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Harman's is privately stocking 1 mile of the North Fork River at the cottages.
Access is restricted to customer's of the property and permit holders. The stream is managed as Catch and Release
Water. Fly Fishing and spinning tackle can be used, but No bait fishing is allowed. Only artificial lures
are allowed.
Two other sections of Catch and Release are nearby. One mile section
of stream at Seneca Rocks and a mile of stream in the Smoke Hole Canyon are managed by the state of WV as Catch
and Release.
Additionally 52 miles of stream nearby are stocked by the State of WV.
The 26 miles of North Fork of the South Branch from Riverton to Cabins and 26 miles of the South Branch river are
stocked as Put and Take streams. The legal limit of trout per day is 6. These sections of the stream
area easily accessed from a rural route. The streams are stocked with rainbow, brown, brook and golden trout.
During the year the state will stock Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June, Oct.
The Smoke Hole section of the South Brach is considered the best Trophy Trout stream in the state and surrounding
states. Trout over 4lbs are consistently caught on this section of the stream.
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