Wildlife Resources Commission Updates Trout Fishing Maps Book

RALEIGH, N.C. (Dec. 18, 2006) – A great gift for your favorite trout angler this holiday season is the recently updated North Carolina Trout Fishing Maps Book, published by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.

The book, which costs $12, contains maps of all trout waters open to public fishing in western North Carolina. Maps are color-coded according to the signs posted on the streams and give anglers a guide to fishing regulations in effect on specific streams. It also shows the locations of game lands and state parks and provides information on universally accessible facilities for anglers with disabilities.

This new edition includes a full-color trout identification page to help anglers correctly identify their catch. To make it easier for anglers to find a stream with a particular regulation, such as delayed harvest, each map shows only the regulations in effect for that county.

Purchase the book by:

• Phone – 1 (866) 945-3746
• Mail – N.C. WILD Store, 1710 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1710
• Internet – Click on the N.C. WILD Store link under the Books and Publications section, of www.ncwildlife.org

Individual maps can be downloaded for free from the Commission’s Web site, www.ncwildlife.org.

For more information on fishing in North Carolina’s public, inland waters, visit the Commission’s Web site or call the Division of Inland Fisheries, (919) 707-0220.