Inland Fishing Regulations AND INFORMATION
McDowell County • Old Fort: Mill Creek (U.S. 70 bridge to the I-40 bridge) [Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations apply] Mitchell County • Bakersville: Cane Creek (N.C. 226 bridge to S.R. 1189 bridge) [Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations apply] • Spruce Pine: North Toe River (U.S. 19E bridge to N.C. 226 bridge) [Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations apply] Swain County • Bryson City: Tuckasegee River (U.S. 19 bridge to Slope Street bridge) [Delayed Har- vest Trout Waters regulations apply] Watauga County • Beech Mountain: Buckeye Creek (Buckeye Creek Reservoir dam to Grassy Gap Creek) [Hatchery Supported Trout Waters regula- tions apply] Buckeye Creek Reservoir [Hatchery Supported Trout Waters regulations apply] Lake Coffey [Delayed Harvest Trout Wa- ters regulations apply] Pond Creek (headwaters to Locust Ridge Road bridge, excluding the pond adjacent to Lake Coffey) [Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only Trout Waters regula- tions apply] Wilkes County • North Wilkesboro: Reddies River (Town of North Wilkesboro water intake dam to con- fluence with Yadkin River) [Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations apply] • Wilkesboro: Cub Creek (0.5 miles upstream of S.R. 2460 bridge to S.R. 101 bridge) [Hatchery Supported Trout Waters regulations apply] Yancey County • Burnsville: South Toe River (property bound- aries of the Yancey County Toe River Camp- ground) [Hatchery Supported Trout Waters regulations apply] Trout Fishing on Game Lands • All waters on the game lands listed below are Public Mountain Trout Waters and are clas- sified as Wild Trout Waters, except as noted: » Cold Mountain Game Land in Haywood Co. » Dupont State Forest Game Land in Hen- derson and Transylvania counties, except Little River from 100 yards downstream of Hooker Falls downstream to the Du- pont State Forest boundary, Lake Imaging, Lake Dense, Lake Alfred, Lake Julia, and Fawn Lake. » Green River Game Land in Henderson and Polk counties, excluding Green Riv- er downstream of the natural gas pipe- line crossing. » Headwaters Game Land in Transylvania Co. » Nantahala National Forest Game Land in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon,
Haywood County • Maggie Valley: Jonathan Creek (upstream S.R. 1302 bridge to S.R. 1309 bridge) [Hatch- ery Supported Trout Waters regulations apply] • Waynesville: Richland Creek (Russ Avenue bridge to U.S. 19 bridge) [Hatchery Sup- ported Trout Waters regulations apply] Jackson County • Dillsboro: Scott Creek (Hometown Place Road to Tuckasegee River) [Hatchery Sup- ported Trout Waters regulations apply] Tuckasegee River (Falls located 275 yards upstream of U.S. 23-441 bridge to Scott Creek) [Hatchery Supported Trout Waters regula- tions apply] Tuckasegee River (Savannah Creek to falls located 275 yards upstream of U.S. 23-441 bridge) [Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regu- lations apply] • Sylva: Scott Creek (Hospital Road to Home- town Place Road) [Hatchery Supported Trout Waters regulations apply] • Webster: Tuckasegee River (downstream N.C. 107 bridge to Savannah Creek) [Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations apply] Madison County • Hot Springs: Spring Creek (N.C. 209 bridge at Hot Springs city limits to iron bridge at end of Andrews Avenue) [Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations apply]
Swain and Transylvania counties, except Cheoah River downstream of Santeetlah Reservoir and Cherokee Lake. » Pisgah National Forest Game Land in Av- ery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Transylvania, Watauga, and Yancey coun- ties, except Grogan Creek, Cedar Rock Creek, John Rock Branch, North Fork Ca- tawba River downstream of the mouth of Armstrong Creek, Big Laurel Creek down- stream from the U.S. 25-70 bridge to the French Broad River, Mill Ridge Pond, No- lichucky River, Pigeon River downstream of Waterville Reservoir to the Tennessee state line, and Spring Creek below USFS Road 223. » Pond Mountain Game Land in Ashe Co. » Little Fork State Forest Game Land in Wilkes Co. » South Mountains Game Land in Cleveland and Rutherford counties. » Three Top Mountain Game Land in Ashe Co. » Thurmond Chatham Game Land in Wilkes Co. » Toxaway Game Land in Transylvania Co. » William H. Silvers Game Land in Hay- wood Co. Trout Fishing on the Blue Ridge Parkway Angling opportunities on the Blue Ridge Park- way are managed by the National Park Ser- vice which establishes fishing regulations for Parkway waters. The Wildlife Resources Com- mission aides with management by stocking catchable-size trout into the following waters: County Water Alleghany ������������������������������������������ Brush Creek Alleghany �������������������������������������� Big Pine Creek Alleghany ��������������������������������������� Meadow Fork Avery �������������������������������������������������Linville River Buncombe ��������������������������������Swannanoa River Watauga ������������������������������������������������Price Lake Specific fishing regulations are displayed on signs located near fishing access points, and all persons age 16 or older must possess a valid North Carolina or Virginia fishing license to fish parkway waters. The parkway provides wild and catch-and-release trout fishing, as well as angling for bass and sunfish. For more information on fishing in parkway waters contact: Blue Ridge Parkway 199 Hemphill Knob Road, Asheville, N.C. 28803. Phone: 828-271-4779. https://www.nps.gov/blri/ planyourvisit/fishing.htm Trout Fishing on N.C. State Parks Fishing within a state park is limited to park operating hours. For park information visit ncparks.gov or contact: South Mountains State Park ������828-433-4772 Stone Mountain State Park ���������� 336-957-8185 Gorges State Park �������������������������� 828-966-9099
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