This is the second year the festival has been held in Maggie Valley. After tonight s fish fry at the Diamond K Dance Ranch, there will be a presentation on the recent release of elk at the nearby Cataloochee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park biologist Kim DeLozier will talk about elk at Town Hall beginning at 7 p.m. Music and dancing will follow. Saturday s full slate kicks off at 9 a.m. with a program for children about aquatic habitats, water quality, safety and recreational fishing. The program is for children who have pre-registered.
Trout thrive in the cool streams of Western North Carolina.
Trout also are produced commercially at several farms throughout the region, which helps make North Carolina one of the country s leading producers of trout, according to the West Virginia-based U.S. Trout Farmers Association.