These waters closed March 1 to give the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission a chance to restock them with trout from state fish hatcheries. Hatchery-supported waters are marked by green-and-white signs. 

Staff will continue to stock certain streams through June, stocking many of these waters monthly and heavily fished waters more frequently. Over four months, nearly 916,000 trout will be stocked, 96 percent of which will average 10 inches in length and the remaining 4 percent of which will be longer than 14 inches. 

When the waters reopen, anglers will be able to harvest a maximum of seven trout per day, with no minimum size limits or bait restrictions. 

The stocking schedule is available online at ncpaws.org/rsreports/fishstock/weeklystockingform.aspx, and daily updates on waters stocked that day are posted at www.ncwildlife.org/fishing/hatcheriesstocking/ncwrcstocking.aspx.