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
• NC State University Fisheries and Pond Management Extension

Stocking Permit

• Fish Stocking Permit FAQ
• Fish Stocking Permit Application
• Grass Carp Stocking Permit FAQ
• 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)