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Fishing  >  Hatcheries & Stocking

Hatcheries and Stocking (Public Waters)

 

Coldwater Stocking 

  • Coldwater Daily Stocking Update 
  • Delayed Harvest Trout Waters Stocking Schedule (PDF)
  • 2023 Hatchery Trout Stocking Schedule (PDF)
  • Weekly Coldwater Stocking Update

 

 

2022 Winter Stocking Schedule for Select Impoundments in Central and Western North Carolina (PDF)
 

Warmwater Stocking

  • Warmwater Stocking List by District (PDF)
  • Warmwater Stocking Summary (PDF)

 

NCWRC Hatcheries

 

Warmwater Hatcheries

  • McKinney Lake State Fish Hatchery (Richmond County)
  • Watha State Fish Hatchery (Pender County)

 

Coolwater Hatcheries

  • Table Rock State Fish Hatchery (Burke County)

 

Coldwater Hatcheries

  • Armstrong State Fish Hatchery (McDowell County)
  • Bobby N. Setzer State Fish Hatchery (Transylvania County)
  • Marion State Fish Hatchery (McDowell County)

 

 


Stocking Your Pond and Pond Management (Private Lands)

 

Commercial Hatcheries and Pond Management

  • NC Department of Agriculture Commercial Hatcheries
  • Pond Management Guide
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Stocking Permit

  • Fish Stocking Permit FAQ
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  • Grass Carp Stocking Permits Application
  • Permitting Process-Stocking Sterile Grass Carp for Hydrilla Management in Public Waters Managed by a Public Body (Governmental Entity or Public Utility)

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