I believe rainbow trout are sold as striped bass and hybrid striped bass bait throughout the state.
Could be somebody obtained some bait size trout and stocked them.
I know I have seen trout for sale around Lake Norman before.
There are private hatcheries in the mountains that do sell rainbow trout (and rarely any other species) but it would take a large order I would think for them to drive trout to Raleigh area.
Could be somebody obtained some bait size trout and stocked them.
I know I have seen trout for sale around Lake Norman before.
There are private hatcheries in the mountains that do sell rainbow trout (and rarely any other species) but it would take a large order I would think for them to drive trout to Raleigh area.