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Fly Fishing Tuckasegee River North
Carolina
The Tuckasegee River begins in the North Carolina
mountains from several tributary streams. It combines
into two forks, the East and West, each of which is
dammed. The cold water discharges combine into one
river that provides a suitable habitat for trout for most of
the year.
The popular Delayed Harvest section is approximately
five miles long and located between the small towns of
Dillsboro and Sylvia North Carolina. It is heavily stocked
by the state with brown, rainbow and brook trout. There
are numerous parking pull offs along the North River
Road that follows the stream closely.
The stream can be easily waded unless water is being
released. It can be floated by drift boat and other small
vessels during the times water is being released. The
Tuckasegee River will remind you of fishing a Western
River in many ways. The surrounding scenery is not
similar but the water looks much the same as some
Western streams. There are numerous rock ledges
crossing the river creating deeper areas of water and
lots of riffles Where there are breaks in the ledges,
there are long runs creating perfect places for the trout
to feed.
Seasons:
The season is open year-round but the delayed harvest
season is only from Oct 1-June 5th.
Winter:
Fishing is great throughout the winter months unless it is
an extremely cold day.
Spring:
Springtime is a good time to fish the Tuck
Summer:
The water gets on the warm side for good trout fishing
during the summer.
Fall:
Fall is the best time to fish the Tuck
Fly Fishing Guide to the Tuckasegee River
When you are fly fishing the Tuckasegee River during
the delayed harvest season, you are going to catch
trout unless you are just a terrible angler. Fishing is
usually very good. The stream will have a huge number
of stocked trout.
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Carolina
The Tuckasegee River begins in the North Carolina
mountains from several tributary streams. It combines
into two forks, the East and West, each of which is
dammed. The cold water discharges combine into one
river that provides a suitable habitat for trout for most of
the year.
The popular Delayed Harvest section is approximately
five miles long and located between the small towns of
Dillsboro and Sylvia North Carolina. It is heavily stocked
by the state with brown, rainbow and brook trout. There
are numerous parking pull offs along the North River
Road that follows the stream closely.
The stream can be easily waded unless water is being
released. It can be floated by drift boat and other small
vessels during the times water is being released. The
Tuckasegee River will remind you of fishing a Western
River in many ways. The surrounding scenery is not
similar but the water looks much the same as some
Western streams. There are numerous rock ledges
crossing the river creating deeper areas of water and
lots of riffles Where there are breaks in the ledges,
there are long runs creating perfect places for the trout
to feed.
Seasons:
The season is open year-round but the delayed harvest
season is only from Oct 1-June 5th.
Winter:
Fishing is great throughout the winter months unless it is
an extremely cold day.
Spring:
Springtime is a good time to fish the Tuck
Summer:
The water gets on the warm side for good trout fishing
during the summer.
Fall:
Fall is the best time to fish the Tuck
Fly Fishing Guide to the Tuckasegee River
When you are fly fishing the Tuckasegee River during
the delayed harvest season, you are going to catch
trout unless you are just a terrible angler. Fishing is
usually very good. The stream will have a huge number
of stocked trout.
(Click Here For More Fishing Information)
| Type of Stream Tailwater Species Brown Trout Rainbow Trout Brook Trout (Stocked) Size Medium Size River Location Western North Carolina Nearest Towns Dillsboro North Carolina Sylvia North Carolina Season Year-round, Delayed Harvest Oct. 1-June 5 Access: Good for wading, Fine for drift boats Special Regulations Delayed Harvest, single hook artificial only, C&R only Non-Resident License State of North Carolina Weather National Weather Service Link Release Schedule Releases East and West Forks 2009 Schedule of Releases Hatch Chart Coming soon Fly Fishing Guide Hatches and Flies Fly Fishing Gear |
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