Since 2014, trout fishing in North Carolina's mountains ... "Fishing is a big deal to North Carolina and to Western North Carolina." Will Hofmann is the Growth and Development Reporter for the ...

Tropical Storm Helene's impact on Western North Carolina's trout fishing and stocking program will require a "modified plan" for the upcoming 2025 fishing season, the North Carolina Wildlife ...

Many of the trout that anglers in Western North Carolina fish are stocked through North Carolina’s Public Mountain Trout Waters Program. But many hatcheries that supply the trout were severely ...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Armstrong State Fish Hatchery was destroyed by Tropical Storm Helene. About 600,000 trout died at the facility after it was flooded and water intake ...

When the coastal Lowcountry begins to smolder during the dog days of summer, anglers making an excursion to the cold water trout streams of Western North Carolina can reel in some relief.

The Armstrong Hatchery is responsible for stocking trout in public waters across an 11-county region in Western North Carolina. Typically, Armstrong raises 20% to 30% of the trout that North ...

Nearly 600,000 trout grown by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission died at a McDowell County hatchery during the rains brought by Hurricane Helene, the state agency has reported. Landslides and ...