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Wild Trout Creeks Streams in NC |
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Sunday, 28 October 2007 |
CATCH & RELEASE TIPS: - Use barbless hooks. If you use a net, use one made of rubber. It is less harmful to fish scales, gills and eyes. Only net your fish if it is the only way to control it.
- Wet your hands when handling fish. Dry hands and gloves will remove its protective mucous (slime) coating and scales. These protective layers help prevent infection by waterborne disease. Do not beach a fish or let it flop around the deck of the boat.
- Try not to remove the fish from the water. If you must, be quick and gentle, do not squeeze the fish. Needle nose pliers, hemostats, de-hookers etc., will speed up the removal of a deep set hook.
- To revive the fish, hold it under the belly and by the tail, keep it in an upright position underwater, do not move the fish back and forth (this is also a good time to get a measurement and take a photo). If you are fishing in a river or stream, hold the fish facing the current. Be patient and give the fish as much time as it needs to recover and swim away on its own.
Wild Trout Waters in NC | Alleghany County
Ramey Creek
Big Sandy Creek- Portion on stone mountain state park
Stone Mountain Creek- Portion on stone mountain state park
Avery County
Anthony Creek-
Birchfield Creek
Bucks Timber Creek
Cow Camp Creek
Cranberry Creek
Gary Flat Branck
Horse Creek
Jones Creek
Kentucky Creek
North Harper Creek
Plumtree Creek
Roaring Creek
Rockhouse Creek
South Harper Creek
Webb Prong
Wilson Creek-upper section
Burke County
All waters located on South Mountains State Park except for main stream of Jacob Fork between the mouth of Shinny Creek and the lower park boundary and Henry Fork and it's tributaries.
Shinny
Nettle Branch (game land portion)
Upper Creek
Caldwell County
Buffalo Creek (Watauga Co. line to Long Ridge Branch)
Joe Creek (Watauga County line to first falls upstream of the end of S.R. 1574)
Rockhouse Creek (entire creek)
Thunder Hole Creek
Clay County
Fires Creek (section on Nantahala game lands)
Little Fires Creek
Long Branch
Buck Creek (section upstream of U.S. 64)
Graham County
Big Snowbird Creek (game lands portion above old junction)
John's Branch
Santeetlah Creek (headwaters to John's Branch)
Indian Creek
Sassafras Creek
South Fork Squally Creek
Squally Creek
Wright Creek
Haywood County
Little East Fork Pigeon River (headwater section on game lands)
Middle Prong West Fork Pigeon River
Cataloochee Creek (below Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Waterville Lake)
Pigeon River -also known as Yellowstone prong
Henderson County
Bradely Creek
Big Creek
Fletcher Creek
French Broad River
Green River (I-26 bridge to Henderson/Polk County line)
Jackson County
Chattooga River
Gage Creek
Needle Creek
North Fork Scott Creek
Sols Creek
Tanasee Creek
Whitewater River-Down from Silver Run creek to S.C. line
Wolf Creek-Except balsam lake
Macon County
Nantahala River-upstream from rainbow springs
Buck Creek
McDowell County
Licklog Creek
Mackey Creek (game lands section)
Buck Creek (game land section)
Curtis Creek (including tributaries) (game lands section)
Armstrong Creek (including tributaries) (game lands section above hatchery property)
Catawba River (head waters on game lands)
Mitchell County
Green Creek (headwaters to Green Creek Bridge)
Little Rock Creek (above Green Creek including all tributaries)
Wiles Creek (game lands boundary to mouth) Polk
Fulloms Creek- SR 1154 to green river
Swain County
Every creek on the north side of lake Fontana inside Smoky mountains national park
Deep Creek-Inside Smoky Mnts park area
Noland Creek-Located off the road to nowhere
Hazel Creek-Requires a shuttle call Fontana Marina at (828) 498-2211, extension #277 or 1-800-849-2258 ask for the Marina
Oconaluftee River
Transylvania County
Whitewater River (downstream from Silver Run Creek to South Carolina state line)
Looking Glass Creek
Avery Creek
South Mills River
North Fork Frenck Broad
Davidson River
Watauga County
Dutch Creek (headwaters to second bridge on S.R. 1134)
Howards Creek (headwaters to lower falls)
Watauga River (Avery County line to S.R. 1580 bridge at Foscoe)
Elk River-Below falls & 1/2 mile above falls
Wilkes County
Big Sandy Creek (portion of Stone Mountain State Park)
Garden Creek (portion of Stone Mountain State Park)
Widow Creek (portion of Stone Mountain State Park)
Yancey County
Lickskillet Creek (game lands portion)
Lower Creek
Middle Creek (game lands boundary to mouth)
Rock Creek (game lands boundary to mouth)
South Toe River (game lands boundary downstream to Clear Creek)
Upper Creek |
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