Fox Reservoir

Fishing and stocking

Channel catfish water, stocked through the 2026 season program; 1,600 fish in the published allocation. A 26-acre reservoir.

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program 2026 season

best window 10:13 pm-12:13 am solunar major today

1 species

1,600 fish allocated

26 acres (NHD)

What swims here

Channel catfish 1 allocation

Season program record

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The North Carolina season shape statewide: march through may, october and november.

Agency feed checked today.

Season	Species	Size	Fish
2026 season	Channel catfish	yearling	1,600

When to fish Fox Reservoir

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:51-11:51 am and 10:13 pm-12:13 am	4:07-5:07 am and 4:24-5:24 pm
Tomorrow	10:37 am-12:37 pm	5:12-6:12 am and 4:51-5:51 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 through the 2026 season program

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · North Carolina fishing forecast

Gear for this water

For the catfish (channel catfish on the season program here, stillwater)

Rod holders	catfishing is a waiting game; fish two rods where legal
Medium-heavy rod	7 ft medium-heavy, 15 to 20 lb line, sturdy reel
Circle hooks on a slip-sinker rig	2/0 to 5/0 circles on a Carolina rig; let them load up

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
Dan River (Below Powerhouse) VA	26 mi	Oct 2
Dan River	26 mi	Jun 3
Hyco Lake	42 mi	2026 season
Apex Lake	48 mi	2026 season
Bass Lake (Mills Pond)	53 mi	2026 season

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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.