PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST - Tropical Storm Helene's floodwaters had vast impacts on native Western North Carolina wildlife like ...

Native trout define the West — there are at least 59 distinct species, subspecies, and populations of native western trout. Accordingly, native trout are designated as the state fish in many western ...

However, Helene's impacts on the populations of the only trout native to the region have ... "Fishing is a big deal to North Carolina and to Western North Carolina." Will Hofmann is the Growth ...

The Armstrong Hatchery is responsible for stocking trout in public waters across an 11-county region in Western North Carolina. Typically, Armstrong raises 20% to 30% of the trout that North ...

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 ...

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 ...