The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is offering fly-fishing clinics this winter at the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center for novice anglers, intermediate anglers, and Boy Scouts who want to earn their Fly-Fishing Merit Badge. Basic Fly-Fishing Clinics Basic … Continued
Following confirmation of whirling disease in rainbow trout from the Watauga River in North Carolina, biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are concerned about potential significant impacts the disease may have on other trout populations, in particular native brook … Continued
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting proposals for the Boating Infrastructure Grant Program, or BIG, for federal fiscal year 2016. BIG is a grant program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reimburses up to 75 percent … Continued
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, along with the Rowan County Parks and Recreation Department, recently constructed a universally accessible fishing pier on the 10-acre lake in Dan Nicholas Park in Salisbury. The T-shaped pier extends 60 feet into the … Continued
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will close approximately 1,000 miles of Hatchery Supported Trout Waters to fishing one-half hour after sunset on Feb. 28 and reopen them at 7 a.m. on April 4. While fishing is closed, Commission personnel … Continued