Bledsoe Creek
Fishing and stocking
Trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in April. One of 5 stocked waters on the Alleghany County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15wk | Trout | catchable | stocked |
When to fish Bledsoe Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:02 am-12:02 pm and 10:25 pm-12:25 am | 4:19-5:19 am and 4:35-5:35 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:48 am-12:48 pm | 5:24-6:24 am and 5:02-6:02 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Last stocked Apr 15
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · North Carolina fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the trout (trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, moving water)
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Brush Creek | 4.9 mi | Apr 15 |
| Big Pine Creek | 5.8 mi | Apr 15 |
| Stone Mountain Creek | 7.3 mi | Sep 28 |
| Little River | 7.9 mi | May 27 |
| Piney Fork | 11 mi | Apr 1 |
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