Cliffside Lake

Fishing and stocking

Trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in May. A 6.4-acre reservoir, and one of 7 stocked waters on the Macon County record.

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last stocked May 13 163 days ago

best window 10:33 pm-12:33 am solunar major today

1 stocking 2026

6.4 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
May 13wk	Trout	catchable		stocked

When to fish Cliffside Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:11 am-12:11 pm and 10:33 pm-12:33 am	4:27-5:27 am and 4:44-5:44 pm
Tomorrow	10:57 am-12:57 pm	5:32-6:32 am and 5:12-6:12 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 May 13

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, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

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
Cartoogechaye Creek	9.8 mi	May 13
Cullasaja River	10 mi	May 13
Cedar Cliff Reservoir	14 mi	Apr 8
Cullowhee Creek	17 mi	May 20
Wolf Creek Lake	17 mi	Apr 22

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Records from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: North Carolina fishing regulations.