Western NC Delayed Harvest Quick Start - by Aaron Sago
5+ Hours from Atlanta
East Prong Roaring River
GPS: 36.3972, -81.0637
Directions from Atlanta - [335 miles]
Stocking Schedule
Stocking Level
Brook Trout 4,950
Rainbow Trout 4,950
Brown Trout 2,475
Area Size: Medium Fish Density 1 Angling Pressure: Fishability: Typical Interesting Links: none yet!
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Helton Creek
GPS: 36.5433, -81.4342
Directions from Atlanta - [339 miles]
Stocking Schedule
Stocking Level
Brook Trout 8,240
Rainbow Trout 8,240
Brown Trout 4,120
Area Size: Large Fish Density 1 Angling Pressure: Fishability: Typical Interesting Links: "Hidden Helton" (See "Hot Spots" at the bottom of the article)
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Trout Lake (Lake)
GPS: 36.4233, -81.3263
Directions from Atlanta - [328 miles]
Stocking Schedule
Stocking Level
Brook Trout 1400
Rainbow Trout 1400
Brown Trout 700
Area Size: Small Fish Density 1 Angling Pressure: unknown
Fishability: unknown
Interesting Links: none yet!
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Watauga River
GPS: 36.1796, -81.7468
Directions from Atlanta - [286 miles]
Stocking Schedule
Stocking Level
Brook Trout 5,250
Rainbow Trout 5,250
Brown Trout 5,250
Area Size: Medium Fish Density 1 Angling Pressure: Fishability: Open Interesting Links: none yet!
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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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(2,575)
(due to its size)
(4,275)
