's Creek Baptist Church on S.R. 1730 to Savannah Creek)(2 miles)

Cullowhee Creek (Tilley Creek to Tuskasegee River)(3 miles)

Balsam Lake

Bear Creek Lake (475 acres)

Wolf Creek Lake (80 miles)

Tanasee Creek Lake (50 acres)

West Fork Tuskasegee River (Shoal Creek to existing water level of Little Glenville Lake)

Macon CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Macon County!

Nantahala River (Nantahala dam to Whiteoak Creek)(11 miles)

Queens Creek Lake (15 acres)

Burningtown Creek (entire creek)(15 miles)

Cullasaja River (Sequah dam to US 64 bridge near junction of S.R. 1672)(13 miles)

Ellijay Creek (entire creek except as posted)(7 miles)

Cliffside Lake (8 acres)

Cartoogechaye Creek (US 64 bridge to Little Tennessee River)(8 miles)

Tessentee Creek (Nichols Branch to Little Tennessee River)(6 miles)

Big Creek (base of falls to Georgia state line)(4 miles)

Madison CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Madison County!

Shut In Creek (entire creek)(8 miles)

Spring Creek (junction of NC 209 and NC 63 to lower US Forest Service boundry line)(13 miles)*mixture of public and posted land, easy access.  Good fishing in gorge section.

Big Creek (headwaters to lower game lands boundry)(4 miles)

Little Creek (East Fork) (entire creek)(2 miles)

Meadow Fork Creek (entire creek except Little Creek)(11 miles)

Roaring Fork (entire creek)(5 miles)

Max Patch Pond

Big Laurel Creek (Mars Hill watershead boundry to Rice's Mill dam)(20 miles)

Shelton Laurel Creek (confluence of Big Creek and Mill Creek to NC 208 bridge at Belva)

Mill Creek (entire creek)(4 miles)

Big Pine Creek (SR 1151 bridge to French Broad River)

Puncheon Fork (Hampton Creek to Big Laurel Creek)(5 miles)

McDowell CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for McDowell County!

Little Buck Creek (game lands portion) (4 miles)* tight creek stocked well and fished hard!

North Fork Catawba River (headwaters to North Cove School at S.R. 1569 bridge) (11 miles)* my opinion, best stocked water in the county, easy access near headwaters, some nice holdovers in lower sections.

Armstrong Creek (Cato Holler lower line downstream to Greenlee upper line) (2 miles)* some big holes, lots of trash!

Mill Creek (upper railroad bridge to US 70 bridge) (6 miles)* fished heavily due to easy access, lower section near US 70 posted.

Mitchell CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Mitchell County!

Big Rock Creek (headwaters to NC 226 bridge at S.R. 1307 intersection) (9 miles)

Little Rock Creek (Green Creek bridge to Big Rock Creek) (7 miles)

Cane Creek (S.R. 1219 to NC 226 bridge)

Grassy Creek (East Fork Grassy Creek to mouth) (5 miles)

East Fork Grassy Creek (entire creek) (1 mile)

North Toe River (Avery County line to S.R. 1121 bridge (Altapass Rd.))

Polk County Click here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Polk County!

North Pacolet River (Pacolet Falls to NC 108 bridge)

Fork Creek (Fork Creek Church on S.R. 1100 to North Pacolet River)(1 mile)

Bill Fall Creek (portion above water supply reservoir)

Green River (Mouth of Cove Creek to mouth of Bright's Creek)*stocked with some nice size trout, good access.

Little Cove Creek (entire creek)(3 miles)

Big Fall Creek (portion below water supply reservoir)

Cove Creek (entire creek) (7 miles)

Camp Creek (Henderson County line to Green River)(1 mile)*small and tight

Rutherford CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Rutherford County!

(Rocky) Broad River (Henderson County line toUS 64/74 bridge)

Stokes CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Stokes County!

Dan River (S.R. 1416 bridge downstream to point 200 yards below the end of S.R. 1421)(4 miles)

Surry County Click here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Surry County!

Paul's Creek (Virginia state line to 0.3 mile below S.R. 1421) (3 miles)

Fisher Creek (Cooper Creek) (Virginia state line NC 89 bridge)

Little Fisher Creek (Virginia state line to NC 89 bridge) (8 miles)

Ararat River (SR 1727 bridge downstream to the NC 103 bridge)

Swain CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Swain County!

Calderwood Reservoir (Cheoah dam to Tennessee state line)(150 acres)

Cheoah Reservoir (640 acres)

Deep Creek (Great Smoky Mountains National Park boundry to Tuskasegee River)(2 miles)

Connelly Creek (entire creek)(7 miles)

Alarka Creek (entire creek)(16 miles)

Nantahala River (Macon County line to exsisting Fontana Lake water line)(8 miles)

Transylvania CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Transylvania County!

French Broad River (junction of the west and north forks to US 276 bridge)(22 miles)*mostly posted land little access, good river to float in raft or canoe.

Davidson River (Avery Creek to Ecusta intake)(1 mile)

East Fork French Broad River (Glady Fork to French Broad River)(5 miles)

Middle Fork French Broad River (entire river)(4 miles)

West Fork French Broad River (S.R. 1312 and S.R. 1309 intersection to junction of west and north forks)(7 miles)*only about3 miles on public land, easy access via Silverstein Rd.

Watauga CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Watauga County!

North Fork New River (from confluence with Maine and Mine Branches to Ashe County line) (2 miles)

Maine Branch (headwaters to North Fork New River)

Meat Camp Creek (entire creek) (8 miles)

Norris Fork Creek (entire creek) (4 miles)

Howards Creek (downstream from lower falls) (6 miles)

Middle Fork New River (Lake Chetola dam to South Fork New River) (7 miles)

Stony Fork (headwaters to Wilkes County line) (4 miles)

Elk Creek (headwaters to gravel pit on S.R. 1508) (8 miles)

Beech Creek (entire creek) (7 miles)

Buckeye Creek Reservoir

Coffee Lake

Laurel Creek (entire creek) (6 miles)

Cove Creek (S.R. 1233 bridge at Zionville to S.R. 1233 bridge at Amantha) (5 miles)

Dutch Creek (second bridge on S.R. 1134 to mouth) (6 miles)

Boone Fork (headwaters to S.R. 1562) (2 miles)

Beaverdam Creek (SR 1209 bridge to Bethel to an unnamed tributary adjacent to the intersection of SR 1201 and SR 1203)

Wilkes County Click here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Wilkes County!

East Prong Roaring River (lower state park boundary to Brewer's Mill on S.R. 1943) (9 miles)

Middle Prong Roaring River (headwaters to second bridge on S.R. 1736 (Absher Rd.)) (7 miles)

Pike Creek Pond

Bell Branch Pond

Boundary Line Pond

Pike Creek (game lands portion) (2 miles)

Middle Fork Reddies River (Clear Prong) (headwaters to bridge on S.R. 1580 (old NC 16)) (7 miles)

South Fork Reddies River (headwaters to confluence with Middle Fork Reddies River) (7 miles)

North Fork Reddies River (Vannoy Cr.) (headwaters to Union School bridge on S.R. 1559 (old NC 16)) (10 miles)

Darnell Creek (North Prong Reddies River) (downstream ford on S.R. 1569 to confluence with North Fork Reddies River) (3 miles)

South Prong Lewis Fork (headwaters to Lewis Fork Baptist Church) (10 miles)

Fall Creek (Blue Ridge Parkway boundary to S. Prong Lewis Fork) (5 miles)

Yancey CountyClick here for the N.C. Wildlife's Stocking report for Yancey County!

Cane River (Bee Branch (S.R. 1110) to Bowlens Creek) (8 miles)

Bald Mountain Creek (entire creek except as posted) (8 miles)

Prices Creek (junction of S.R. 1120 and S.R. 1121 to Indian Creek) (4 miles)

South Toe River (Clear Creek to lower boundary line of Yancey County Recreation Park) (8 miles)

Blue Ridge Parkway Water

Price Lake (Entire Lake)

Linville River (Camp Creek to Linville Falls) (3.1 miles)