Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Streams in the North Carolina portion

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Big Creek - Flows into the Pigeon River just before crossing the North Carolina - Tennessee state line.  Fish tend to be on the small side.  The lower section is accessible by car while the remaining section requires hiking to access.

Swallow Fork - Access by hiking only! Occasional brook trout can be found.

Gunter Fork - Hiking is required!   Brook trout are somewhat common.

Yellow Creek - Closed to fishing.

Deer Creek - Closed to fishing.
 
 

Cataloochee Creek - Flows into the Pigeon River just outside the GSMNP.  I heard reports of some large rainbows and browns being caught but have never caught anything larger than 15" here.  Access is by long dirt road (somewhere around 20 miles).

Little Cataloochee Creek - Only car access is at junction with Cataloochee Creek.  This creek is made up of many small tributaries, each one it's own gem.

Caldwell Fork - Only car access is at junction with Cataloochee Creek.

Palmer Creek - Auto access to lower section only.  Fishing is above average once you get away from access area.

Pretty Hollow Creek - Accessed by hiking only.
 
 

Oconaluftee River - Large river basically splitting the GSMNP.  After it leaves the park it flows into the Cherokee Indian Reservation.  Again I've heard reports of some very large browns being caught here, mostly in late fall.  Fairly easy access is provided by Newfound Gap Road (formerly US 441), although at some points it's a steep decent to reach the river.  Now reaching the headwaters is another story!

Raven Fork - No easy access to part in park.  Headwaters are closed to fishing.  Brookies and rainbows are what I've found here.  For pictures click here!

Straight Fork -  Tributary to Ravens Fork.  Lower section within the park offers easy access.  I've not fished here yet but will soon.  By the map it looks like it could be some productive, low fishing pressure,  water.

Couches Creek - Small but beautiful trout stream

Bradley Fork - Great trout stream!!   Often very crowded in lower section near junction with Oconaluftee River.  A must fish in my opinion.  I've caught several fish over 15" here and have had many 25 to 30 good fish days.

Chasteen Creek - Tributary to Bradley Fork.  Very productive also.

Gulf Prong - Tributary to Bradley Fork also.  Basically the headwaters of Bradley Fork.  Hiking is required but well worth it.

Collins Creek - Small stream but above average fishing.  Accessible by car near the junction with Oconaluftee River.

Kephart Prong - Small stream, average fishing.  Auto access to lower section.

Beech Flats Prong - Basically the headwaters to Oconaluftee River.

Kanati Fork - Very small but very high quality fishing.
 
 

Deep Creek - Well known for holding some large browns.  The lower section (in park) is nearly impossible to fish in the summer months due to floaters in inner tubes.  Above Indian Creek no tubers are allowed and the fishing gets better from there on up.  Auto access to lower section only with well maintained trails following the creek for several miles. For pictures click here!

Indian Creek - Average fishing above the falls.  Nice trail along lower section.  Hiking is required.  Indian Creek Falls attract many sightseers but above there the crowds thin out.

Pole Road Creek - Long hike is required about 6 or 7 miles.  Small stream but good numbers of rainbows.

Left Fork Deep Creek - Long hike required but well worth it.

Beetree Creek - Closed to fishing.

Rocky Fork - Very long hike required!   Large numbers of brookies.

Sahlee Creek - Closed to fishing.
 
 

Noland Creek - An average GSMNP trout stream with good numbers of rainbows and browns.  Easy access to lower section keeps the fishing pressure on the high side.  As always get away from the access areas for better fishing.

Bearpen Branch - Small stream with fairly heavy fishing pressure.  Good numbers of smaller fish, mostly rainbows.  Short hike required.

Mill Creek - About 4 mile hike required.

Bald Branch - Closed to fishing.

Salola Branch - Closed to fishing.

Clingmans Creek - Closed to fishing.
 
 

Forney Creek - Well can't tell you much about this creek or it's feeders but check back.  Planning on spending a week here in early spring of '98 and will report on my findings.  I will say this from what I've read it's a highly productive creek with no auto access.  This is my type of creek!!!!

Bear Creek - Looks small on the map and from what I've read the fish are mostly small.

Springhouse Branch - Looks small on the map and my reading notes say brushy.

Jonas Creek  - Looks worth fishing on the map.  Reading notes confirm this.

Huggins Creek - Closed to fishing.
 
 

Hazel Creek - Access by hiking or boat only.  I could go on and on about Hazel Creek and my fond memories of fishing there.   But I'll let you fill in your own details.  I will say the lower section hold some huge fish and sometimes large crowds.  This is not a stream for solitude.   Easy walking road follows Hazel Creek to the headwaters, passing along the way several old fishing "camps" some of which are used by the Park service still today.  To me the fishing could be better and is on some of the tributaries.  The headwaters above the cascades are closed to fishing.

Sugar Fork - Very productive small stream full of feisty rainbows with an occasional brookie thrown in.  Don't forget about this "jewel" when fishing the Hazel Creek System.

Bone Valley Creek - My favorite creek in the Smokys maybe all of North Carolina.  Medium size stream with many many good size (10"-14") fish.

Walker Creek - Smaller than Bone Valley but still large numbers of good size fish.

Proctor Creek - Never fished here but my reading notes sounds promising for brookies.
 
 

Eagle Creek - This medium size creek is most easily reached by boat but can also be hiked in to.  It isn't fished nearly as hard as Hazel Creek but in my opinion fishes as good or even better.  Rainbows are the only fished I've ever caught here but I've heard about others catching browns in the lower section.  The trail following Eagle Creek is well marked and easily walked except for the many stream crossing.  Once a few years ago a friend and I were nearly stranded up stream after a night of heavy rains.  The creek rose several inches and was moving much faster than when we hiked upstream a few days earlier.  For pictures click here!

Pinnacle Creek - This small creek offers good fishing with very little pressure.  I've never seen anyone else fishing it although it always seems like people on horses are going by.

Ekaneetlee Creek - I've camped at the junction with Eagle Creek several times. So needless to say I've fished Ekaneetlee Creek with good success or else I wouldn't have gone back.  I've caught a few brookies up high and also in some of the tributaries but rainbows are the most dominate fish.

Tub Mill Creek - One of the two tributaries that form Eagle Creek.  A fairly small stream with average size fish also very light fishing pressure.

Gunna Creek - The other tributary that forms Eagle Creek.  Again a small stream with average size fish and very light fishing pressure.  The upper section is closed to fishing.