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Western NC Delayed Harvest Quick Start - by Aaron Sago

4 - 5 Hours from Atlanta



Big Laurel Creek
GPS: 35.9158, -82.7573
Directions from Atlanta - [237 miles]

Stocking Schedule

Stocking Level
Brook Trout2,200
Rainbow Trout2,200
Brown Trout1,100

Area Size: Small (1.2 River Miles)

Fish Density1: (4,583)
Angling Pressure: unknown

Fishability: Typical

Interesting Links: N.C. Game and Fish Article
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Cane Creek
GPS: 36.0145, -82.1590
Directions from Atlanta - [268 miles]

Stocking Schedule

Stocking Level
Brook Trout3,200
Rainbow Trout3,200
Brown Trout1,600

Area Size: Medium (3.1 River Miles)

Fish Density1: (2,581)
Angling Pressure:

Fishability: Tight (the creek is tiny but treeless banks provide room for casting)

Interesting Links: none yet!
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Curtis Creek
GPS: 35.6511, -82.1658
Directions from Atlanta - [232 miles]

Stocking Schedule

Stocking Level
Brook Trout3,300
Rainbow Trout3,300
Brown Trout1,650

Area Size: Medium (2 River Miles)

Fish Density1: (4,125)
Angling Pressure:

Fishability: Typical

Interesting Links: none yet!
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Jacob Fork Creek
GPS: 35.6005, -81.6335
Directions from Atlanta - [239 miles]

Stocking Schedule

Stocking Level
Brook Trout2,620
Rainbow Trout2,620
Brown Trout1,310

Area Size: Medium (2.5 River Miles)

Fish Density1: (2,620)
Angling Pressure:

Fishability: Tight

Interesting Links: Info on South Mountains State Park
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North Fork Mills River
GPS: 35.4068, -82.6472
Directions from Atlanta - [203 miles]

Stocking Schedule

Stocking Level
Brook Trout4,400
Rainbow Trout4,400
Brown Trout2,200

Area Size: Large (4 River Miles)

Fish Density1: (2,750)
Angling Pressure:

Fishability: Typical

Interesting Links: Info from FlyFishMagazine.com, N.C. Game and Fish Article
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Shelton Laurel Creek
GPS: 35.935626, -82.743788
Directions from Atlanta - [240 miles]

Stocking Schedule

Stocking Level
Brook Trout4,350
Rainbow Trout4,350
Brown Trout2,175

Area Size: Medium (2.4 River Miles)

Fish Density1: (4,531)
Angling Pressure: unknown

Fishability: Typical

Interesting Links: N.C. Game and Fish Article
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1 Fish Density is NOT the number of river fish per mile but rather a calculation on the number of fish stocked per river mile over the entire DH season.

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