Chauga River

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, spread August to October. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.

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last stocked Oct 8 15 days ago

best window 10:33 pm-12:33 am solunar major today

Water right now 7.73 ft gage height USGS gauge 344108083090600 (CHAUGA RIVER ABOVE WESTMINSTER, SC) · read 8:15 pm this evening

2 stockings 2026

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Aug 12	Trout	catchable		completed
Oct 8	Trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Chauga 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	10:56 am-12:56 pm	5:32-6:32 am and 5:12-6:12 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 15 days ago (Oct 8)

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 2 times here in 2026, moving water)

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
Inline spinners	1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams

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
Brasstown Creek	10 mi	Oct 8
Chattooga River	13 mi	Oct 22
Tallulah River (R) GA	13 mi	Sep 25
Tallulah River (T) GA	13 mi	Sep 25
Moccasin Creek GA	29 mi	Sep 25

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Records from South Carolina DNR (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: South Carolina fishing regulations.