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Negro Creek

Official trout-water information for Negro Creek in Rutherford, North Carolina.

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CountyRutherford
RegionNCWRC District 8
Water typeStream / River
Wild statusWild Trout Waters
0current plan records
0stocking history records
1documented reach
0access evidence records

Location and source context

Waterbody overview

Mapped source length
1.88 miles

Classification

Designations and characteristics

Designations

  • Wild Trout Waters

Characteristics

  • Self-sustaining wild trout management

Fishery

Documented trout

Species are not identified in the matched state records.

Management

1 documented reach

all waters located on South Mountains State Park except the main stream of Jacob Fork between the mouth of Shinny Creek, the lower park boundary, Henry Fork, and its tributaries

Length: 1.88 miles

Classification: Wild Trout Waters

Source layer: PMTW_Streams_2026

Official reach source

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.