Fires Creek

Fishing and stocking

Stocked March to September in 2026, heaviest in May: trout, 4 plants in all. The most-stocked water on the Clay County record for 2026.

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last stocked Sep 28 25 days ago

best window 10:36 pm-12:36 am solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 4 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
Mar 2wk	Trout	catchable	stocked
May 4wk	Trout	catchable	stocked
May 6wk	Trout	catchable	stocked
Sep 28wk	Trout	catchable	stocked

When to fish Fires Creek

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:13 am-12:13 pm and 10:36 pm-12:36 am	4:30-5:30 am and 4:47-5:47 pm
Tomorrow	10:59 am-12:59 pm	5:35-6:35 am and 5:15-6:15 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

Stocked 25 days ago (Sep 28)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · North Carolina fishing forecast

Gear for this water

The last plant has had time to disperse; work outward from the obvious spots.

For the trout (trout stocked 4 times here in 2026, moving water)

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
Small jerkbaits	floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends

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
Tusquitee Creek	2.5 mi	Jun 10
Valley River	9.8 mi	Jun 3
Junaluska Creek	10 mi	May 13
Davis Creek	12 mi	May 6
Nantahala	13 mi	Oct 5

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