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Where To Fish in Western NC

This page will try and help you locate public fishing locations.   Western North Carolina has many miles of fishable trout waters, wnctrout.com will try to give you an edge on finding these locations.  Most, if not all, of the locations will be either NC Gamelands,  National Forest Property or Great Smoky Mountains National Park property.  Most of these locations have been taken from the current NC Regulations Digest, we'll try to put personal note on the streams we have fished in the last year or so.  The streams will be listed by county and some streams cross county lines and will be listed twice. 

Contact the NC Wildlife Resource Commission to buy a map of the trout waters in NC. 
These maps are $12 plus tax and can be obtained by calling 919-662-4377.

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Polk County

Polk County is on the South Carolina - North Carolina border and is surrounded by Henderson and Rutherford counties.  Saluda and Tryon are the two major towns within the county. 
Interstate 26 dissects the southern section of the county.

Polk County Chamber

Stocked Waters

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 -upper (portion above water supply reservoir)
-lower (portion below water supply reservoir)

Green River ( Mouth of Cove Creek to mouth Brights Creek)

Little Cove Creek (entire creek)(3 miles)

Cove Creek (entire creek) (7 miles)

Camp Creek (Henderson County line to Green River)(1 mile)

Delayed Harvest Waters

Green River (Fishtop Falls access area to the confluence with Cove Creek)

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

Wild Waters

Green River (Hendeson/Polk Co. line to Fishtop Falls Access Area)

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

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