Spring Creek
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout water; 6 stockings on the 2026 record, spread February to November. The most-stocked water on the Polk County record for 2026.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 1wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 29wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 26wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Nov 1wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | scheduled | |
| Nov 29wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | scheduled |
When to fish Spring Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:16 am-12:16 pm and 10:39 pm-12:39 am | 4:33-5:33 am and 4:50-5:50 pm |
| Tomorrow | 11:02 am-1:02 pm | 5:37-6:37 am and 5:17-6:17 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 26
- 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Greasy Creek | 7.8 mi | Apr 26 |
| Goforth Creek | 9.4 mi | Apr 26 |
| Shuler Creek NC | 13 mi | May 6 |
| Tumbling Creek | 14 mi | Apr 26 |
| Apalachia Lake NC | 16 mi | next Dec 6 |
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