Hatchery Supported Water Opens April 5th

March 27, 2008

Spring must be here with trout season opening soon April 5th to be exact. With the threat of the drought continuing through the foreseeable future North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission has adjusted the stocking schedule by shorting it to address this issue.

The Commission plans to stock more than 791,500 catchable-sized trout in streams designated as Hatchery-Supported and Delayed-Harvest Trout Waters. The ratio of stocked fish for most streams is 40 percent brook trout, 40 percent rainbow trout and 20 percent brown trout. Ninety-six percent of the stocked fish average 10 inches in length while the remaining fish exceed 14 inches in length.

Looking for a place to trout fish check out these online maps to find a place to go. North Carolina has some great fishing and spring in the mountains is just fabulous.