Native Brookies in the Upstate

Saltwater Fly-Fishing
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:question:This year I am looking to check off a fish that has been on my list for awhile. In NC, I have caught many wild, native brookies high in feeder streams. I have never caught any in my home state. I have caught rainbows and browns in the bigger upstate rivers and some streams near Oconee State Park. I am looking to land a wild, pure-strain brook trout in SC. I am trying to find some feeder streams that may still have some of these in it. Hopefully far enough up any river system that if stockers were put in there they would not/have not been able to make it up to the wild fish. I am aware that the information I seek is sensitive/secretive info so please do not hotspot any of these fragile waters on here. If you know about anywhere that may hold these fish please PM me or send me an email (mt45442@yahoo.com). I keep secrets and I fish small streams alone, so I have no one to tell. The only person that would benefit would be me. Any suggestions are appreciated!
I have downloaded the DNR book on trout fishing in SC. It has a lot of great information and MAPS:smiley: but it does not say if the brook populations in streams are wild or stocked. Here is the link to the trout book for anyone interested.
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/fish/pdf/TroutBook.pdf

1720 Key West Sportsman
115 Mercury 4 stroke
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1997 Honda Civic 200k+
My Own 2 Feet

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fish the Chauga near long creek.:wink:. Loaded-the river…not me

www.flyfishingsc.com

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check your email.

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Supposedly the state only has four miles of native Brook Trout stream. Good luck.

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Try posting this question on southeastflyfishingforum

I know there are some guys on there from up in the Green/Spart. area that are rabid brookie hunters. If you don’t get any info post back here again. I have some places that you could try (at least they used to have wild brookies when I last fished them 3-4 years ago).

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Thanks for that. I’ve never been to that site. I will definitely check it out.

1720 Key West Sportsman
115 Mercury 4 stroke
-or-
1997 Honda Civic 200k+
My Own 2 Feet

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Check out the forums on TU Saluda or Chattooga chapters.

J Ford