Trout fishing in Western North Carolina has a $1.38 billion economic impact, according to a report the Wildlife Resources Commission released last year. The report estimated that about 370,000 ...

Post-Helene debris and waterway changes have made some of the public’s favorite fishing rivers inaccessible for the season, which peaks between June and September, though some trout fishing is allowed ...

The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission faced strong pushback from commercial and recreational fishermen during its ...

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission, during its quarterly business meeting last week in Kitty Hawk, adopted spotted sea ...

Fish Culturist Jason Clarke of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission moves hatchery raised trout from a tanker ...

Fish Culturist Jason Clarke of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission moves hatchery raised trout from a tanker truck to a smaller transport vehicle in preparation to release the trout into ...

NC State Continuing and Lifelong Education is set to launch the 71st annual Sport Fishing School this June in Hatteras, North ...

Over in western North Carolina, damage to the Armstrong State Fish Hatchery caused by Hurricane Helene will lead a drop in trout availability this year. The McDowell County hatchery was impacted ...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is developing a plan for this year’s Public Mountain Trout Waters (PMTW) stocking program that will incorporate modifications needed due to maj ...

After aquatic habitats were devastated by Tropical Storm Helene's record floods, the nearly $1.4 billion mountain trout fishing industry will continue to reel from the impacts of the storm ...