Sunburst Trout Farms And Market — Local services in Waynesville

My father-in-law and were fishing on the Pigeon River. In the event we didn't catch anything we didn't want to come home with an empty cooler, so we stopped at Sunburst Trout Farms on SR 215. One criticism is that the entrance is not well marked. The sign is small. The front buildings looked more industrial and less inviting to the public. We went to an unmarked door where we saw a vendor loading trays of iced fish fillets into a van. We stepped inside the door, there was no security and nobody to greet us. We saw the whole process of beheading, deboning and filleting the fish being done by about twenty dilligent, hard-working employees who seem to enjoy their work. One worker was removing fish meet from the backbones to be used in fish dip and other trout by-products. I was amazed by this process because this was a part of the trout that I would have discarded. They used every part available. We toured the trout ponds and feeders. As the grass was freshly cut around the pond the fish were jumping and going crazy. I have never seen so much rainbow trout all in one areas. That waste is discarded and/or reprocessed. This is a totally green and ecologically responsible business, no products are wasted and there is little if any harm or pollution to the beautiful Pigeon River. We went back inside and spoke to Stephanie who was at a desk in the office. Again there is no appearance of a storefront of any-kind because they do their business mostly by phone or internet orders to hundreds of restaurants, distributors, retailers and regular customers. Stephanie gladly assisted us and ordered up about 4 lbs of trout fillets, freshly cut. The fillets were bagged on ice and withing minutes we were on our way home to the grill. Sunburst Trout Farms is a must see operation for the fisherman or anyone who loves to eat fish. It's 15 minutes from Waynesville NC and only 10 minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway off...

Much more than just trout. I ordered couple days ahead for Friday pickup. Pleasant person called and left a message my order was ready to pick up. I ordered a variety of items as the photos will show. So far have only tried the smoked trout dip, entire family raved how good it was. Bacon and trout sausage for tomorrow’s breakfast and whole trout for dinner. Very impressed with the packaging and cleanliness of store front. Had smoked rainbow trout for breakfast. It was mild and so much flavor. It was hit with my 1 year old grandson and 75 year old Mother. On a bagel with cream cheese, red onion and capers was fantastic! For lunch my youngest made trout sausage bagel sandwiches. Delicious!! Thick sausage patties with just the right blend...

This a a wonderful place to get fresh trout and trout products. We visited the store when we were in waynesville recently, and we bought fresh trout filets and some smoked trout. Both were wonderful! After returning home to FL, we ordered some more smoked trout online. It arrived yesterday, and I was so impressed with their careful and effective packaging. The trout arrived quite cold, and was packed with lots of ice packs in a foam-lined box. Perfect! We will be ordering again, and shipping some for...