Inland Fishing Regulations AND INFORMATION
Special Regulations for Joint Fishing Waters • It is unlawful to possess striped bass or Bodie bass (striped
bass hybrid) regardless of size in the joint waters of the Central-Southern Striped Bass Management Area. • It is unlawful to possess striped bass or Bodie bass (striped bass hybrid) from May 1 through September 30 in the joint wa- ters of the Albemarle Sound Striped Bass Management Area. • It is unlawful to possess striped bass or Bodie bass (striped bass hybrid) less than 18 inches in length. • It is unlawful to possess more than one daily creel limit of striped bass or Bodie bass (striped bass hybrid), in com- bination, per person per day, regardless of the number of management areas fished. • It is unlawful to possess striped bass or Bodie bass (striped bass hybrid) that are not in agreement with size and creel limits of the waters being fished, regardless of other man- agement areas that may have been fished that day. • It is unlawful to net fish for striped bass or Bodie bass (striped bass hybrid) in joint waters except as authorized by rules of the Marine Fisheries Commission. • It is unlawful to use seines, gill nets or trawl nets in the Lake Mattamuskeet canals.
• It is unlawful to use any net, net stakes, or electrical fishing device within 800 feet downstream of the dam at Lock No. 1 on the Cape Fear River. • It is unlawful to possess more than 10 American or hickory shad in aggregate, per person per day, taken by hook-and- line. See page 33 for the daily creel limits for American and hickory shad in inland waters. For the current daily creel limits for American shad in coastal waters, see deq.nc.gov/about/ divisions/marine-fisheries/rules-proclamations-and-size-and- bag-limits/recreational-size-and-bag-limits .
Otherwise, in joint fishing waters, commercial fishing including commercial trotlines is subject to the coastal fishing laws and regulations; inland game fish and hook-and-line fishing exclusive of commercial trotlines—are subject to the inland fishing laws and regulations.
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