West Fork French Broad River
NC · Transylvania
- No recent stocking record
- North Carolina inland fishing regulations (NCWRC)
The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.
At a glance
- County
- Transylvania County
- Last scheduled
- around May 22, 2026
- Species
- Trout
Conditions
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Planned stockings
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout | Hatchery Supported | Planned, around 05-22-2026 |
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
Likely species (watershed)
American Brook Lamprey, Banded Sculpin, Bigeye Chub, Black Buffalo, Black Redhorse, Blacknose Dace, Blotched Chub, Bluehead Chub, Brown Trout, Bullhead Minnow, Chain Pickerel, Chestnut Lamprey, Comely Shiner, Creek Chub, Creek Chubsucker, Crescent Shiner, Dusky Darter, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Fatlips Minnow, Flat Bullhead, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Greenfin Darter, Greenhead Shiner, Greenside Darter, Kanawha Darter, Largescale Stoneroller, Logperch
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.