Chattooga River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked August to October in 2026, heaviest in October: trout, 5 plants in all. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Aug 19 | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 9 | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 14 | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 22 | Trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Chattooga River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:11 am-12:11 pm and 10:34 pm-12:34 am | 4:28-5:28 am and 4:45-5:45 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:57 am-12:57 pm | 5:32-6:32 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 yesterday
- Flow 54% of the seasonal median
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · South 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 5 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tallulah River (R) GA | 0.1 mi | Sep 25 |
| Tallulah River (T) GA | 0.1 mi | Sep 25 |
| Brasstown Creek | 2.7 mi | Oct 8 |
| Chauga River | 13 mi | Oct 8 |
| Moccasin Creek GA | 16 mi | Sep 25 |
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