Wild Trout Natural Bait Waters

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The following portions of Wild Trout Waters and their tributaries, except as noted, may be fished with artificial lures or natural bait, except live fish. Lures and natural baits are restricted to one single hook. The minimum length limit is 7 inches and the daily creel limit is 4 trout. These streams are marked with brown and gold signs.
Season  Year Round
Daily Creel Limit  4
Minimum Size Limit  7 inches
Lure Restrictions   Artificial lures having one single hook or natural baits with one single hook.  No live fish as bait.
See my Regulations page for more details!
All changes for the 1998-99 year are in blue!

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Cherokee County

Tellico River (Fain Ford to Tennessee state line, excluding tributaries)
Bald Creek (game land portions)
Dockery Creek (game land portions)

Clay County

Buck Creek (game land portion downstream of US 64 bridge)

Graham County

Deep Creek

Long Creek (game land portion)

Jackson County

Chattooga River (SR 1100 bridge to South Carolina state line)

Lower Fowler Creek (game land portion)

Scotsman Creek (game land portion)

Macon County

Chattooga River (SR 1100 bridge to South Carolina state line)

Jarrett Creek (game land portion)

Kimsey Creek

Overflow Creek (game land portion)

Park Creek

Tellico Creek (game land portion)

Turtle Pond Creek (game land portion)

Madison County

Spillcorn Creek (entire stream, excluding tributaries)

Transylvania County

North Fork French Broad River (game land portion downstream of SR 1326)

Thompson River (SR 1152 to South Carolina state line)