Tuckasegee River

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Stocked March to October in 2026: trout, 3 plants in all. The most-stocked water on the Jackson County record for 2026. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.

Jackson County · North Carolina · see it on the national map

last stocked Oct 5 18 days ago

flow 70% of seasonal normal

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

Water right now 1.89 ft gage height flow 497 cfs, 70% of the Oct 23 median NWS forecast: steady through Wednesday USGS gauge 03513000 (TUCKASEGEE RIVER AT BRYSON CITY, NC) · read 8:15 pm this evening

3 stockings 2026

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 Tuckasegee River

	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 5:13-6:13 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)
Flow 70% of the seasonal median

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, moving water)

Small jerkbaits	floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends
Waders or wet-wading boots	stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge
Light spinning rod	5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches

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
Alarka Creek	2.9 mi	May 13
Fontana Reservoir	3.5 mi	2026 season
Nantahala River	3.7 mi	Jun 10
Stecoah Creek	4.1 mi	May 20
Deep Creek	8.2 mi	May 13

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Records from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: North Carolina fishing regulations.