You might want to check out Cane Creek Park in Union County. I'll find the website for you with directions in just a minute.
http://www.co.union.nc.us/QualityofL...4/Default.aspx
Here is a copy of another post I did on a fishing thread:
The county is Wilkes in North Carolina.
The road is Old North Carolina 16 North.
The creek is called the Clear Branch that flows into the middle fork of Reddies River.
My brothers thought it was heaven because it contains native mountain rainbow trout if you go up the branch more than 1/2 mile.
They always wore hip boots as a safety precaution.
Reddies River is stocked by the fish and wildlife department, but this waterway is so isolated that the stocked trout don't go very far upstream. My brothers used to come back home from there so excited about their catch, because they caught fish like most people have never seen.
The native rainbow trout are smaller than most trout and have beautiful coloring.
If you are traveling on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Old N. C. Sixteen Highway crosses over the Parkway coming from Glendale Springs at the Northwest Trading Post. You would need to take the road across the parkway traveling away from Glendale Springs. It is easier to get to from the East by turning off N. C. 16 Highway just a little after coming down the Deep Ford Hill in the Millers Creek community.
Directions from Charlotte: I-77 to Highway 421 and turn right off 421 onto N. C. 16 going toward West Jefferson. Keep straight on N. C. 16 going through the Millers Creek traffic light (unless it has changed, there is only one light). When you get to Millers Creek Elementary School start looking for the first service station on the right and stop and ask them how to get on Old N. C. Sixteen Highway North. Or keep going up N. C. 16 for a few miles (2-5) until you go down a steep hill that has a bad curve at the bottom and take the first road to the right. That is Old 16 Highway North. Old Sixteen is curvy and goes for miles with some turn-offs, but you will need to keep going straight. I am not sure the Clear Branch bridge is labeled, but anyone in the area will be able to tell you where it is. If you get lost, any creek in the area will be good fishing. The scenery is great, so whatever happens it should be a good adventure.
Note: If you miss the turnoff right below the Deep Ford Hill and end up going past the Old Wilbar Post Office and the Wilbar Fire Department there is another road that cuts off N. C. 16 there across from the building that has Wilbar on it and goes over to Old N. C. 16 North. When you get to the end of that road, just turn left and you will be on Old 16. Happy fishing.
When I was a child I caught my first fish in South Carolina and got my love for fishing. The second fish I ever caught was on the Clear Branch. My oldest brother took me fishing in South Carolina. My youngest brother took me fishing on the Clear Branch. Did you know that the time of year you are fishing in a creek depends on which part of the fishing hole to drop your hook in order to catch something? Aren't brothers nice to share such good information?
Two other places I remember my brothers mentioning that they liked to fish were Grassy Creek and Beaver Creek. I think they are both in Ashe County.