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Brown trout
Brown trout
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General info

Chasteen Creek is a stream located in Swain County, North Carolina, United States. It is most popular for fishing Brown trout and Rainbow trout.

Location

35°34′38″N 83°18′45″W
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Fishing regulations at Chasteen Creek, NC

Disclaimer: Always check local fishing regulations, water access rights and land ownership before fishing, regardless of any catches logged in that area by the Fishbrain community. Fishbrain has mapped millions of acres of government-owned land across the USA to help you identify potential fishing access, but you are responsible for ensuring compliance with all legal requirements.

Fishing regulations in North Carolina can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.

Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Brown trout as of May 2nd, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.

Brown trout

Seasons

Open

Bag limit

7

Aggregate

7
A license that provides trout fishing privileges may be used to fish on Mountain Heritage Trout Waters. Resident and nonresident anglers may instead purchase a three-day Mountain Heritage Trout Waters license valid only on Mountain Heritage Trout Waters.

Mountain waters that support trout and are open to public fishing are designated as "Public Mountain Trout Waters" by the Wildlife Resources Commission and are managed for public trout fishing. 

Maps of trout water and their classifications may be viewed at ncwildlife.org/trout.


UNDESIGNATED TROUT WATERS

No closed season; No size limit; daily creel limit 7; no lures/ bait restriction


All other Public Mountain Trout Waters are as follows:


HATCHERY SUPPORTED TROUT WATERS

Season: Aug. 1, 2023 – Feb. 29, 2024; 7 a.m. April 6, 2024 – July 31, 2024

No size limit; daily creel limit 7; no lures/ bait restriction

No fishing allowed: March 1, 2024 – April 5, 2024

Linville River and tributaries within Linville Gorge Wilderness Area

Power reservoirs and municipal water supply reservoirs

No closed season; No size limit; daily creel limit 7 No lures /bait restriction

DELAYED HARVEST TROUT WATERS

Oct. 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024

No trout may be possessed

No fishing allowed from 1⁄2 hour after sunset on May 31, 2024, to 6 a.m. on June 1, 2024

Artificial lures with a single hook. Natural bait may not be possessed.

No size limit; daily creek limit 7

Aug. 1, 2023 – Sept. 30, 2023

June 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024

(Note: youth under 18 years old only fishing from 6 a.m. until noon on June 1, 2024)

No size limit; daily creel limit 7; no lures /bait restriction

WILD TROUT WATERS

No closed season; 7 inches minimum size; daily creel limit 4; Artificial lures with a single hook.

WILD TROUT NATURAL BAIT WATERS

No closed season; 7 inches minimum size; daily creel limit 4; Artificial lures or natural bait with a single hook. No live fish allowed as bait.

CATCH AND RELEASE / ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES ONLY TROUT WATERS

No closed season; No trout may be possessed; Artificial flies and lures with a single hook. Natural bait may not be possessed.

SPECIAL REGULATION TROUT WATERS

Catawba River from Muddy Creek to Morganton water intake dam

No closed season; 14 inches minimum size; daily creel limit 2; No lures /bait restriction

Apalachia Reservoir

No size limit but only one trout may be greater than 14 inches; daily creel limit 3 including only one trout greater than 14 inches; No lures /bait restriction


For more information please see https://www.ncwildlife.org/licensing/regulations

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35°34′38″N 83°18′45″W
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the Chasteen Creek is a stream located in Swain County, North Carolina, United States. Its coordinates are:
35°34′38″N 83°18′45″W
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