Wildlife Commission urges public to refrain from moving mountain trout to other locations. Newly stocked fish can have ...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) began assessing all trout waters in January 2025 and while most ...

Get Hooked On Mountain Trout. North Carolina has more than 4,000 miles of streams cool enough to support brook, brown and rainbow trout as well as stocked streams and a thriving trout industry.

Hundreds of thousands of anglers travel to fish in mountain trout streams every year, adding an estimated $1.38 billion to the North Carolina economy in 2022, according to the NCWRC.

A N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission report found that Western North Carolina trout fishing reeled in $1.38 billion to local economy.

ODFW uses helicopters to drop tens of thousands of baby trout into Cascade Range backcountry lakes. Here's how they do it.

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is taking public comment on proposed regulation changes, including an expansion of ...

A N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission report found that Western North Carolina trout fishing reeled in $1.38 billion to local economy.

NCWRC, which regulates trout fishing and leases the hatchery, opened 32 trout streams and two lakes to fishing on June 1. Setzer has a hatchery, an education building and 54 outdoor ponds called ...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will stock thousands more trout into Western North Carolina's streams for the delayed harvest season.