Official North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission records
North Carolina trout waters
Explore 1,830 North Carolina trout waters by county, region, water type, stocking and management designation, wild status, and species.
305stocking records
137access records
3published trout species
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| Water | County | Region | Type | Designations | Trout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Big) Glade Creek | Alleghany | NCWRC District 7 | Stream / River | Hatchery Supported Trout Waters, Stocked | Not documented |
| (Big) Hungry River | Henderson | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Hatchery Supported Trout Waters, Stocked | Not documented |
| (Big) Snowbird Creek | Graham | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Delayed Harvest Trout Waters, Hatchery Supported Trout Waters, Stocked | Not documented |
| (East Fork) Tuckasegee River | Jackson | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only Trout Waters | Not documented |
| (Rocky) Broad River | Henderson | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Hatchery Supported Trout Waters, Stocked | Not documented |
| (Rocky) Broad River | Rutherford | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Hatchery Supported Trout Waters, Stocked | Not documented |
| Aaron Creek | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Abes Creek | Macon | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Acorn Branch | McDowell | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Adamcamp Branch | Graham | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Adams Branch | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Alarka Creek | Swain | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Hatchery Supported Trout Waters, Stocked, Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Alfred Creek | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Allbone Branch | Clay | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Allen Creek | Madison | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Allison Creek | Macon | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Allmon Branch | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Allmon Creek | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Ammons Branch | Jackson | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Ammons Branch | Macon | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Amos Creek | Caldwell | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Amos Creek | Madison | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Anderson Creek | Caldwell | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Anderson Creek | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Anderson Creek | Graham | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Anderson Creek | Haywood | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Andrews Creek | Avery | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Anthony Bolick Branch | Caldwell | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Anthony Creek | Avery | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Anthony Creek | Caldwell | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Apalachia Reservoir | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Lake / Pond / Reservoir | Hatchery Supported Trout Waters, Special Regulation Trout Waters, Stocked | Not documented |
| Appletree Branch | Macon | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Ararat River | Surry | NCWRC District 7 | Stream / River | Delayed Harvest Trout Waters, Hatchery Supported Trout Waters, Stocked | Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout |
| Armstrong Creek | McDowell | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Hatchery Supported Trout Waters, Stocked, Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Arrowhead Branch | Macon | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Arrowwood Creek | Macon | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Ash Cove Creek | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Ash Flat Branch | Macon | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Ashley Branch | Buncombe | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Ashturn Creek | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Atoah Creek | Graham | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Attooga Branch | Graham | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Augen Branch | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Auger Fork Creek | Transylvania | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Avery Creek | Buncombe | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Avery Creek | Transylvania | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Avey Creek | Graham | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Ayles Creek | Yancey | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Back Creek | Burke | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bad Branch | Macon | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bad Creek | Jackson | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bad Fork | Henderson | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bad Fork | McDowell | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bailey Branch | Graham | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bailey Creek | McDowell | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Baine Branch | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bald Branch | Swain | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bald Creek | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bald Knob Branch | Transylvania | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bald Mountain Creek | Yancey | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Hatchery Supported Trout Waters, Stocked | Not documented |
| Bald Springs Branch | Clay | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Baldwin Field Branch | Buncombe | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Ball Creek | Macon | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Ballard Creek | Buncombe | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Ballew Creek | Caldwell | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Balsam Lake | Jackson | NCWRC District 9 | Lake / Pond / Reservoir | Hatchery Supported Trout Waters, Stocked | Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout |
| Barker Branch | Graham | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Barker Creek | Graham | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Barkers Creek | Macon | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Barn Branch | Graham | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Barn Branch | McDowell | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Barnards Creek | Clay | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Barnett Branch | Mitchell | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Barnett Branch | Transylvania | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Barnett Branch | Yancey | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Barrett Branch | Clay | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bart Branch | Transylvania | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Basin Branch | Graham | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Basin Creek | Wilkes | NCWRC District 7 | Stream / River | Hatchery Supported Trout Waters | Rainbow Trout |
| Bates Branch | Macon | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bates Creek | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Battle Branch | Macon | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Battles Branch | Swain | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Baxter Branch | Madison | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Beach Creek | Graham | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bear Branch | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bear Branch | Haywood | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bear Branch | Henderson | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bear Branch | Madison | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bear Cave Branch | McDowell | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bear Creek | Graham | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bear Creek | Madison | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bear Creek | McDowell | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bear Creek | Transylvania | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bear Creek Lake | Jackson | NCWRC District 9 | Lake / Pond / Reservoir | Hatchery Supported Trout Waters, Stocked | Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout |
| Bear Drive Branch | McDowell | NCWRC District 8 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bear Hug Creek | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bearcamp Creek | Transylvania | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bearpen Branch | Cherokee | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
| Bearpen Branch | Graham | NCWRC District 9 | Stream / River | Wild Trout Waters | Not documented |
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Independent reference. Classifications may apply only to mapped reaches, access may cross private land, and planned stocking dates can change; consult current NCWRC regulations and notices.
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