Stream / River · Pickens
Eastatoe Creek
Official trout-water information for Eastatoe Creek in Pickens, South Carolina.
Source context
What the records establish
SCDNR's published trout guide documents this water. Guide species and access descriptions are reference context, not a current survey, stocking schedule, or guarantee of access.
SCDES water-quality classification TPGT: That portion of the creek from its confluence with Laurel Creek to Lake Keowee. This is reach-specific environmental protection, not proof of current stocking or public access. Parentheses in ORW classes identify the previous class.
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Mapped location
- 34.95886, -82.85369
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
- Rainbow Trout
Management
3 documented reaches
Eastatoe Creek (Lake Keowee to Roy Jones Road)
Classification: Published trout regulations
Eastatoe Creek (portion on Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve)
Classification: Published trout regulations
That portion of the creek from its confluence with Laurel Creek to Lake Keowee
Classification: Water-quality class TPGT
Access evidence
6 matched records
Eastatoe Creek (Dug Mountain Access) Bank
Evidence type: shore fishing
Features: Shore fishing
Hemlock Hollow (Eastatoe Creek) Bank
Evidence type: parking
Parking: Roadside
Features: Shore fishing
Eastatoe Creek (Peach Orchard Access) Bank
Evidence type: shore fishing
Features: Shore fishing
Eastatoe Creek (Cleo Chapman Access) Bank
Evidence type: shore fishing
Features: Shore fishing
Eastatoe Creek (Granny Gear Access) Bank
Evidence type: shore fishing
Features: Shore fishing
Eastatoe Creek (Laurel Valley Lodge Access) Bank
Evidence type: shore fishing
Features: Shore fishing
Regulations
Reach-specific notes
Restrictions
Size: Any length; daily possession: Nov. 1 - May 14: Catch and Release only; bait and tackle: Unlawful to use or possess any lure or bait except single hook artificial lures. | Size: Any length; daily possession: May 15 - Oct. 31: 5; bait and tackle: None
Restrictions
Size: Any length; daily possession: 5; bait and tackle: Unlawful to use or possess any lure or bait except artificial lures.