Forge Creek

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, monthly March through May, heaviest in May. One of 3 stocked waters on the Johnson County record.

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last stocked May 31 145 days ago

best window 10:27 pm-12:27 am solunar major today

4 stockings 2026

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 4 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Status
Mar 8wk	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Apr 5wk	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
May 3wk	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
May 31wk	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed

When to fish Forge Creek

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:05 am-12:05 pm and 10:27 pm-12:27 am	4:22-5:22 am and 4:38-5:38 pm
Tomorrow	10:51 am-12:51 pm	5:27-6:27 am and 5:05-6:05 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

Last stocked May 31

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Tennessee fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 4 times here in 2026, moving water)

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
Drifted bait	single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom

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
Three Top Creek NC	9.0 mi	May 27
Doe Creek	9.4 mi	May 31
Big Laurel Creek NC	9.6 mi	Apr 8
Beaverdam Creek NC	12 mi	Apr 1
Norris Fork NC	13 mi	Apr 15

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Records from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Tennessee fishing regulations.