Nothing live is published for this water, so there is no reading or verdict today. The readings section below says what we checked.
Plumtree Creek is a freestone river in North Carolina, listed as Wild Trout Water by North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
7 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Northeast Tennessee: the South Holston & the Watauga.
Plumtree Creek is a freestone river in North Carolina. Our destination hub Northeast Tennessee: the South Holston & the Watauga is 26 mi away in a straight line (36 by road).
No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Plumtree Creek or on its stream system within about 25 miles, and no dam operator publishes data for it. A missing gauge says nothing about the water itself. Find the gauges nearest Plumtree Creek
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Plumtree Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Plumtree Creek, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Plumtree Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Cow Camp CreekThe South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cow Camp Creek.
North Carolina · about 4 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Birchfield CreekThe French Broad River in Henderson County, North Carolina. Photo: Pollinator (English Wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Birchfield Creek.
North Carolina · about 5 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Kentucky CreekBradley Creek, a stream in the Mills River watershed in Pisgah National Forest, about three miles from the North Mills River (not the North Mills itself). Photo: Will Thomas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kentucky Creek.
North Carolina · about 5 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Roaring CreekThe Davidson River at Davidson River Campground, Pisgah National Forest. Photo: USDA / Lance Cheung, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Roaring Creek.
North Carolina · about 6 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Horse CreekThe Tuckasegee River from Old River Road, Bryson City. Photo: Matthew T. Bradley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Horse Creek.
North Carolina · about 7 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Cranberry CreekThe Oconaluftee River in Cherokee, North Carolina. Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cranberry Creek.
North Carolina · about 8 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Wild Trout Waters list (North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, read 2026-10-16). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Linville, NC · 6 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Watauga & South Holston
Nearby
Linville, NC · 7 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · South Holston & Watauga
Nearby
Banner Elk, NC · 17 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · South Holston & Watauga
Nearby
Boone, NC · 21 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · South Holston & Watauga
Nearby
Weaverville, NC · 40 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Davidson River
Nearby
What 7 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 7 nearby guide websites
17 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
Midges (all year) · Blue-winged olive (February to March, May, October to December) · Early black stonefly (February to March, October to December) · Blue Quill (March to April) · Quill Gordon (March to April) · Black caddis (April to May) · and 11 more on the chart
Elizabethton sits on the Watauga River below Watauga and Wilbur dams in the north-east corner of Tennessee; the South Holston River runs south-west from South Holston Dam past Bluff City toward Kingsport, and Johnson City and Bristol, on the Virginia line, are the nearby cities.
Destination hub · 26 mi away in a straight line, 36 by road
What to bring on a guided float fishing trip: rain gear, polarized sunglasses, sun protection, a dry bag and your license. Most guides supply rods and flies. Estimated prices and where to buy.
Usually supplied by the guide; a 9′ 5–6 weight if you bring your own · Trout on most western float rivers
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Plumtree Creek.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: a point on the mapped channel of “Plumtree Creek”, halfway along its length in North Carolina, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 4 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Cow Camp CreekThe South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cow Camp Creek.
North Carolina · about 4 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Birchfield CreekThe French Broad River in Henderson County, North Carolina. Photo: Pollinator (English Wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Birchfield Creek.
North Carolina · about 5 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Kentucky CreekBradley Creek, a stream in the Mills River watershed in Pisgah National Forest, about three miles from the North Mills River (not the North Mills itself). Photo: Will Thomas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kentucky Creek.
North Carolina · about 5 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Roaring CreekThe Davidson River at Davidson River Campground, Pisgah National Forest. Photo: USDA / Lance Cheung, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Roaring Creek.
North Carolina · about 6 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Horse CreekThe Tuckasegee River from Old River Road, Bryson City. Photo: Matthew T. Bradley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Horse Creek.
North Carolina · about 7 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Cranberry CreekThe Oconaluftee River in Cherokee, North Carolina. Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Cranberry Creek.
North Carolina · about 8 mi
Newland, North Carolina
River cabins · 2.7 mi
Newland, North Carolina
River cabins · 2.9 mi
Newland, North Carolina
Campground · 3.5 mi
Roan Mountain, Tennessee
River cabins · 15 mi
