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Delayed Harvest Waters & Summer Weather Predictions



Segment 1, May 27, 2023 The Carolina Outdoors, powered by the Charlotte outdoor store, Jesse Brown’s, begins with a busy time in late spring. We are getting towards the end of delayed harvest season.  This program began in the early 1990’s to help promote trout fishing in NC. The program stocked streams for catch & … Continue reading Delayed Harvest Waters & Summer Weather Predictions


Fly Fishing the Delayed Harvest streams with Dave Bergman



April 29th, 2023, Segment 2 In the early 1990s, North Carolina began the Delayed Harvest program in the western part of the state.  It opened up the streams available to fish for trout.  Trout require cold water due to their gill system & its ability to create oxygen. Dave Bergman, Lead Fly Fishing Guide & … Continue reading Fly Fishing the Delayed Harvest streams with Dave Bergman


Learn About Delayed Harvest with Dave Bergman



(From 10.02.21, Segment 2) Bill Bartee and Wes Lawson invite on the Jesse Brown’s Fly Pro and Fly Fishing Guide, Dave Bergman, to the show this week to talk about delayed harvest. Delayed harvest is a regulation for delaying the harvest of trout. Pretty simple right? In North Carolina, the delayed harvest regulation strictly enforces … Continue reading Learn About Delayed Harvest with Dave Bergman


Fly-Fishing The East Fork Of The French Broad River



(From 1.28.23, Segment 2) A few months ago, Wes Lawson had clients on the East Fork of the French Broad River.  This multiple stream near Rosman, NC, has gone from a secret stream for locals to one of the state’s most popular delayed harvest streams.  Over 17,000 trout are stocked into this creek that flows … Continue reading Fly-Fishing The East Fork Of The French Broad River


The Stories Behind The Fish



(From The 09/26/2020 Show) Where do the trout, which North Carolina uses to stock the state streams with, come from? Well, there are three different mountain fish hatcheries from which these trout are drawn (Marion, Armstrong, and Bobby Setzer Fish Hatcheries). Former trout farm employee, as well as guide and outfitter at Jesse Brown’s, Dave … Continue reading The Stories Behind The Fish


Carolina Waters: Golden Fishing Days



(From The 03/07/2020 Show) It feels as if spring has arrived! Trout streams are being stocked, state supported waters are temporarily closed, and all the rest, such as wild trout waters, are open. The Outdoor Guys open the show today discussing the waters of the Carolinas and talking about these in-and-outs of fishing. Don even … Continue reading Carolina Waters: Golden Fishing Days


NC Fishing & Wild Weather Patterns



In this show’s recording of the Carolina Outdoors, Don is on assignment, leaving Bill and Christopher in the hot seat holding down the fort. Bill discusses the history, and present day practice, of NC’s Delayed Harvest Program while Christopher speaks to the mountain’s autumn leaf colors forecast and the crazy weather currently happening around the … Continue reading NC Fishing & Wild Weather Patterns