OTHER STREAMS

Oconee County
The Thompson River Gorge and its colorful wild brown trout in the
heart of the Jocassee Gorges natural area will challenge the most skilled
and adventurous trout angler. Thompson River can be accessed on the
lower end of the gorge via boat across Lake Jocassee, or seasonally on
Musterground Road through the Bad Creek Hydroelectric Facility (see
Whitewater River section). The Musterground Road is open seasonally.
All trout transported across Lake Jocassee must comply with Lake
Jocassee length and creel limit restrictions. To see a current copy of the
South Carolina Regulations, visit www.dnr.sc.gov/regulations.
Other Jocassee Gorges streams worthy of mention include Devils
Fork Creek, Howard Creek, Limberpole Creek, Corbin Creek, Wright
Creek and Coley Creek. These streams all harbor rainbow trout and
are accessible by foot off SC 130 or through the Bad Creek Project off
SC130.
A number of headwater trout streams are found in the Little River
Drainage; one of the largest streams is Cheohee Creek. The 1-mile reach
of Cheohee Creek on the Piedmont Forestry and Education Center,
accessed via Cheohee Valley Road off SC 11, is managed as a delayed
harvest stream. This stream segment is open for fishing on Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday from November 1 through May 14 and from
June 15-22 each year. The headwater reaches and tributaries of Cheohee
Creek on USFS property offer good wild rainbow trout fishing for
the backpack angler. White Rock, Bee Cove and Wilson Creek area
in the headwaters of Cheohee Creek are best accessed by four-wheel
drive or foot on Bee Cove Road (USFS 702) off SC 107 just north of
Walhalla State Hatchery, and then by hiking forest roads. Other Little
River streams include Moody, Cantrell and Tamassee Creeks for wild
rainbows, and Townes and Crane creeks for wild brook and brown
trout.
Brasstown Creek above Brasstown Falls (on USFS property) and the
lower reach of Brasstown Creek, on Brasstown Creek Heritage Preserve,
are stocked with catchable trout prior to the Spring.

Pickens County
Laurel Fork and Cane Creek, both good backpack trout streams,
are on the east side of Lake Jocassee. Access is via Jocassee Gorges,
Horsepasture Road off US 178 or Shooting Tree Road off Cleo Chapman
Road (via US 178). Two additional Jocassee Gorge streams offering
good wild trout fishing are Emory and Willis creeks. Access is via US
178 to the Camp Adger Road access to Jocassee Gorges.
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