Delayed Harvest Trout Season Begins Oct. 1, 2025
By Marge | Published 2025-09-08T18:22:34.078+00:00
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Raleigh -- September 8, 2025: The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will implement Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations on 33 trout waters beginning Oct. 1.
Under Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations, only catch-and-release of trout is permissible from program waters between Oct. 1 and June 5, 2026. No natural bait may be possessed, and anglers can fish only with artificial lures with one single hook. An artificial lure is defined as a fishing lure that neither contains nor has been treated with any substance that attracts fish by the sense of taste or smell.NCWRC staff stock Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from fall through spring with high densit