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Buck Creek

NC · Carteret

The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.

At a glance

County
Carteret County
Last scheduled
around June 16, 2026
Species
Trout
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Conditions

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Planned stockings

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
TroutHatchery SupportedPlanned, around 06-16-2026
TroutHatchery SupportedPlanned, around 04-14-2026

Gear for the fish scheduled here

Stocked Trout (species not listed)

Rod: Light to medium action spinning or spincast rod, about 5 to 6.5 feet.

Line: 4 to 10 lb monofilament, 6 to 8 lb ideal.

Baits: floating dough bait, nightcrawlers, salmon eggs

Lures: small spinners, small spoons, tiny crankbaits

Full Stocked Trout (species not listed) gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

Appalachia Darter, Bridle Shiner, Chain Pickerel, Comely Shiner, Creek Chubsucker, Dusky Shiner, Eastern Mudminnow, Eastern Silvery Minnow, Glassy Darter, Golden Shiner, Greenfin Shiner, Highfin Shiner, Inland Silverside, Ironcolor Shiner, Johnny Darter, Lake Chubsucker, Least Brook Lamprey, Mosquitofish, Mountain Madtom, Mummichog, Piedmont Redhorse, Roanoke Darter, Sand Shiner, Satinfin Shiner, Sawcheek Darter, Shield Darter, Silver Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Striped Mullet, Swallowtail Shiner

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.