North Carolina Trout Stocking Schedule and Report, Fall 2026

Hatchery-supported waters get trucks March through May and again in October and November. The 2026 season runs on purchased trout while the Setzer hatchery is rebuilt.

Data checked 2026-10-24 · source: N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission

Today: North Carolina fishing forecast · best times and fresh stockings

Upcoming stockings

Dates the agency has announced but not yet completed. A date marked wk means the agency schedules that stop by week, not by day.

Recent schedule dates

Dates the published schedule listed in the last 45 days. N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission does not publish completion confirmations, so these are schedule entries, not verified stockings.

The 2026 season at a glance

Stocking records by month. March through May, October and November.

What gets stocked

Schedule changes

When the agency moves or drops a published date, it shows here instead of quietly disappearing.

• 2026-08-28 Moss Reservoir: species revised
• 2026-08-28 W. Kerr Scott Reservoir: species revised
• 2026-08-28 Salem Lake: species revised
• 2026-08-28 High Rock Lake: species revised
• 2026-08-28 Lake Norman: species revised
• 2026-08-28 Jordan Reservoir: species revised
• 2026-08-28 Oak Hollow Reservoir: species revised
• 2026-08-28 Sr Farmer Reservoir: species revised
• 2026-08-28 Hyco Lake: species revised
• 2026-08-28 Pechman Fishing Center Ponds: species revised

State record fish

The heaviest fish of each species ever certified in North Carolina, from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission record book. Weights are shown exactly as the agency publishes them; waters we track link to their stocking pages.

All stocked waters

Every North Carolina water we hold a stocking page for, county by county, with its most recent date. The filter above narrows this list too.

Questions about North Carolina stocking

When does North Carolina stock trout?

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission stocked trout March through June and again September through December in 2026. The most recent entry on this page is Oct 18.

Does North Carolina announce stocking dates in advance?

Yes. N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission publishes dates ahead of the truck, and 20 are listed on this page, the next on Nov 2.

Can I see North Carolina stocking by county?

Yes. Every one of the 64 North Carolina counties with stocked water has its own page listing that county's waters, its recent stockings and any dates announced ahead.

Is there a printable North Carolina stocking schedule?

Yes. The print view on this page lays the North Carolina schedule out for paper, including a county index, and can be filtered to a single county before printing.

How do I get North Carolina stocking updates automatically?

This page offers an RSS feed and a calendar feed for North Carolina, and each county page offers the same for that county alone. Subscribing to the calendar puts announced stocking dates straight into your own calendar.

How current is this North Carolina stocking information?

The record on this page is rebuilt every morning from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission's own publications. It was last read Oct 24. Schedules change without notice, sometimes the morning of the stocking, so check the agency's page before a long drive.

Which North Carolina waters have live conditions?

22 North Carolina waters carry a USGS gauge, so their page shows the current level, the flow against the seasonal normal and the water temperature where the gauge reports one.

What is the North Carolina state record fish?

The North Carolina record book on this page lists 44 certified records as N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission publishes them, each linked to the water it came from where we track that water.