Tellico River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked monthly February through December in 2026: rainbow trout, 32 plants in all. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
Monroe 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 8wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Feb 22wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 1wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 8wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 15wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 22wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 29wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 5wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 12wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 19wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 26wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 3wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 10wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 17wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 24wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 31wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 7wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 14wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 21wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jun 28wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jul 5wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jul 12wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jul 19wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Jul 26wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Aug 2wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Aug 9wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Sep 27wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 11wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 25wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | scheduled | |
| Nov 8wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | scheduled | |
| Nov 22wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | scheduled | |
| Dec 6wk | Rainbow trout | catchable | scheduled |
When to fish Tellico River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:15 am-12:15 pm and 10:37 pm-12:37 am | 4:32-5:32 am and 4:48-5:48 pm |
| Tomorrow | 11:01 am-1:01 pm | 5:37-6:37 am and 5:16-6:16 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
- Stocked 12 days ago (Oct 11)
- Flow 69% of the seasonal median
- 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 32 times here in 2026, moving water)
| 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 |
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Citico Creek | 8.0 mi | Jul 19 |
| Cheoah Lake NC | 19 mi | Apr 15 |
| Santeetlah Creek NC | 22 mi | May 20 |
| Yellow Creek NC | 22 mi | Jun 3 |
| Little River | 23 mi | May 31 |
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