Twentymile Creek:
This stream is a very beautiful
medium size stream with a lot
of willing rainbow trout ready
to eat your fly.
This stream is a very beautiful
medium size stream with a lot
of willing rainbow trout ready
to eat your fly.
Twentymile Creek Watershed:
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Description:
Twentymile creek is an excellent medium sized small stream that is among the
best hidden, little known, yet very accessible streams in the park. If you take the
time to travel there you will most likely be in for a good day of fly-fishing.
Species:
The fish are predominantly rainbows with a few stocked brook trout (so we have
been told but cannot substantiate) in the lower part of the stream near its
confluence with Cheoah Lake.
Average Fish Size:
The trout in Twentymile Creek are of average size for Smoky Mountains National
Park streams of its size.
Popularity:
Often there is not even a vehicle at the Ranger Station near the entrance. It is rarely
if ever crowded yet it is a very good trout stream.
Accessibility:
The Twentymile Trial that follows the stream is generally a good one and provides
access for most of the stream although it does not necessarily follow it closely.
Difficulty:
Several portions of the stream is a little on the difficult side to access. In some
places you must progress upstream in the creek because the banks are thickly
covered with trees and brush. Rhododendrons line the banks of the stream in
many places. In some places the banks are very steep. Still, negotiating the
stream is possible.
Tributary Streams:
Moore Springs Branch is the only sizeable tributary stream but it is very small and
difficult to fish stream to fish because of the tight canopy of overhanging tree limbs.
Comments:
Twentymile creek is located in a fairly secluded area of the park and is probably
the reason it sees only a few anglers as compared to many other streams. Access
ranges from easy to tough depending on how far you want to walk. This is an
excellent choice for those desiring to explore new streams and areas of the park.
Copyright 2007 James Marsh
Twentymile creek is an excellent medium sized small stream that is among the
best hidden, little known, yet very accessible streams in the park. If you take the
time to travel there you will most likely be in for a good day of fly-fishing.
Species:
The fish are predominantly rainbows with a few stocked brook trout (so we have
been told but cannot substantiate) in the lower part of the stream near its
confluence with Cheoah Lake.
Average Fish Size:
The trout in Twentymile Creek are of average size for Smoky Mountains National
Park streams of its size.
Popularity:
Often there is not even a vehicle at the Ranger Station near the entrance. It is rarely
if ever crowded yet it is a very good trout stream.
Accessibility:
The Twentymile Trial that follows the stream is generally a good one and provides
access for most of the stream although it does not necessarily follow it closely.
Difficulty:
Several portions of the stream is a little on the difficult side to access. In some
places you must progress upstream in the creek because the banks are thickly
covered with trees and brush. Rhododendrons line the banks of the stream in
many places. In some places the banks are very steep. Still, negotiating the
stream is possible.
Tributary Streams:
Moore Springs Branch is the only sizeable tributary stream but it is very small and
difficult to fish stream to fish because of the tight canopy of overhanging tree limbs.
Comments:
Twentymile creek is located in a fairly secluded area of the park and is probably
the reason it sees only a few anglers as compared to many other streams. Access
ranges from easy to tough depending on how far you want to walk. This is an
excellent choice for those desiring to explore new streams and areas of the park.
Copyright 2007 James Marsh
Small runs and fast pocket
water make up the bulk of
Twenymile Creek.
water make up the bulk of
Twenymile Creek.
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Abrams Creek Fishing Methods Marine Food Species
Anthony Creek Forney Creek Mayflies Spring
Big Creek Freestone Streams Midges Stoneflies
Beginners Recommended Gear Misc N.C. Streams Straight Creek
Caddisflies Hatches Misc Tenn. Streams Streams
Casting Hazel Creek Middle Prong Little Pigeon River Summer Season
Cataloochee Creek Headwater Stream Middle Prong Little River Terrestrials
Cosby Creek Caddisfly Imitations Noland Creek Twenty Mile Creek
Deep Creek Mayfly Imitations Oconaluftee River Wild Trout
Midge Imitations Other Aquatic Insects Winter Season
Eagel Creek Home PH West Prong Little Pigeon River
East Prong Little River Stonefly Imitations Presentation West Prong Little River
Fall Season Streamers Raven Fork Spring Hatch Chart
About Us Terrestrial Imitations Reading Hatch Charts Summer Hatch Chart
Recommended Flies Links Seasons Winter Hatch Chart
Fall Hatch Chart
Some very nice rainbows
can be taken from this small
stream.
can be taken from this small
stream.
