Tranters Creek
Fishing and stocking
Stocked through the 2026 season program: striped bass; 500,000 fish in the published allocation.
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What swims here
Striped bass
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 | 500,000 |
When to fish Tranters Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:45-11:45 am and 10:08 pm-12:08 am | 4:02-5:02 am and 4:19-5:19 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:31 am-12:31 pm and 10:55 pm-12:55 am | 5:07-6:07 am and 4:47-5:47 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, moving water)
| 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 |
| Live or cut shad | the reservoir standard where legal |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neuse River | 44 mi | 2026 season |
| Harrisons Creek | 89 mi | 2026 season |
| Fox Reservoir | 90 mi | 2026 season |
| Rhodes Pond | 91 mi | 2026 season |
| Bass Lake (Mills Pond) | 96 mi | 2026 season |
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