Need a fishing permit? Just stop by any of these trusted vendors:
| Licensed Sales Agent | Physical Address |
| BJ’s Gas & Gifts | 1607 Acquoni Road, Cherokee, NC 28719 |
| Cherokee Home Center | 1623 Acquoni Road, Cherokee, NC 28719 |
| Cherokee Welcome Center | 498 Tsali Blvd., Cherokee, NC 28719 |
| Indian Creek Campground | 1367 Bunches Creek Road, Cherokee, NC 28719 |
| Cherokee KOA Camping Resort | 92 KOA Campground Road, Cherokee, NC 28719 |
| Cherokee Mini Mart | 1340 Tsali Blvd., Cherokee, NC 28719 |
| Outpost Mountain Outfitters | 4768 Hwy 74W, Whittier, NC 28789 |
| River Valley Store | 3160 Big Cove Road, Cherokee, NC 28719 |
| Rivers Edge Outfitters | 61 Big Cove Road, Cherokee, NC 28719 |
| Shell 1403 (Casino Mart) | 510 Paint Town Road, Cherokee, NC 28719 |
| Shell 1406 (Hwy 19) | 1205 Seven Clans Lane, Cherokee, NC 28719 |
Regular Permit
$15.00 per day – Tribal permit, for each person 12 years of age and over, for streams and ponds. No other fishing permit or license is accepted. Children under 12 are allowed to fish when accompanied by a permitted adult. The unlicensed child’s catch(es) counts toward the accompanying adult’s creel limit.
Two- day and, three-day are available at a reduced rate of $25 for a two-day and $40 for a three-day. An annual permit is available for $300.
Tournament Permit
You are required to purchase a tournament permit as well as a two-day permit (or any permit that covers the exact dates of the two-day event) to enter into a tournament, even if you only plan to fish one day. The tournament permit will not act as an official fishing permit on Tribal Trust Lands. Children under 12 are not allowed to enter into any tournament.
Catch-and-Release Special Use Permit
Catch-and-Release is illegal in the KOA Ponds.
$30 for a one-to-three day permit, or $100 per year, with the purchase of a general Tribal fishing permit. The special use permit allows use of the designated catch-and-release area on Raven Fork but is an add on to your fishing license and does not act as a fishing license. All general fishing regulations apply to this permit, as do the following special-use regulations within the catch-and-release area:
- Tackle is limited to fly rods, reels, and line with a maximum of 18 feet of leader material or monofilament line attached.
- Only artificial flies and streamers constructed of natural or synthetic material on a single, barbless hook are permitted.
- Fishing with multiple flies attached to a single line (droppers) is permitted.