What happens when a student at the Yale School of Engineering drops out? He becomes a Haywood County trout farmer, of course.
Sunburst Trout Farms began in 1948 under Dick Jennings and has grown to become the second-largest trout supplier in North Carolina. Dick’s grandsons Wes and Ben now run the farm, raising trout in the pristine waters of the Shining Rock Wilderness Area in the Pisgah National Forest. The fish are brought over to the processing center in Waynesville up to three times each week. Each morning, the team arrives early to ensure the highest-quality product for their customers.
Today, the farm has a 12,000-square-foot facility that is home to the Sunburst Market storefront and processing site. They sell whole trout served at destinations across the nation, including the renowned Biltmore Estate and Grove Park Inn. They also offer rainbow trout caviar, smoked trout dip and their original trout jerky. To learn more or buy their products, visit sunbursttrout.com or call (800) 673-3051.
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would love to visit.going to plan a trip
Sounds like a great place and quality fish!
to try it
On my gift giving list — Mother’s day giftbasket for my 101 year old grandmother! Yule gifts for others. I’ve had salmon jerky in the Pacific North West and loved it. Can’t wait to try some of the trout jerky!
Trout jerky is a great alternative to beef. Looking forward to trying this!
Would love to plan a visit.
I would like to win because I love trout (and other fish), and I have never tried fish jerky before. I find that very intriguing, and it sounds tasty, too!
I’ve never tried trout jerky but it looks great! It reminds me of smoked salmon or the fabulous smoked carp my mom used to make.
I’d really love to try out this trout jerky!
I’m sure I would love this, I want to share with my family and friends to see if they liked it too.
I like that the products have no antibiotics!
I would also like to try the Hickory Smoked trout.
I’d really love to win and try this jerky!
I’d like to try their caviar too!
I’d love to win this and try the jerky and also want to try the smoked trout dip!