Madison County

Madison County is on the Tennessee - North Carolina border and is surrounded by Buncombe, Haywood and Yancey counties.  Mars Hill and Hot Springs are the two major towns within the county.
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Stocked Waters

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 (headwaters to NC 208 bridge)(13 miles)

Mill Creek (entire creek)(4 miles)

Big Pine Creek (entire creek)(3 miles)

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

Delayed Harvest Trout Waters

Big Laurel Creek (NC 208 bridge to the US 25-70 bridge)

Shelton Laurel Creek (NC 208 bridge at Belva to the confluence with Big Laurel Creek)

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

***All waters on game lands not listed are considered Wild Trout Waters!!!!!!

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