Piney River

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; 4 stockings on the 2026 record, spread February to October.

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last stocked Apr 19 187 days ago

next Oct 25 announced

best window 10:40 pm-12:40 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
Feb 22wk	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Mar 22wk	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Apr 19wk	Rainbow trout	catchable	completed
Oct 25wk	Rainbow trout	catchable	scheduled

When to fish Piney River

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:17 am-12:17 pm and 10:40 pm-12:40 am	4:34-5:34 am and 4:51-5:51 pm
Tomorrow	11:03 am-1:03 pm	5:39-6:39 am and 5:18-6:18 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 Oct 25

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)

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
Meadow Park Lake	25 mi	Oct 15
Fall Creek Falls	32 mi	Jul 8
Tellico River	32 mi	Oct 11
Spring Creek	34 mi	Apr 26
Cane Creek (Fall Creek Falls State Park)	38 mi	May 17

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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.