Stream / River · Greenville
Middle Saluda River
Official trout-water information for Middle Saluda River in Greenville, 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 TN: That portion of the river from Jones Gap State Park land to Oil Camp Creek. 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
- 35.12504, -82.57396
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
- Rainbow Trout
Management
3 documented reaches
Middle Saluda (from Hugh Smith Road Bridge upstream to the foot-bridge at Jones Gap State Park) Open daily from 1 hour before sunrise to 1 hour after sunset
Classification: Published trout regulations
Middle Saluda (from the foot bridge at Jones Gap State Park Office upstream to US Hwy 176 in Greenville County)
Classification: Published trout regulations
That portion of the river from Jones Gap State Park land to Oil Camp Creek
Classification: Water-quality class TN
Stocking
Published stocking information
Published history
Access evidence
5 matched records
Middle Saluda River (Lower) Bank
Evidence type: shore fishing
Features: Shore fishing
Middle Saluda River (Upper) Bank
Evidence type: shore fishing
Features: Shore fishing
Middle Saluda River (Echo Valley) Bank
Evidence type: shore fishing
Features: Shore fishing
Middle Saluda River (Cleveland) Bank
Evidence type: shore fishing
Features: Shore fishing
Jones Gap Trail Bridge
Evidence type: canoe access
Ownership: South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Parking: Parking
Features: Canoe access
Regulations
Reach-specific notes
Restrictions
Size: Any length; daily possession: Catch and Release only; bait and tackle: Unlawful to use or possess any lure or bait except artificial lures.
Restrictions
Size: Any length; daily possession: 5; bait and tackle: Unlawful to use or possess any lure or bait except single hook artificial lures.