North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has announced that it will be stocking surplus trout in 38 bodies of water in central and western North Carolina this winter.
In all, they’ll be stocking more than 60,000 brook, brown, and rainbow trout, all of which will be 10 inches or longer, from November 30th to December 22nd, 2020.
The rules:
- You can harvest up to seven trout per day
- No bait restrictions
- No minimum size limits
- Trout may be harvested year-round
- Basic fishing license required
You can purchase your basic fishing license online, by calling 1-888-2HUNTFISH (1-888-248-6834) or by visiting one of more than 1,000 Wildlife Service Agents located across the state. An annual Statewide inland fishing license is $25 for a North Carolina resident. A 10-day inland fishing license is $9.
Keep reading for the schedule of when each body of water will be stocked.
The stocking schedule is below. If there are updates to the schedule you can find them here.
- Alexander County, Ellendale Park Pond, 12/1
- Ashe County, Ashe Park Pond, 12/1
- Buncombe County, Azalea Pond, 12/1
- Buncombe County, Charles D. Owen (lower), 12/4
- Buncombe County, Charles D. Owen (upper), 12/4
- Buncombe County, Tomahawk Lake, 12/21
- Buncombe County, Lake Powhatan, 11/30
- Buncombe County, Lake Louise, 12/2
- Burke County, Broughton Pond, 12/11
- Cabarrus County, Frank Liske Pond, 12/7
- Caswell County, High Rock Pond, 12/7
- Caswell County, Rabbit Shuffle, 12/7
- Durham County, Twin Lakes Park, 12/8
- Edgecombe County, Indian Lake, 12/17
- Forsyth County, CG Hill Park Pond, 12/14
- Forsyth County, Village Point, 12/3
- Franklin County, Owens Park Pond, 12/17
- Gaston County, Dallas Park Pond, 12/3
- Gaston County, Poston Park Pond, 12/3
- Guilford County, Gibson Park, 12/9
- Jackson County, Cashiers Public Pond, 11/30
- McDowell County, Universal Pond, 12/11
- Mecklenburg County, McAlpine Pond, 12/07
- Mecklenburg County, Hornets Nest Park, 12/22
- Moore County, Luke Marion Pond, 12/9
- Orange County, Lake Michael, 12/8
- Polk County, Laughter Pond, 12/2
- Richmond County, Indian Camp Lake, 12/9
- Rowan County, Salisbury Community Park, 12/10
- Rowan County, Salisbury City Lake, 12/10
- Surry County, Tumbling Rock Reservoir, 12/2
- Transylvania County, Lake Imaging, 12/8
- Vance County, Fox Pond, 12/15
- Wake County, Harris Park Pond, 12/15
- Wake County, Simpkins Pond, 12/16
- Wake County, Bass Lake, 12/16
- Wake County, Bond Park Lake, 12/15
- Watauga County, Mayview Lake, 12/1
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