Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Armstrong State Fish Hatchery was destroyed by Tropical Storm Helene. About 600,000 trout ...

To maintain trout stock as North Carolina's largest trout hatchery undergoes renovations, private trout will be purchased by the state to supplement mountain rivers and streams. It is the first time ...

But, add another to the list: mountain trout. A recently published economic report from North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission estimated the mountain-based carnivorous freshwater fish — and the ...

PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST - Tropical Storm Helene's floodwaters had vast impacts on native Western North Carolina wildlife like hellbenders and caused environmental damage the region "not seen yet in ...

Some of the misgivings people have about farmed fish have to do with water quality and cleanliness. One of the hallmark characteristics of trout is that they must live in very clean water and cannot ...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Armstrong State Fish Hatchery was destroyed by Tropical Storm Helene. About 600,000 trout died at the facility after it was flooded and water intake pipes were ...

Nearly 600,000 trout grown by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission died at a McDowell County hatchery during the rains brought by Hurricane Helene, the state agency has reported. Landslides and ...