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Yancey County

Yancey County is on the Tennessee - North Carolina border and is surrounded by Madison, Buncombe, McDowell, and Mitchell counties.  Burnsville is the major town in the county. 
Mount Mitchell State Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway, which skirts the southern edge, are both within the county.
City of Burnsville Yancey County

Stocked Waters

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)
For more information click here!

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

Wild Trout Waters

Cattail Creek (bridge at Mountain Farm Community Road to N.C. 197 bridge)

Lickskillet Creek (game lands portion)

Middle Creek (game lands boundary to mouth) (3 miles)

Rock Creek (game lands boundary to mouth) (5 miles) 

South Toe River (headwaters to bridge above Black Mountain Campground) For more information click here!

Catch and Release Artificial Lures Only Waters

Upper Creek (3 miles) For more information click here!

Lower Creek (3 miles) For more information click here!

Catch and Release Fly Fishing Only Waters

South Toe River (portion from concrete bridge above Black Mountain Campground downstream to game lands boundary, excluding Camp Creek and Big Lost Cove Creek)  For more information click here!

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

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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