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Orchard Branch

Official trout-water information for Orchard Branch in Caldwell, North Carolina.

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CountyCaldwell
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
1.41 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

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: 1.41 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.