Pigeon River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, spread April to June. One of 4 stocked waters on the Haywood County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15wk | Trout | catchable | stocked | |
| Jun 10wk | Trout | catchable | stocked |
When to fish Pigeon River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:10 am-12:10 pm and 10:33 pm-12:33 am | 4:27-5:27 am and 4:44-5:44 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:57 am-12:57 pm | 5:32-6:32 am and 5:11-6:11 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
- Last stocked Jun 10
- Flow 42% of the seasonal median
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · North Carolina fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the trout (trout stocked 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nolichucky River | 4.4 mi | 2026 season |
| Cosby Creek TN | 9.8 mi | Jun 21 |
| Gulf Fork Big Creek TN | 12 mi | May 17 |
| Panther Creek TN | 18 mi | Apr 19 |
| Mossy Creek (NEW) TN | 19 mi | Jan 14 |
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