Rocky Fork
Fishing and stocking
Stocked monthly March through June in 2026, heaviest in May: rainbow trout, 9 plants in all. One of 4 stocked waters on the Unicoi County record.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 22wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 5wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 19wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 3wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 17wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 31wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 14wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 28wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Rocky Fork
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:08 am-12:08 pm and 10:31 pm-12:31 am | 4:25-5:25 am and 4:41-5:41 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:54 am-12:54 pm | 5:30-6:30 am and 5:09-6:09 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 Jun 28
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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Indian Creek | 8.5 mi | Jun 21 |
| Bald Mountain Creek NC | 9.1 mi | May 13 |
| Clark Creek | 9.1 mi | May 24 |
| North Indian Creek | 9.7 mi | Jun 21 |
| Spillcorn Creek NC | 11 mi | Jun 3 |
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