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Go off the beaten path for North Carolina’s mountain trout
Western North Carolina contains some of the most remote places east of the Mississippi River, with absolutely breathtaking views from every angle. […]
Western NC
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Commission has plan to meet stocking goals in wake of hatchery trout kill
Responding to the recent fish kill at the Armstrong State Fish Hatchery in McDowell County, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has implemented a plan to meet goals for stocking numbers and size of catchable trout as scheduled in 2015. […]
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Three Marion men arrested in vandalism of fish hatchery
Three men from Marion were arrested on Monday and charged in the April 4 vandalism of the Armstrong Fish Hatchery in McDowell County that resulted in the killing of more than 150,000 rainbow trout. […]
Freshwater Fishing
April is new beginning
I’m old enough to remember when the trout season on hatchery-supported streams closed in the fall and remained closed until the first Saturday in April. […]
Events & Announcements
Commission breaks ground on public shooting range in Cleveland County
With a symbolic turn of earth from 15 shovels, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners officially broke ground Monday for a new, state-of-the-art public shooting range just north of Shelby. […]
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Commission trying to make up for 150,000 trout killed after hatchery is vandalized
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is exploring a lot of options as it attempts to replace around 150,000 trout that died after vandalism at the agency’s Armstrong Fish Hatchery in McDowell County over Easter weekend. […]
Bass Fishing
Try boat docks for Lake Norman’s spawning bass
Largemouth bass have been making their way toward spawning beds for weeks at Lake Norman, but the days leading up to this past weekend’s full moon saw that movement pick up in a big way. […]
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Commission has 1,100 miles of trout streams ready for Saturday’s opener
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open approximately 1,100 miles of hatchery-supported trout waters in 25 western counties at 7 a.m. on April 4. The season will run through Feb. 29, 2016. […]
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Lake Norman stripers blasting trolled Alabama rigs
There’s a large sign on the concrete dam at Lake Norman’s Marshall Steam Station. Duke Energy makes it clear to “KEEP OFF,” but your journey isn’t over when you reach the forbidding message. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Trophies galore
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission defines a trophy brown trout as any fish weighing 2 1/2 pounds or more or measuring 18 inches or longer — according to the N.C. Angler Recognition Program. […]
