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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Brook Trout (Native and stocked)
Brown Trout (Stocked and holdovers)
Rainbows (Stocked)
Size
Small
Location
Western North Carolina
Nearest Towns
Rhoney
Mountain View
Season
Year-round
Access:
Fair to Good, depending on the area
Non-Resident License
State of North Carolina
Weather
Season:
The season is open year-round.
Winter:
Fly fishing Jacobs Fork Creek during the Winter can be
productive on warm days.
Spring:
Spring is the best time to fish Jacobs Fork because of its
excellent hatches.
Summer:
The stream can become too warm during hot Summer
days.
Fall:
Fall is an excellent time to fish the stream.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Jacobs Fork Creek North Carolina
Jacob Fork Creek is a medium size stream in the South Mountain State Park in North Carolina. It’s a tributary of the South Fork of the Catawba River. There’s a two and
one=half mile “Delayed Harvest” section of water on Jacob Fork that’s a popular fly fishing destination for a few North Carolina anglers. This is one DH stream that gets little pressure under the catch and release period and very heavy pressure when the catch and eat period begins. Fly fishing Jacobs Fork Creek can still be enjoyable provided you select the right areas to fish.
The one and only time we have fished this stream was during the Delayed Harvest “catch and release” part of the season and it was like taking candy from a baby. We moved on upstream and managed to catch a couple of wild trout before the day was over. The stream is reputed to hold wild browns and native brook trout in its headwaters. We didn’t catch either and cannot verify that. I question the native brook trout’s existence in this
stream due its low elevation but some say they do exist.
The upper section is under wild trout regulations. It can be reached from the High Shoals trail. Of course, the stocked trout move up the stream to some extent but at a point it changes to mostly wild trout which are mostly small rainbows that get very, little pressure.
Shinney Fork is a small tributary of Jacob Fork Creek that flows into the stream about a half mile upstream from the picnic area of the park below High Shoals. We haven’t fished it but it’s bound to get some of the stockers. It’s a designated wild trout stream but is very small and probably difficult to fish with a fly.
Nettles Branch is another very small tributary of Jacob Fork Creek that’s a designated wild trout stream. It’s confluence is also above High Shoals.
Much of the popularity of this stream comes from its High Shoals Falls. Hikers frequent the trail to the falls but few anglers fish above the delayed harvest section of the
stream. The park contains several trails and although none of them are very long, we do suggest you have a map if you are going to use them..