Stream / River · Haywood
Big Creek
Official trout-water information for Big Creek in Haywood, North Carolina.
CountyHaywood
RegionNCWRC District 9
Water typeStream / River
Wild statusWild Trout Waters
0current plan records
0stocking history records
2documented reaches
0access evidence records
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 35.71533, -82.68080
- Mapped source length
- 15.73 miles
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
Species are not identified in the matched state records.
Management
2 documented reaches
waters on Pisgah National Forest Game Land, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Transylvania, Watauga and Yancey counties, are classified as Wild Trout Waters unless otherwise noted
Length: 15.44 miles
Classification: Wild Trout Waters
Source layer: PMTW_Streams_2026
waters on Cold Mountain Game Land, Haywood County, are classified as Wild Trout Waters unless otherwise noted
Length: 0.29 miles
Classification: Wild Trout Waters
Source layer: PMTW_Streams_2026
Regulations
Reach-specific notes
Harvest regulation
Four trout per day, each at least seven inches; season is open year-round.
Restrictions
Artificial lures with one single hook only; possessing natural bait while fishing is unlawful.
Harvest regulation
Four trout per day, each at least seven inches; season is open year-round.
Restrictions
Artificial lures with one single hook only; possessing natural bait while fishing is unlawful.