Mountain Trout
NC’s Delayed Harvest trout waters open Saturday
North Carolina’s 2021 Delayed Harvest trout season opens June 5. The day starts for youth anglers only from 6 a.m. to noon, then adults can joint the fun. […]
mountain trout
Mountain Trout
N.C.’s 2021 Delayed Harvest Trout Waters open next Saturday
Trout anglers will have no gear or bait restrictions, and no size limit on trout beginning June 5, 2021 through Sept. 30 on Delayed Trout Waters. […]
Mountain Trout
2021 Delayed Harvest season opens June 5
The 2021 Delayed Harvest trout season opens June 5 and runs through Sept. 30 for North Carolina’s 36 designated delayed harvest trout waters. […]
Mountain Trout
NCWRC resumes trout stocking in WNC
The NCWRC has resumed their trout stocking schedule after a brief shutdown last week. The revised schedule is available to the public. […]
Mountain Trout
NCWRC postpones trout stocking schedule
The Colonial Pipeline disruption has caused a disruption for trout anglers. The NCWRC has postponed its trout stocking schedule until the fuel situation stabilizes. […]
Mountain Trout
NC Hatchery Supported Trout Waters open April 3
The NCWRC is opening the state’s Hatchery Supported Trout Waters on April 3, 2021. These waters have been closed for restocking since Feb. 28. […]
Freshwater
Chattooga River trout are on fire
This video from Pautzke Outdoors shows how strong the trout bite is on the Chattooga River right now. […]
Freshwater
BIG trout fishing in Cherokee
Cherokee’s waters are full of supersized stockers right now, and anglers are catching plenty of the on Pautzke Bait. […]
Events & Announcements
NCWRC delays Nantahala River trout stocking
Due to emergency repairs taking place on the powerhouse on the Delayed Harvest section of the Nantahala River, trout stocking has been rescheduled from March 5 to March 12, 2021. […]
Fishing Reports
Photo of the Week: Chad Hewitt’s 22-inch rainbow trout
Chad Hewitt from Farmersville, Ohio caught this 22-inch wild rainbow trout with Matt Evans of The Catawba Angler out of Old Fort, N.C. Hewitt is our Carolina Sportsman Photo of the Week for the first […]