Nantahala

Fishing and stocking

Trout water; 3 stockings on the 2026 record, spread March to October. A 1,381-acre reservoir, and one of 7 stocked waters on the Macon County record.

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last stocked Oct 5 18 days ago

best window 10:35 pm-12:35 am solunar major today

3 stockings 2026

1,381 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
Mar 2wk	Trout	catchable	stocked
May 4wk	Trout	catchable	stocked
Oct 5wk	Trout	catchable	stocked

When to fish Nantahala

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:12 am-12:12 pm and 10:35 pm-12:35 am	4:29-5:29 am and 4:46-5:46 pm
Tomorrow	10:58 am-12:58 pm	5:34-6:34 am and 5:14-6:14 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 18 days ago (Oct 5)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · North Carolina fishing forecast

Gear for this water

Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.

For the trout (trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
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

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
Buck Creek	5.3 mi	Jun 10
Queens Creek Reservoir	7.2 mi	May 6
Junaluska Creek	7.4 mi	May 13
Tusquitee Creek	11 mi	Jun 10
Tulula Creek	12 mi	May 6

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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.