South Indian Creek
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout water, stocked 9 times in 2026, monthly March through June, heaviest in March. 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 1wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 15wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 29wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 12wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 26wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 10wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 24wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 7wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 21wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish South Indian Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:07 am-12:07 pm and 10:30 pm-12:30 am | 4:24-5:24 am and 4:41-5:41 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:53 am-12:53 pm | 5:29-6:29 am and 5:08-6:08 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 21
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)
| 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 |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| North Indian Creek | 1.3 mi | Jun 21 |
| Clark Creek | 6.2 mi | May 24 |
| Rocky Fork | 8.5 mi | Jun 28 |
| North Toe River NC | 9.5 mi | Oct 12 |
| Cane River NC | 9.5 mi | May 13 |
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