The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Armstrong State Fish Hatchery was destroyed by Tropical Storm Helene. About 600,000 trout died at the facility after it was flooded and water intake pipes were ...
RALEIGH, N.C. — Nearly 600,000 trout grown by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission died at a McDowell County hatchery during the rains brought by Hurricane Helene, the state agency has reported.