Tellico River

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Rainbow trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in August. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.

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last stocked Aug 6 78 days ago

flow 69% of seasonal normal

best window 10:37 pm-12:37 am solunar major today

Water right now 0.63 ft gage height flow 51.8 cfs, 69% of the Oct 23 median USGS gauge 03518500 (TELLICO RIVER AT TELLICO PLAINS, TN) · read 8:00 pm this evening

1 stocking 2026

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Aug 6	Rainbow trout	catchable		completed

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

Last stocked Aug 6
Flow 69% of the seasonal median

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 1 time 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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Records from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Tennessee fishing regulations.