Stream / River · Wilkes
Elk Creek
Official trout-water information for Elk Creek in Wilkes, North Carolina.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 36.12709, -81.48783
- Mapped source length
- 2.65 miles
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
Species are not identified in the matched state records.
Management
2 documented reaches
Watauga Co. line to lower boundary of Blue Ridge Mountain Club
Length: 1.66 miles
Classification: Delayed Harvest Trout Waters
Source layer: PMTW_Streams_2026
portion on Leatherwood Mountains Development
Length: 1.00 miles
Classification: Delayed Harvest Trout Waters
Source layer: PMTW_Streams_2026
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- Status: cancelledNCWRC cancelled October Delayed Harvest stockings because of above-normal water temperatures; stocking resumes on the revised November schedule.
Regulations
Reach-specific notes
Harvest regulation
No trout harvest from October 1 through the Friday before the first Saturday in June; seasonal harvest rules apply afterward.
Catch-and-release regulation
Catch and release under delayed-harvest rules from October 1 through the Friday before the first Saturday in June.
Restrictions
Seasonal lure, single-hook, youth-only, and harvest rules apply; consult current NCWRC regulations.
Harvest regulation
No trout harvest from October 1 through the Friday before the first Saturday in June; seasonal harvest rules apply afterward.
Catch-and-release regulation
Catch and release under delayed-harvest rules from October 1 through the Friday before the first Saturday in June.
Restrictions
Seasonal lure, single-hook, youth-only, and harvest rules apply; consult current NCWRC regulations.