Western North Carolina trout post Helene

[46er]

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[joe_panella]

When my father moved outside Asheville in 2004 ish they had the 500 year flood the season prior. The rivers actually fished well shortly after that. Roads and bridges were gone but the trout were still there for the most part. Rivers changed as you may suspect but they are resiliant. I honestly have no clue what is going on now as my father has passed and i have no connections down there but i would not worry long term about the trout.

[Rusty Spinner]

When my father moved outside Asheville in 2004 ish they had the 500 year flood the season prior. The rivers actually fished well shortly after that. Roads and bridges were gone but the trout were still there for the most part. Rivers changed as you may suspect but they are resiliant. I honestly have no clue what is going on now as my father has passed and i have no connections down there but i would not worry long term about the trout.

The only time I have seen trout basically wiped out was in certain river in New England following Hurricane Irene. It took more than 5 years for the aquatic insects and trout to replenish their habitat. Obviously not all were wiped out, but enough that it took years to rebuild the populations. But that was more like a thousand year event.