The Armstrong State Fish Hatchery grows 20% to 30% of the trout stocked in Western NC. Now, a state official said, ‘We lost ...

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 ...

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 ...

As folks continue to work themselves out from under the impacts of Hurricane Helene, we're starting to get an idea of just ...

Five years ago, the staff at Essex County Fish Hatchery would annually stock 45,000 to 50,000 brook, brown and rainbow trout in the ... prioritizing stocking of two-year-old and even three-year-old ...