North Carolina Brook Trout

Several varieties of brook trout exist within its indigenous range from the mountains of Georgia to the coastal rivers of Canada.

North carolina brook trout. While most of the state enjoys warm water fishing western NC boasts the highest point east of the Mississippi River Mount Mitchell at 6684 ft part of the Great Smoky Mountains. The Delayed Harvest waters around western NC. Theres so much water to fish in North Carolina Dont waste time guessing where the big fish hide when we can show you.

Have been stocked and there are many opportunities to land trophy trout. With watersheds that remain intact protected as part of a National Park some of the best back-country brook trout fishing in the east coast is to be found here. 20 inch brook trout taken from a small creek in McDowell County.

2005-09-13 The General Assembly of 2005 named the Southern Appalachian Brook Trout as the official Freshwater Trout for the State of North Carolina Session Laws 2005 c. Learn to Fly Fish. Limited to only 4 anglers per day Brook Haven offers exclusivity unparalleled scenery and solitude with huge trout.

North Carolina mountain streams once teemed with Southern Appalachian brook trout the strain of brook trout native to North Carolina where abundant rainfall cool climate cold ground-. Brown Trout in the Wild Streams of North Carolina and North Georgia. Conventional anglers can also have a.

Brook Trout are a favorite among fly fishers taking dry flies nymphs and streamers without a second thought. Brook Haven is the private fly fishing experience that you deserve. They are handsomely colored with the back and upper sides of the body typically olive-green with mottled dark green wavy markings that extend onto the dorsal and caudal fins.

A lot of folks here grew up fishing for brook trout with their relatives so its an important species that we work to try to conserve. Two strains of brook trout exist and both are now found in North Carolina. We hope theyll help you plan your next adventure out on the water.