N. Chickamauga Creek
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Rainbow trout water, stocked 4 times in 2026, spread February to November. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
Hamilton County · Tennessee · see it on the national map
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 22wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 19wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Nov 1wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | scheduled |
When to fish N. Chickamauga Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:19 am-12:19 pm and 10:42 pm-12:42 am | 4:36-5:36 am and 4:52-5:52 pm |
| Tomorrow | 11:05 am-1:05 pm | 5:40-6:40 am and 5:21-6:21 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 Apr 19
- Next announced stocking Nov 1
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Tennessee fishing forecast
Gear for this water
A plant is on the schedule. Fresh stockers hold near the access points for the first week or two and eat what the hatchery taught them to eat.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Junior | 1.3 mi | Feb 4 |
| Coops Creek | 19 mi | May 17 |
| Little Sequatchie River | 20 mi | May 10 |
| Pocket Creek | 22 mi | May 10 |
| Sequatchie River | 24 mi | May 17 |
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