Inland Fishing Regulations AND INFORMATION
WARMWATER GAME FISH (CONT.) SPECIES
SIZE LIMIT
DAILY CREEL LIMIT*
Central-Southern Striped Bass Management Area, coastal waters including: • Cape Fear River downstream of the U.S. 17-74-76 bridge at Wilmington • Neuse River downstream of Southern Railroad Bridge at New Bern, including Pamlico Sound and tributaries designated as coastal waters • Pungo River downstream of Smith Creek • Tar-Pamlico River downstream of the N & S Railroad Bridge at Washington, including Pamlico Sound and tribu- Ponds associated with Martin Marietta Park (Craven Co.) ROCK BASS AND ROANOKE BASS All public fishing waters except those listed below: WHITE BASS All inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line taries designated as coastal waters • All other unlisted coastal waters All public waters east of I-77 WHITE PERCH All inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line, except those listed below: All public fishing waters in and west of Buncombe, Haywood, and Rutherford counties SHAD (AMERICAN AND HICKORY) All inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line, except those listed below: Pee Dee, Pungo, and Tar-Pamlico rivers and their tributaries
Established by Division of Marine Fisheries
No striped bass may be possessed.
None
8-inch minimum
2 in combination
14-inch minimum
10
None
None
No live white perch may be possessed, transported or released.
10 in combination, including no more than 1 American shad 10 in combination, including no more than 5 American Shad 10 in combination
None None None
Cape Fear River and its tributaries
John H. Kerr Reservoir
Lake Gaston Roanoke Rapids Reservoir Yadkin-Pee Dee River basin upstream of Blewett Falls Dam WALLEYE All public fishing waters except those listed below:
No American shad may be possessed.
None None
8 4 8
Linville River upstream from N.C. 126 bridge
Lake James and tributaries
15-inch minimum
Lake Gaston
John H. Kerr Reservoir Roanoke Rapids Reservoir MUSKELLUNGE All public fishing waters SAUGER All public fishing waters KOKANEE SALMON All public fishing waters
18-inch minimum
5
42-inch minimum
1
15-inch minimum
8
None
4
BULLHEADS (BLACK, BROWN, FLAT, SNAIL, YELLOW, AND WHITE CATFISH) All inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line None
10 in combination
FLOUNDER All inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line RED DRUM (CHANNEL BASS, RED FISH, OR PUPPY DRUM) All inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line SPOTTED SEA TROUT All inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line
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18-inch minimum, no fish may be greater than 27 inches
1
14-inch minimum
4
ALL OTHER WARMWATER GAME FISHES All public fishing waters
None
None
* Please note: “In combination” means the total number for all species combined.
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