I caught trout in 27 new creeks in NC (8 different counties) in 2025 to raise my total to 1113! Only two of them (those in bold print) came off my bucket list.

New NC Creeks in 2025:

1087 - Hurricane Creek, Macon County, wild rainbows (4/14)

1088 - Holloway Branch, Macon County, specs (4/14)

1089 - UT Whiteoak Creek (Aquone Rd), Macon County, wild rainbows (4/14)

1090 - UT Tellico Creek (Wesser Bald), Macon County, wild rainbows (4/14)

1091 - Indian Branch, Macon County, wild rainbows (4/14)

1092 - Younce Creek, Macon County, wild rainbows (4/14)

1093 - Sawmill Creek, Swain County, wild rainbows (4/17)

1094 - Poundingmill Creek, Clay County, wild rainbows (4/19)

1095 - Vineyard Creek, Clay County, wild rainbows (4/19)

1096 - Hothouse Branch, Clay County, wild rainbows (4/19)

1097 - Giesky Creek, Clay County, wild rainbows (4/19)

1098 - Johnson Creek, Clay County, stockers and wild rainbows (4/19)

1099 - Hiwassee River, Clay County, wild rainbows (4/19)

1100 - West Fork Moses Creek, Jackson County, specs (6/4)

1101 - East Fork Moses Creek, Jackson County, specs (6/4)

1102 - Gem Creek, Jackson County, specs (6/4)

1103 - Little Trout Creek, Jackson County, wild rainbows (6/4)

1104 - Ammons Branch, Macon County, specs (6/5)

1105 - Mitchell Lick Creek, Graham County, specs (6/16)

1106 - Bearpen Branch, Graham County, specs (6/16)

1107 - Rockbar Branch, Graham County, specs (6/16)

1108 - Peruvian Branch, Swain County, specs (6/24)

1109 - Racket Creek, Caldwell County, wild rainbows and browns (10/4)

1110 - Woodruff Branch, Caldwell County, wild rainbows (10/4)

1111 - Gragg Prong, Caldwell County, wild browns (10/4)

1112 - Little Fork, Wilkes County, specs (11/1)

1113 - Brush Creek, Wilkes County, wild browns (11/1)

Coaching soccer in the spring and fall contributed to fewer days searching for new creeks, along with teaching an AP class for the first time in my 40 year teaching career. I really enjoy teaching the AP Government and Politics class, but it does demand a lot of my time. I am dropping the girls soccer season in the spring so I can spend more time in the creeks. I just turned 64, so I want to get busy on that bucket list while I still have a decent level of balance, and the fitness required for some of those long hikes!

New Year's Fishing Resolutions:

1. Fish more

2. Cut the bucket list in half

3. Post at least once a month

I have updated my excel spreadsheet list of creeks on the "Creeks" page and the information on the "About" page. Here are links to my updated bucket list:

https://www.troutbum.site/post/nc-bucket-list-part-1

https://www.troutbum.site/post/nc-bucket-list-part-2

Finally, Here is my highlight video for 2024:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNUofQdH35k