NC Trout Resources
TROUT REGULATIONS
For more information on Trout regulations, licensing and maintenance in North Carolina, please visit the link below.
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TROUT HEALTH you are fishing and see any deformities, strange swimming behavior or other signs of disease in trout, The NC Wildlife Resource Commission asks for you to report your findings by clicking here.
Help prevent the spread of diseases by: Always clean and dry equipment, clothing and anything else that comes into contact with water. Never move fish or aquatic life from one body of water to another without first obtaining a permit from the Commission. Dispose of fish parts carefully after cleaning fish by putting fish parts in the garbage, burying them deeply or burning them completely. |
TROUT FISHING
Three trout species call North Carolina’s mountain waters home. Click on the names below to find out more about each species.
Rainbow Trout - Greenish back with small spots, Redish band from gill plat to tail. Brook Trout - Greenish back with light green veriagation, Colored spots for a sparse lateral band, Leading edge of fins distinctively white. Brown Trout - Brownish back with large colored spots, Deep orange to light yellow belly. |
TROUT STOCKING
Click above link for Delayed Harvest stocking scheduled for 2021
Click above link for Hatchery Supported Stocking schedule by county
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