Helton Creek

Fishing and stocking

Trout water, stocked 4 times in 2026, spread March to November. The most-stocked water on the Ashe County record for 2026.

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last stocked Sep 28 25 days ago

next Nov 2 announced

best window 10:26 pm-12:26 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
Sep 28wk	Trout	catchable	stocked
Nov 2wk	Trout	catchable	scheduled

When to fish Helton Creek

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:03 am-12:03 pm and 10:26 pm-12:26 am	4:20-5:20 am and 4:37-5:37 pm
Tomorrow	10:49 am-12:49 pm	5:25-6:25 am and 5:03-6:03 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)
Next announced stocking Nov 2

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · North Carolina fishing forecast

Gear for this water

A plant is on the schedule. Fresh stockers hold near the access points for the first week or two and eat what the hatchery taught them to eat.

For the trout (trout stocked 4 times 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
Old Field Creek	0.7 mi	Apr 8
North Fork New River	3.6 mi	Jun 3
South Fork New River	3.6 mi	Oct 12
Big Horse Creek	5.2 mi	Jun 10
Nathans Creek	5.4 mi	Apr 1

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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.