Caviar and crawfish from the Carolinas--who knew? WRAL's latest documentary, Fish Farms, explores one of North Carolina’s best kept secrets. Aquaculture, or the farming of fish and seafood, is a ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — 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.

North Carolina has more than 4,000 miles of streams cool enough to support brook, brown and rainbow trout as well as stocked streams and a thriving trout industry. In fact, four to six million pounds ...

A trout at the Setzer Hatchery in Brevard. Photo by Emma Johnson, courtesy of Carolina Public Press By Emma Johnson, originally published by Carolina Public Press. Carolina Public Press is an ...

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 ...

Despite setbacks from last month’s catastrophic flooding, all signs point to a successful fall trout fishing season in Western North Carolina. Tropical Depression Fred’s sweep through the region Aug.

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 ...