Hiwassee Lake
Fishing and stocking
Striped bass and walleye water, stocked through the 2026 season program; 36,000 fish in the published allocation. One of 6 stocked waters on the Cherokee County record.
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What swims here
Striped bass
Walleye
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 | Striped bass | fry | 6,000 |
| 2026 season | Walleye | fry | 30,000 |
When to fish Hiwassee Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:14 am-12:14 pm and 10:37 pm-12:37 am | 4:32-5:32 am and 4:48-5:48 pm |
| Tomorrow | 11:01 am-1:01 pm | 5:36-6:36 am and 5:16-6:16 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 striped bass and hybrids (striped bass on the season program here, stillwater)
| Topwater walkers | early mornings when they push bait to the surface |
| Medium-heavy rod | 7 ft with 15 lb line minimum; hybrids hit like freight |
| Flutter spoons and swimbaits | match the shad; count down to suspended fish |
For the walleye (walleye on the season program here, stillwater)
| Jigging raps and blade baits | vertical over deep structure in the cold months |
| Jig and minnow | 1/8 to 1/4 oz round jigs tipped live or plastic; drag the bottom slowly |
| Crawler harness | slow-trolled over flats and breaks once water warms |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apalachia Lake | 3.4 mi | next Dec 6 |
| Shuler Creek | 6.9 mi | May 6 |
| Davis Creek | 7.6 mi | May 6 |
| Valley River | 8.9 mi | Jun 3 |
| Toccoa River (F) GA | 16 mi | Aug 20 |
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