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North Carolina stocking schedule
Printed from stockingmap.com, October 23, 2026. Schedules change; check the site or N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission before driving.
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November 2026
| week of Nov 2 | Creek (Elk Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 2 | East Prong Roaring River (Wilkes Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 2 | Helton Creek (Ashe Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 2 | Horse Creek (Big Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 2 | Laurel Creek (Madison Big Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 2 | Mitchell River (Surry Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 2 | Reddies River (Wilkes Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 2 | Shelton Laurel Creek (Madison Big Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 2 | Snowbird (Graham Big Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 2 | Stone Mountain Creek (Wilkes Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 2 | Tuckasegee River (Swain Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 9 | Ararat River (Surry Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 9 | Green River (Polk Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 9 | Lake Coffey (Watauga Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 9 | Little River (Transylvania Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 9 | South Fork New River (Big Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 9 | Spring Creek (Madison Big Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 9 | Trout Lake (Ashe Co.) | trout | |
| week of Nov 9 | Watauga River (Watauga Co.) | trout |
December 2026
| week of Dec 6 | Apalachia Lake (Cherokee Co.) | trout |
Stocked in the last 45 days
| week of Oct 18 | Hanging Rock Lake (Stokes Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 12 | Ararat River (Surry Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 12 | Lake Coffey (Watauga Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 12 | North Toe River (Mitchell Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 12 | South Fork New River (Big Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 12 | Trout Lake (Ashe Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 12 | Watauga River (Watauga Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 12 | Wilson Creek (Caldwell Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 5 | Cane Creek (Mitchell Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 5 | Cane River Dates listed are subject to change due to unexpected events, such as snow. Changes will be announced through press releases, Twitter, Facebook and on ncwildlife.gov. (Yancey Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 5 | Catawba River (Mill Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 5 | Creek (Mill Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 5 | Curtis Creek (McDowell Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 5 | East Fork French Broad River (Transylvania Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 5 | Horse Creek (Big Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 5 | Jacobs Fork (Burke Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 5 | Nantahala (Macon Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 5 | Tuckasegee River (Jackson Co.) | trout | |
| week of Oct 5 | West Fork Pigeon River (Haywood Co.) | trout | |
| week of Sep 28 | Creek (Elk Co.) | trout | |
| week of Sep 28 | East Prong Roaring River (Wilkes Co.) | trout | |
| week of Sep 28 | Fires Creek (Clay Co.) | trout | |
| week of Sep 28 | Helton Creek (Ashe Co.) | trout | |
| week of Sep 28 | Mitchell River (Surry Co.) | trout | |
| week of Sep 28 | North Fork Mills River (Henderson Co.) | trout | |
| week of Sep 28 | Reddies River (Wilkes Co.) | trout | |
| week of Sep 28 | Stone Mountain Creek (Wilkes Co.) | trout |
County pages on stockingmap.com
Alleghany 5 waters
Ashe 10 waters
Buncombe 8 waters
Burke 5 waters
Caldwell 4 waters
Cherokee 6 waters
Clay 3 waters
Cumberland 3 waters
Edgecombe 3 waters
Forsyth 5 waters
Graham 7 waters
Guilford 9 waters
Haywood 4 waters
Henderson 7 waters
Jackson 11 waters
Macon 7 waters
Madison 7 waters
McDowell 6 waters
Mecklenburg 7 waters
Mitchell 5 waters
Polk 3 waters
Richmond 4 waters
Rowan 5 waters
Stanly 3 waters
Surry 7 waters
Swain 6 waters
Transylvania 5 waters
Wake 6 waters
Watauga 7 waters
Wilkes 14 waters
Yancey 3 waters
Live schedule, maps, and conditions:
stockingmap.com/north-carolina/
Data compiled from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission publications.