North Carolina — Fishing Regulations — United States

Alabama Bass — Lake Chatuge

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 10 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Alabama bass and spotted bass in combination for alabama bass. No minimum size limit. Lake Chatuge (Clay Co.): Alabama Bass — no minimum size limit. Lake Chatuge (Clay Co.): daily creel limit 10 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Alabama bass and spotted bass in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Alabama Bass · Lake Chatuge

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 10 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Alabama bass and spotted bass in combination · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Alabama Bass — Lake Norman

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for alabama bass. No minimum size limit. Statewide Alabama bass and spotted bass, all public waters except those with special regulations: no minimum size limit and no daily creel limit. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Alabama Bass · Lake Norman

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Alabama Bass — Lake Wylie

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Alabama Bass · Lake Wylie

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — B. Everett Jordan Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for black crappie. 8-inch minimum size limit. B. Everett Jordan Reservoir is among the listed waters (including B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, Cape Fear River, Lake Norman, Shearon Harris Reservoir, all public waters east of I-95 with listed exceptions, and all public waters west of I-77 except Lake Chatuge) where crappie have an 8-inch minimum size limit and a daily creel limit of 20 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Black Crappie · B. Everett Jordan Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 8-inch minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Badin Lake

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for black crappie. No minimum size limit. Statewide crappie (black and white), all public fishing waters except those with special regulations: no minimum size limit and no daily creel limit. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Black Crappie · Badin Lake

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Buckhorn Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for black crappie. No minimum size limit. Buckhorn Reservoir (Nash and Wilson counties): Crappie — no minimum size limit, daily creel limit 20 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Black Crappie · Buckhorn Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Cape Fear River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for black crappie. 8-inch minimum size limit. The Cape Fear River is among the listed waters (including B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, Cape Fear River, Lake Norman, Shearon Harris Reservoir, all public waters east of I-95 with listed exceptions, and all public waters west of I-77 except Lake Chatuge) where crappie have an 8-inch minimum size limit and a daily creel limit of 20 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Black Crappie · Cape Fear River

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 8-inch minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Fontana Lake

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for black crappie. 8-inch minimum size limit. Fontana Lake (west of I-77) is among the listed waters (including B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, Cape Fear River, Lake Norman, Shearon Harris Reservoir, all public waters east of I-95 with listed exceptions, and all public waters west of I-77 except Lake Chatuge) where crappie have an 8-inch minimum size limit and a daily creel limit of 20 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Black Crappie · Fontana Lake

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 8-inch minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — High Rock Lake

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Black Crappie · High Rock Lake

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — John H. Kerr Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 25 in combination (black and white crappie) for black crappie. 9-inch minimum size limit. John H. Kerr Reservoir: Crappie — 9-inch minimum size limit, daily creel limit 25 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Black Crappie · John H. Kerr Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 25 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 9-inch minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Lake Chatuge

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 30 in combination (black and white crappie) for black crappie. No minimum size limit. Lake Chatuge (Clay Co.): Crappie — no minimum size limit, daily creel limit 30 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Black Crappie · Lake Chatuge

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 30 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Lake Gaston

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Black Crappie · Lake Gaston

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Lake James

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for black crappie. 8-inch minimum size limit. Lake James (west of I-77) is among the listed waters (including B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, Cape Fear River, Lake Norman, Shearon Harris Reservoir, all public waters east of I-95 with listed exceptions, and all public waters west of I-77 except Lake Chatuge) where crappie have an 8-inch minimum size limit and a daily creel limit of 20 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Black Crappie · Lake James

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 8-inch minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Lake Mattamuskeet

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for black crappie. 10-inch minimum size limit. Lake Mattamuskeet and associated canals (Hyde Co.): Crappie — 10-inch minimum size limit, daily creel limit 20 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Black Crappie · Lake Mattamuskeet

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 10-inch minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Lake Norman

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for black crappie. 8-inch minimum size limit. Lake Norman is among the listed waters (including B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, Cape Fear River, Lake Norman, Shearon Harris Reservoir, all public waters east of I-95 with listed exceptions, and all public waters west of I-77 except Lake Chatuge) where crappie have an 8-inch minimum size limit and a daily creel limit of 20 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Black Crappie · Lake Norman

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 8-inch minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Lake Phelps

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for black crappie. 8-inch minimum size limit. Lake Phelps (east of I-95) is among the listed waters (including B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, Cape Fear River, Lake Norman, Shearon Harris Reservoir, all public waters east of I-95 with listed exceptions, and all public waters west of I-77 except Lake Chatuge) where crappie have an 8-inch minimum size limit and a daily creel limit of 20 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Black Crappie · Lake Phelps

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 8-inch minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Lake Santeetlah

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Black Crappie · Lake Santeetlah

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Lake Tillery

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Black Crappie · Lake Tillery

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Neuse River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for black crappie. 8-inch minimum size limit. The Neuse River downstream of Falls Lake Dam is among the listed waters (including B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, Cape Fear River, Lake Norman, Shearon Harris Reservoir, all public waters east of I-95 with listed exceptions, and all public waters west of I-77 except Lake Chatuge) where crappie have an 8-inch minimum size limit and a daily creel limit of 20 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Black Crappie · Neuse River

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 8-inch minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Roanoke River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for black crappie. 10-inch minimum size limit. Cashie, Eastmost, Middle and Roanoke River (downstream of Roanoke Rapids Dam) and their tributaries: Crappie — 10-inch minimum size limit, daily creel limit 20 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Black Crappie · Roanoke River

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 10-inch minimum size limit. · License required

Black Crappie — Shearon Harris Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for black crappie. 8-inch minimum size limit. Shearon Harris Reservoir is among the listed waters (including B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, Cape Fear River, Lake Norman, Shearon Harris Reservoir, all public waters east of I-95 with listed exceptions, and all public waters west of I-77 except Lake Chatuge) where crappie have an 8-inch minimum size limit and a daily creel limit of 20 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Black Crappie · Shearon Harris Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 8-inch minimum size limit. · License required

Blue Catfish — Badin Lake

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit No daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches for blue catfish. No minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches. Badin Lake (with Badin Lake, Dan River downstream of the Union Street Dam in Danville VA, Lake Gaston, John H. Kerr Reservoir, Mountain Island Reservoir, Lake Norman, Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, Lake Tillery and Lake Wylie): Blue Catfish — no minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches; no daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Blue Catfish · Badin Lake

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: No daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches · Size limit: No minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches. · License required

Blue Catfish — Cape Fear River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for blue catfish. No minimum size limit. Catfish (blue, channel and flathead) in all inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line, except waters with special regulations: no minimum size limit and no daily creel limit. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Blue Catfish · Cape Fear River

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Blue Catfish — Dan River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit No daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches for blue catfish. No minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches. Dan River (downstream of the Union Street Dam in Danville, VA) (with Badin Lake, Dan River downstream of the Union Street Dam in Danville VA, Lake Gaston, John H. Kerr Reservoir, Mountain Island Reservoir, Lake Norman, Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, Lake Tillery and Lake Wylie): Blue Catfish — no minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches; no daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Blue Catfish · Dan River

Blue Catfish — High Rock Lake

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Blue Catfish · High Rock Lake

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Blue Catfish — John H. Kerr Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit No daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches for blue catfish. No minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches. John H. Kerr Reservoir (North Carolina portion) (with Badin Lake, Dan River downstream of the Union Street Dam in Danville VA, Lake Gaston, John H. Kerr Reservoir, Mountain Island Reservoir, Lake Norman, Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, Lake Tillery and Lake Wylie): Blue Catfish — no minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches; no daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Blue Catfish · John H. Kerr Reservoir

Blue Catfish — Lake Gaston

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit No daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches for blue catfish. No minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches. Lake Gaston (North Carolina portion) (with Badin Lake, Dan River downstream of the Union Street Dam in Danville VA, Lake Gaston, John H. Kerr Reservoir, Mountain Island Reservoir, Lake Norman, Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, Lake Tillery and Lake Wylie): Blue Catfish — no minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches; no daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Blue Catfish · Lake Gaston

Blue Catfish — Lake Norman

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit No daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches for blue catfish. No minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches. Lake Norman (with Badin Lake, Dan River downstream of the Union Street Dam in Danville VA, Lake Gaston, John H. Kerr Reservoir, Mountain Island Reservoir, Lake Norman, Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, Lake Tillery and Lake Wylie): Blue Catfish — no minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches; no daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Blue Catfish · Lake Norman

Blue Catfish — Lake Tillery

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit No daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches for blue catfish. No minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches. Lake Tillery (with Badin Lake, Dan River downstream of the Union Street Dam in Danville VA, Lake Gaston, John H. Kerr Reservoir, Mountain Island Reservoir, Lake Norman, Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, Lake Tillery and Lake Wylie): Blue Catfish — no minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches; no daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Blue Catfish · Lake Tillery

Blue Catfish — Lake Wylie

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit No daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches for blue catfish. No minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches. Lake Wylie (with Badin Lake, Dan River downstream of the Union Street Dam in Danville VA, Lake Gaston, John H. Kerr Reservoir, Mountain Island Reservoir, Lake Norman, Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, Lake Tillery and Lake Wylie): Blue Catfish — no minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches; no daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Blue Catfish · Lake Wylie

Blue Catfish — Roanoke Rapids Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit No daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches for blue catfish. No minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches. Roanoke Rapids Reservoir (with Badin Lake, Dan River downstream of the Union Street Dam in Danville VA, Lake Gaston, John H. Kerr Reservoir, Mountain Island Reservoir, Lake Norman, Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, Lake Tillery and Lake Wylie): Blue Catfish — no minimum size limit, and only one blue catfish may be greater than 32 inches; no daily creel limit for blue catfish less than 32 inches. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Blue Catfish · Roanoke Rapids Reservoir

Bluegill — B. Everett Jordan Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for bluegill. No minimum size limit. Statewide sunfish (except crappie, rock bass and Roanoke bass), all public fishing waters except those with special regulations: no minimum size limit and no daily creel limit. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Bluegill · B. Everett Jordan Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Bluegill — Buckhorn Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish for bluegill. No minimum size limit. Buckhorn Reservoir (east of I-95) is among the listed coastal waters (Cape Fear, Deep, Haw, Lumber, Neuse, Roanoke, Tar and Waccamaw river sections and all public waters east of I-95 except Tar River Reservoir) where the sunfish daily creel limit is 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Bluegill · Buckhorn Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Bluegill — Cape Fear River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish for bluegill. No minimum size limit. The Cape Fear River is among the listed coastal waters (Cape Fear, Deep, Haw, Lumber, Neuse, Roanoke, Tar and Waccamaw river sections and all public waters east of I-95 except Tar River Reservoir) where the sunfish daily creel limit is 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Bluegill · Cape Fear River

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Bluegill — Fontana Lake

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Bluegill · Fontana Lake

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Bluegill — High Rock Lake

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Bluegill · High Rock Lake

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Bluegill — Lake Chatuge

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Bluegill · Lake Chatuge

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Bluegill — Lake James

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Bluegill · Lake James

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Bluegill — Lake Mattamuskeet

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish for bluegill. No minimum size limit. Lake Mattamuskeet (east of I-95) is among the listed coastal waters (Cape Fear, Deep, Haw, Lumber, Neuse, Roanoke, Tar and Waccamaw river sections and all public waters east of I-95 except Tar River Reservoir) where the sunfish daily creel limit is 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Bluegill · Lake Mattamuskeet

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Bluegill — Lake Santeetlah

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Bluegill · Lake Santeetlah

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Bluegill — Neuse River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish for bluegill. No minimum size limit. The Neuse River downstream of Falls Lake Dam is among the listed coastal waters (Cape Fear, Deep, Haw, Lumber, Neuse, Roanoke, Tar and Waccamaw river sections and all public waters east of I-95 except Tar River Reservoir) where the sunfish daily creel limit is 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Bluegill · Neuse River

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Bluegill — Roanoke River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish for bluegill. No minimum size limit. The Roanoke River downstream of Roanoke Rapids Dam is among the listed coastal waters (Cape Fear, Deep, Haw, Lumber, Neuse, Roanoke, Tar and Waccamaw river sections and all public waters east of I-95 except Tar River Reservoir) where the sunfish daily creel limit is 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Bluegill · Roanoke River

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Bluegill — Shearon Harris Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Bluegill · Shearon Harris Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Brook Trout — Davidson River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit Catch and release only in the upper reach; 7 in the Hatchery Supported reach for brook trout. Catch and release only in the upper reach; no size limit in the Hatchery Supported reach. Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only Trout Waters: no trout may be harvested or possessed; only artificial flies and lures with one single hook may be used; natural bait may not be possessed; no closed season. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. Davidson River (Transylvania Co.): Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only from the headwaters to Avery Creek (excluding Avery Creek, Looking Glass Creek, Grogan Creek, Cedar Rock Creek and John Rock Branch). Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from Avery Creek to the lower USFS boundary line (no size limit, 7 daily, closed March 1-April 3, 2026). Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brook Trout · Davidson River

Season: No closed season in the Catch and Release reach; Hatchery Supported reach closed March 1-April 3, 2026 · Daily limit: Catch and release only in the upper reach; 7 in the Hatchery Supported reach · Size limit: Catch and release only in the upper reach; no size limit in the Hatchery Supported reach. · License required

Brook Trout — East Prong Roaring River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit Delayed Harvest reach: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7; Wild Trout Waters elsewhere in the park: 4 for brook trout. No size limit in the Delayed Harvest reach during harvest season; 7-inch minimum in park Wild Trout Waters. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Wild Trout Waters: 7-inch minimum size limit, daily creel limit 4, only artificial lures with one single hook may be used, no closed season. East Prong Roaring River (Wilkes Co.): Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from Bullhead Creek downstream to the Stone Mountain State Park lower boundary. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from the park lower boundary to the Low Meadows Lane bridge. All other waters in Stone Mountain State Park are Wild Trout Waters (7-inch minimum, 4 daily, single-hook artificial lures) except Stone Mountain Creek, where Delayed Harvest regulations apply. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brook Trout · East Prong Roaring River

Season: Delayed Harvest reach catch and release Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026; Wild Trout Waters no closed season · Daily limit: Delayed Harvest reach: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7; Wild Trout Waters elsewhere in the park: 4 · Size limit: No size limit in the Delayed Harvest reach during harvest season; 7-inch minimum in park Wild Trout Waters. · License required

Brook Trout — Green River (North Carolina)

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit Delayed Harvest reach: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7; Hatchery Supported reaches: 7 for brook trout. No size limit during open harvest periods. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. Green River (Polk and Henderson counties): Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from the Fishtop Falls Access Area to the confluence with Cove Creek. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from the mouth of Cove Creek to the natural gas pipeline crossing (Polk Co.) and from the Lake Summit powerhouse to the game land boundary (Henderson Co.). These classification rules apply only within the designated reaches listed above; elsewhere on the river the statewide undesignated Public Mountain Trout Waters rules apply (no size limit, 7 daily, no closed season). Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brook Trout · Green River (North Carolina)

Season: Delayed Harvest reach catch and release Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026; Hatchery Supported reaches closed March 1-April 3, 2026 · Daily limit: Delayed Harvest reach: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7; Hatchery Supported reaches: 7 · Size limit: No size limit during open harvest periods. · License required

Brook Trout — Helton Creek

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 7 (June 6, 2026-July 31, 2026 and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025); no trout may be possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 for brook trout. No size limit during the harvest season. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Helton Creek (Ashe Co.): Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from 900 yards upstream of the S.R. 1372 bridge (marked by a sign on each bank) to a point adjacent to the intersection of N.C. 16 and S.R. 1536. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brook Trout · Helton Creek

Season: Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 catch and release only (no trout may be possessed); June 6, 2026-July 31, 2026 and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025 open for harvest · Daily limit: 7 (June 6, 2026-July 31, 2026 and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025); no trout may be possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 · Size limit: No size limit during the harvest season. · License required

Brook Trout — Linville River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 7 for brook trout. No size limit. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. Linville River: Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from S.R. 1504 to the Blue Ridge Parkway boundary line (Avery Co.) and below the Lake James powerhouse from the upstream bridge on S.R. 1223 to Muddy Creek (Burke Co.). Fishing is allowed during the hatchery closed season in the Linville River and tributaries within the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area. This Hatchery Supported classification applies only within the designated reaches listed above; elsewhere on the river the statewide undesignated Public Mountain Trout Waters rules apply (no size limit, 7 daily, no closed season). Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brook Trout · Linville River

Season: Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and 7 a.m. April 4, 2026-July 31, 2026; no fishing allowed March 1-April 3, 2026 (Linville Gorge Wilderness Area reaches remain open during the closed season) · Daily limit: 7 · Size limit: No size limit. · License required

Brook Trout — Nantahala River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 7 in Hatchery Supported reaches; Delayed Harvest reach: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7 for brook trout. No size limit during open harvest periods. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. Nantahala River (Macon and Swain counties): Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from Whiteoak Creek to the Nantahala hydropower discharge canal. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from Dicks Creek to Whiteoak Creek (upper), from the Nantahala hydropower discharge canal to the Swain Co. line (lower), and from the Macon Co. line to the existing Fontana Reservoir water level. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brook Trout · Nantahala River

Season: Hatchery Supported reaches closed March 1-April 3, 2026; Delayed Harvest reach catch and release Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 · Daily limit: 7 in Hatchery Supported reaches; Delayed Harvest reach: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7 · Size limit: No size limit during open harvest periods. · License required

Brook Trout — South Fork New River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit Delayed Harvest reach: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7; Hatchery Supported reach: 7 for brook trout. No size limit during open harvest periods. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. South Fork New River: Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from the upstream end of Todd Island to the S.R. 1351 bridge (Ashe Co.; a Mountain Heritage Trout Water at Todd). Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from the canoe launch 70 yards upstream of the U.S. 421 bridge to the lower boundary of Brookshire Park (Watauga Co.). These classification rules apply only within the designated reaches listed above; elsewhere on the river the statewide undesignated Public Mountain Trout Waters rules apply (no size limit, 7 daily, no closed season). Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brook Trout · South Fork New River

Season: Delayed Harvest reach catch and release Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026; Hatchery Supported reach closed March 1-April 3, 2026 · Daily limit: Delayed Harvest reach: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7; Hatchery Supported reach: 7 · Size limit: No size limit during open harvest periods. · License required

Brook Trout — South Toe River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit Catch and release only in the headwaters reach; 7 in the Hatchery Supported reach for brook trout. Catch and release only in the headwaters reach; no size limit in the Hatchery Supported reach. Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only Trout Waters: no trout may be harvested or possessed; only artificial flies and lures with one single hook may be used; natural bait may not be possessed; no closed season. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. South Toe River (Yancey Co.): Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only from the headwaters to Upper Creek (including Upper Creek). Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from Clear Creek to the lower boundary line of the Yancey Co. recreation park, except where posted against trespassing. The Toe River Campground reach in Burnsville is a Mountain Heritage Trout Water. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brook Trout · South Toe River

Season: No closed season in the Catch and Release reach; Hatchery Supported reach closed March 1-April 3, 2026 · Daily limit: Catch and release only in the headwaters reach; 7 in the Hatchery Supported reach · Size limit: Catch and release only in the headwaters reach; no size limit in the Hatchery Supported reach. · License required

Brook Trout — Tuckasegee River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 7 in Hatchery Supported reaches; Delayed Harvest reaches: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7 for brook trout. No size limit during open harvest periods. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. Tuckasegee River (Jackson and Swain counties): Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from the downstream N.C. 107 bridge to the falls located 275 yards upstream of the U.S. 23-441 bridge, and from the U.S. 19 bridge to the Slope Street bridge in Bryson City. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from John Brown Branch to the downstream N.C. 107 bridge (upper) and from the falls 275 yards upstream of the U.S. 23-441 bridge to the S.R. 1534 bridge at Wilmot (lower). Sections through Dillsboro, Webster and Bryson City are Mountain Heritage Trout Waters. These classification rules apply only within the designated reaches listed above; elsewhere on the river the statewide undesignated Public Mountain Trout Waters rules apply (no size limit, 7 daily, no closed season). Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brook Trout · Tuckasegee River

Season: Hatchery Supported reaches closed March 1-April 3, 2026; Delayed Harvest reaches catch and release Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 · Daily limit: 7 in Hatchery Supported reaches; Delayed Harvest reaches: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7 · Size limit: No size limit during open harvest periods. · License required

Brook Trout — Watauga River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 7 (June 6, 2026-July 31, 2026 and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025); no trout may be possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 for brook trout. No size limit during the harvest season. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Watauga River (Watauga Co.): Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from the S.R. 1114 bridge to the Valle Crucis Community Park lower boundary (upper) and from the S.R. 1103 bridge to the confluence with Laurel Creek (lower). This Delayed Harvest classification applies only within the designated reaches listed above; elsewhere on the river the statewide undesignated Public Mountain Trout Waters rules apply (no size limit, 7 daily, no closed season). Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brook Trout · Watauga River

Brook Trout — Wilson Creek

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit Catch and release only in the Avery Co. game land reach; Delayed Harvest and Hatchery Supported rules below for brook trout. Catch and release only in the upper reach; no size limit during open harvest periods below. Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only Trout Waters: no trout may be harvested or possessed; only artificial flies and lures with one single hook may be used; natural bait may not be possessed; no closed season. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. Wilson Creek: Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only on the game land portion in Avery Co. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters on the game land portion below Lost Cove Creek to Phillips Branch (Caldwell Co.). Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from Phillips Branch to Brown Mountain Beach Dam, except where posted against trespassing. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brook Trout · Wilson Creek

Season: No closed season in the Catch and Release reach; Delayed Harvest reach catch and release Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026; Hatchery Supported reach closed March 1-April 3, 2026 · Daily limit: Catch and release only in the Avery Co. game land reach; Delayed Harvest and Hatchery Supported rules below · Size limit: Catch and release only in the upper reach; no size limit during open harvest periods below. · License required

Brown Trout — Apalachia Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 3, including only one trout greater than 14 inches for brown trout. No minimum size limit, but only one trout may be greater than 14 inches. Apalachia Reservoir (Special Regulation Trout Waters, Cherokee Co.): the creel limit is three trout per day; there is no minimum size limit, but only one trout may be greater than 14 inches. No bait restrictions. No closed season. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brown Trout · Apalachia Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 3, including only one trout greater than 14 inches · Size limit: No minimum size limit, but only one trout may be greater than 14 inches. · License required

Brown Trout — Catawba River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 2 (14-inch minimum) in the Special Regulation reach; Delayed Harvest and Hatchery Supported rules apply in those reaches for brown trout. 14-inch minimum size limit in the Special Regulation reach; no size limit in Hatchery Supported and Delayed Harvest harvest seasons. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. Catawba River: Special Regulation Trout Waters from Muddy Creek to the City of Morganton water intake dam (Burke Co.) — the creel limit is two trout per day and the minimum size limit is 14 inches, no bait restrictions, no closed season. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters on the portion adjacent to the Marion Greenway (McDowell Co.). Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from Catawba Falls Campground to Old Fort Recreation Park (McDowell Co.). Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brown Trout · Catawba River

Season: Special Regulation reach: no closed season; Delayed Harvest reach catch and release Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026; Hatchery Supported reach closed March 1-April 3, 2026 · Daily limit: 2 (14-inch minimum) in the Special Regulation reach; Delayed Harvest and Hatchery Supported rules apply in those reaches · Size limit: 14-inch minimum size limit in the Special Regulation reach; no size limit in Hatchery Supported and Delayed Harvest harvest seasons. · License required

Brown Trout — Dan River

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Brown Trout · Dan River

Season: Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and 7 a.m. April 4, 2026-July 31, 2026; no fishing allowed March 1-April 3, 2026 · Daily limit: 7 · Size limit: No size limit. · License required

Brown Trout — Davidson River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit Catch and release only in the upper reach; 7 in the Hatchery Supported reach for brown trout. Catch and release only in the upper reach; no size limit in the Hatchery Supported reach. Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only Trout Waters: no trout may be harvested or possessed; only artificial flies and lures with one single hook may be used; natural bait may not be possessed; no closed season. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. Davidson River (Transylvania Co.): Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only from the headwaters to Avery Creek (excluding Avery Creek, Looking Glass Creek, Grogan Creek, Cedar Rock Creek and John Rock Branch). Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from Avery Creek to the lower USFS boundary line (no size limit, 7 daily, closed March 1-April 3, 2026). Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brown Trout · Davidson River

Brown Trout — East Prong Roaring River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit Delayed Harvest reach: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7; Wild Trout Waters elsewhere in the park: 4 for brown trout. No size limit in the Delayed Harvest reach during harvest season; 7-inch minimum in park Wild Trout Waters. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Wild Trout Waters: 7-inch minimum size limit, daily creel limit 4, only artificial lures with one single hook may be used, no closed season. East Prong Roaring River (Wilkes Co.): Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from Bullhead Creek downstream to the Stone Mountain State Park lower boundary. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from the park lower boundary to the Low Meadows Lane bridge. All other waters in Stone Mountain State Park are Wild Trout Waters (7-inch minimum, 4 daily, single-hook artificial lures) except Stone Mountain Creek, where Delayed Harvest regulations apply. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brown Trout · East Prong Roaring River

Brown Trout — Green River (North Carolina)

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit Delayed Harvest reach: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7; Hatchery Supported reaches: 7 for brown trout. No size limit during open harvest periods. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. Green River (Polk and Henderson counties): Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from the Fishtop Falls Access Area to the confluence with Cove Creek. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from the mouth of Cove Creek to the natural gas pipeline crossing (Polk Co.) and from the Lake Summit powerhouse to the game land boundary (Henderson Co.). These classification rules apply only within the designated reaches listed above; elsewhere on the river the statewide undesignated Public Mountain Trout Waters rules apply (no size limit, 7 daily, no closed season). Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brown Trout · Green River (North Carolina)

Brown Trout — Helton Creek

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 7 (June 6, 2026-July 31, 2026 and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025); no trout may be possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 for brown trout. No size limit during the harvest season. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Helton Creek (Ashe Co.): Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from 900 yards upstream of the S.R. 1372 bridge (marked by a sign on each bank) to a point adjacent to the intersection of N.C. 16 and S.R. 1536. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brown Trout · Helton Creek

Brown Trout — Linville River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 7 for brown trout. No size limit. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. Linville River: Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from S.R. 1504 to the Blue Ridge Parkway boundary line (Avery Co.) and below the Lake James powerhouse from the upstream bridge on S.R. 1223 to Muddy Creek (Burke Co.). Fishing is allowed during the hatchery closed season in the Linville River and tributaries within the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area. This Hatchery Supported classification applies only within the designated reaches listed above; elsewhere on the river the statewide undesignated Public Mountain Trout Waters rules apply (no size limit, 7 daily, no closed season). Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brown Trout · Linville River

Brown Trout — Nantahala River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 7 in Hatchery Supported reaches; Delayed Harvest reach: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7 for brown trout. No size limit during open harvest periods. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. Nantahala River (Macon and Swain counties): Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from Whiteoak Creek to the Nantahala hydropower discharge canal. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from Dicks Creek to Whiteoak Creek (upper), from the Nantahala hydropower discharge canal to the Swain Co. line (lower), and from the Macon Co. line to the existing Fontana Reservoir water level. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brown Trout · Nantahala River

Brown Trout — South Fork New River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit Delayed Harvest reach: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7; Hatchery Supported reach: 7 for brown trout. No size limit during open harvest periods. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. South Fork New River: Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from the upstream end of Todd Island to the S.R. 1351 bridge (Ashe Co.; a Mountain Heritage Trout Water at Todd). Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from the canoe launch 70 yards upstream of the U.S. 421 bridge to the lower boundary of Brookshire Park (Watauga Co.). These classification rules apply only within the designated reaches listed above; elsewhere on the river the statewide undesignated Public Mountain Trout Waters rules apply (no size limit, 7 daily, no closed season). Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brown Trout · South Fork New River

Brown Trout — South Toe River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit Catch and release only in the headwaters reach; 7 in the Hatchery Supported reach for brown trout. Catch and release only in the headwaters reach; no size limit in the Hatchery Supported reach. Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only Trout Waters: no trout may be harvested or possessed; only artificial flies and lures with one single hook may be used; natural bait may not be possessed; no closed season. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. South Toe River (Yancey Co.): Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only from the headwaters to Upper Creek (including Upper Creek). Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from Clear Creek to the lower boundary line of the Yancey Co. recreation park, except where posted against trespassing. The Toe River Campground reach in Burnsville is a Mountain Heritage Trout Water. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brown Trout · South Toe River

Brown Trout — Tuckasegee River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 7 in Hatchery Supported reaches; Delayed Harvest reaches: no trout possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026, then 7 for brown trout. No size limit during open harvest periods. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. Tuckasegee River (Jackson and Swain counties): Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from the downstream N.C. 107 bridge to the falls located 275 yards upstream of the U.S. 23-441 bridge, and from the U.S. 19 bridge to the Slope Street bridge in Bryson City. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from John Brown Branch to the downstream N.C. 107 bridge (upper) and from the falls 275 yards upstream of the U.S. 23-441 bridge to the S.R. 1534 bridge at Wilmot (lower). Sections through Dillsboro, Webster and Bryson City are Mountain Heritage Trout Waters. These classification rules apply only within the designated reaches listed above; elsewhere on the river the statewide undesignated Public Mountain Trout Waters rules apply (no size limit, 7 daily, no closed season). Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brown Trout · Tuckasegee River

Brown Trout — Watauga River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 7 (June 6, 2026-July 31, 2026 and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025); no trout may be possessed Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 for brown trout. No size limit during the harvest season. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Watauga River (Watauga Co.): Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from the S.R. 1114 bridge to the Valle Crucis Community Park lower boundary (upper) and from the S.R. 1103 bridge to the confluence with Laurel Creek (lower). This Delayed Harvest classification applies only within the designated reaches listed above; elsewhere on the river the statewide undesignated Public Mountain Trout Waters rules apply (no size limit, 7 daily, no closed season). Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brown Trout · Watauga River

Brown Trout — Wilson Creek

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit Catch and release only in the Avery Co. game land reach; Delayed Harvest and Hatchery Supported rules below for brown trout. Catch and release only in the upper reach; no size limit during open harvest periods below. Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only Trout Waters: no trout may be harvested or possessed; only artificial flies and lures with one single hook may be used; natural bait may not be possessed; no closed season. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters: from Oct. 1, 2025-June 5, 2026 no trout may be possessed and only artificial lures with a single hook may be used (natural bait may not be possessed). From 6 a.m. to noon on June 6, 2026 open only to youth under 16; thereafter (and Aug. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2025) no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no restrictions. Hatchery Supported Trout Waters: no size limit, daily creel limit 7, no bait restriction. Closed season March 1, 2026-April 3, 2026 (no fishing allowed); open Aug. 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2026 and from 7 a.m. April 4, 2026 through July 31, 2026. Wilson Creek: Catch and Release/Artificial Flies and Lures Only on the game land portion in Avery Co. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters on the game land portion below Lost Cove Creek to Phillips Branch (Caldwell Co.). Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from Phillips Branch to Brown Mountain Beach Dam, except where posted against trespassing. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Brown Trout · Wilson Creek

Chain Pickerel — Lake Phelps

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for chain pickerel. No minimum size limit. All other warmwater game fishes in all public fishing waters: no minimum size limit and no daily creel limit. Pickerel (chain and redfin) are designated inland game fish. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Chain Pickerel · Lake Phelps

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Chain Pickerel — Neuse River

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Chain Pickerel · Neuse River

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Channel Catfish — B. Everett Jordan Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for channel catfish. No minimum size limit. Catfish (blue, channel and flathead) in all inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line, except waters with special regulations: no minimum size limit and no daily creel limit. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Channel Catfish · B. Everett Jordan Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Channel Catfish — Badin Lake

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Channel Catfish · Badin Lake

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Channel Catfish — Cape Fear River

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Channel Catfish · Cape Fear River

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Channel Catfish — High Rock Lake

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Channel Catfish · High Rock Lake

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Channel Catfish — John H. Kerr Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Channel Catfish · John H. Kerr Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Channel Catfish — Lake Gaston

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Channel Catfish · Lake Gaston

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Channel Catfish — Lake Norman

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Channel Catfish · Lake Norman

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Channel Catfish — Lake Tillery

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Channel Catfish · Lake Tillery

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Channel Catfish — Lake Wylie

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Channel Catfish · Lake Wylie

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Channel Catfish — Neuse River

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Channel Catfish · Neuse River

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Channel Catfish — Roanoke Rapids Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Channel Catfish · Roanoke Rapids Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Channel Catfish — Roanoke River

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Channel Catfish · Roanoke River

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Channel Catfish — Shearon Harris Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Channel Catfish · Shearon Harris Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Flathead Catfish — Cape Fear River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for flathead catfish. No minimum size limit. Catfish (blue, channel and flathead) in all inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line, except waters with special regulations: no minimum size limit and no daily creel limit. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Flathead Catfish · Cape Fear River

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Hybrid Striped Bass — Dan River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 2 in combination (Oct. 1-May 31); 4 in combination (June 1-Sept. 30) for hybrid striped bass. 20-inch minimum, and no fish may be greater than 26 inches (Oct. 1-May 31); no minimum size limit (June 1-Sept. 30). Dan River (Caswell Co.), downstream of Danville, VA: Striped Bass and Bodie Bass — Oct. 1-May 31: 20-inch minimum size limit, no fish may be greater than 26 inches, daily creel limit 2 in combination; June 1-Sept. 30: no minimum size limit, daily creel limit 4 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Hybrid Striped Bass · Dan River

Season: No closed season (seasonal size and creel rules) · Daily limit: 2 in combination (Oct. 1-May 31); 4 in combination (June 1-Sept. 30) · Size limit: 20-inch minimum, and no fish may be greater than 26 inches (Oct. 1-May 31); no minimum size limit (June 1-Sept. 30). · License required

Hybrid Striped Bass — John H. Kerr Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) for hybrid striped bass. 20-inch minimum size limit. Striped Bass and Bodie Bass (striped bass hybrid) in impounded inland waters and their tributaries, except waters with special regulations: 20-inch minimum size limit, daily creel limit 4 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Hybrid Striped Bass · John H. Kerr Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) · Size limit: 20-inch minimum size limit. · License required

Hybrid Striped Bass — Lake Chatuge

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 15 in combination, including only 2 greater than 22 inches for hybrid striped bass. No minimum size limit, and only 2 fish may be greater than 22 inches. Lake Chatuge (Clay Co.): Striped Bass and Bodie Bass (striped bass hybrid) — no minimum size limit and only 2 fish may be greater than 22 inches; daily creel limit 15 in combination, including only 2 greater than 22 inches. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Hybrid Striped Bass · Lake Chatuge

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 15 in combination, including only 2 greater than 22 inches · Size limit: No minimum size limit, and only 2 fish may be greater than 22 inches. · License required

Hybrid Striped Bass — Lake Gaston

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) for hybrid striped bass. 20-inch minimum size limit Oct. 1-May 31; no minimum size limit June 1-Sept. 30. Lake Gaston and Roanoke Rapids Reservoir: Striped Bass and Bodie Bass (striped bass hybrid) — 20-inch minimum size limit from Oct. 1 through May 31 and no minimum size limit from June 1 through Sept. 30; daily creel limit 4 in combination. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Hybrid Striped Bass · Lake Gaston

Season: No closed season (20-inch minimum Oct. 1-May 31; no minimum June 1-Sept. 30) · Daily limit: 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) · Size limit: 20-inch minimum size limit Oct. 1-May 31; no minimum size limit June 1-Sept. 30. · License required

Hybrid Striped Bass — Lake Norman

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Hybrid Striped Bass · Lake Norman

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) · Size limit: 20-inch minimum size limit. · License required

Hybrid Striped Bass — Roanoke Rapids Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Hybrid Striped Bass · Roanoke Rapids Reservoir

Hybrid Striped Bass — Roanoke River

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 1 in combination (season opened by proclamation only) for hybrid striped bass. 18-inch minimum size limit, and no fish may be greater than 22 inches. Roanoke River Striped Bass Management Area: this rule applies only within the management area (including Cashie, Eastmost, Middle and Roanoke rivers from Roanoke Rapids Dam downstream to the mouth of the river at Albemarle Sound and its tributaries): Striped Bass and Bodie Bass — 18-inch minimum size limit, no fish may be greater than 22 inches; daily creel limit 1 in combination; season opened by proclamation only. In the inland waters of the Roanoke River upstream of the U.S. 258 bridge, only a single barbless circle hook may be used when fishing with live or natural bait, and only a single barbless hook may be used with other tackle, from April 1 to June 30. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Hybrid Striped Bass · Roanoke River

Season: Season opened by proclamation only · Daily limit: 1 in combination (season opened by proclamation only) · Size limit: 18-inch minimum size limit, and no fish may be greater than 22 inches. · License required

Kokanee — Nantahala Lake

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 4 for kokanee. No minimum size limit. Kokanee Salmon in all public fishing waters: no minimum size limit, daily creel limit 4. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Kokanee · Nantahala Lake

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 4 · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required

Largemouth Bass — B. Everett Jordan Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches for largemouth bass. 14-inch minimum size limit, except 2 may be less than 14 inches. Statewide black bass (largemouth and smallmouth), all public waters except those with special regulations: 14-inch minimum size limit, except 2 may be less than 14 inches; daily creel limit 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Largemouth Bass · B. Everett Jordan Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches · Size limit: 14-inch minimum size limit, except 2 may be less than 14 inches. · License required

Largemouth Bass — Badin Lake

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Largemouth Bass · Badin Lake

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches · Size limit: 14-inch minimum size limit, except 2 may be less than 14 inches. · License required

Largemouth Bass — Buckhorn Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

North Carolina limits — daily limit 5 for largemouth bass. 16-inch minimum size limit. Buckhorn Reservoir (Nash and Wilson counties): Largemouth Bass — 16-inch minimum size limit, daily creel limit 5. Source: North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, eregulations.com/northcarolina/fishing (Warm Water Game Fish Regulations, Mountain Trout Regulations, Nongame Fish Size & Creel Limits and Fishing Licenses pages, Last Updated October 8-16, 2025; 2026-2027 digest). This is an abbreviated summary, not a legal document. Confirm current regulations with NCWRC before you fish.

Applies to: Largemouth Bass · Buckhorn Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5 · Size limit: 16-inch minimum size limit. · License required

Largemouth Bass — Cape Fear River

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Largemouth Bass · Cape Fear River

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches · Size limit: 14-inch minimum size limit, except 2 may be less than 14 inches. · License required

Largemouth Bass — Dan River

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Largemouth Bass · Dan River

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches · Size limit: 14-inch minimum size limit, except 2 may be less than 14 inches. · License required

Largemouth Bass — Fontana Lake

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Largemouth Bass · Fontana Lake

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches · Size limit: 14-inch minimum size limit, except 2 may be less than 14 inches. · License required

Largemouth Bass — High Rock Lake

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Largemouth Bass · High Rock Lake

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches · Size limit: 14-inch minimum size limit, except 2 may be less than 14 inches. · License required

Largemouth Bass — John H. Kerr Reservoir

North Carolina, United States

Applies to: Largemouth Bass · John H. Kerr Reservoir

Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches · Size limit: 14-inch minimum size limit, except 2 may be less than 14 inches. · License required

North Carolina Fishing Regulations

Alabama Bass — Lake Chatuge

Alabama Bass — Lake Norman

Alabama Bass — Lake Wylie

Black Crappie — B. Everett Jordan Reservoir

Black Crappie — Badin Lake

Black Crappie — Buckhorn Reservoir

Black Crappie — Cape Fear River

Black Crappie — Fontana Lake

Black Crappie — High Rock Lake

Black Crappie — John H. Kerr Reservoir

Black Crappie — Lake Chatuge

Black Crappie — Lake Gaston

Black Crappie — Lake James

Black Crappie — Lake Mattamuskeet

Black Crappie — Lake Norman

Black Crappie — Lake Phelps

Black Crappie — Lake Santeetlah

Black Crappie — Lake Tillery

Black Crappie — Neuse River

Black Crappie — Roanoke River

Black Crappie — Shearon Harris Reservoir

Blue Catfish — Badin Lake

Blue Catfish — Cape Fear River

Blue Catfish — Dan River

Blue Catfish — High Rock Lake

Blue Catfish — John H. Kerr Reservoir

Blue Catfish — Lake Gaston

Blue Catfish — Lake Norman

Blue Catfish — Lake Tillery

Blue Catfish — Lake Wylie

Blue Catfish — Roanoke Rapids Reservoir

Bluegill — B. Everett Jordan Reservoir

Bluegill — Buckhorn Reservoir

Bluegill — Cape Fear River

Bluegill — Fontana Lake

Bluegill — High Rock Lake

Bluegill — Lake Chatuge

Bluegill — Lake James

Bluegill — Lake Mattamuskeet

Bluegill — Lake Santeetlah

Bluegill — Neuse River

Bluegill — Roanoke River

Bluegill — Shearon Harris Reservoir

Brook Trout — Davidson River

Brook Trout — East Prong Roaring River

Brook Trout — Green River (North Carolina)

Brook Trout — Helton Creek

Brook Trout — Linville River

Brook Trout — Nantahala River

Brook Trout — South Fork New River

Brook Trout — South Toe River

Brook Trout — Tuckasegee River

Brook Trout — Watauga River

Brook Trout — Wilson Creek

Brown Trout — Apalachia Reservoir

Brown Trout — Catawba River

Brown Trout — Dan River

Brown Trout — Davidson River

Brown Trout — East Prong Roaring River

Brown Trout — Green River (North Carolina)

Brown Trout — Helton Creek

Brown Trout — Linville River

Brown Trout — Nantahala River

Brown Trout — South Fork New River

Brown Trout — South Toe River

Brown Trout — Tuckasegee River

Brown Trout — Watauga River

Brown Trout — Wilson Creek

Chain Pickerel — Lake Phelps

Chain Pickerel — Neuse River

Channel Catfish — B. Everett Jordan Reservoir

Channel Catfish — Badin Lake

Channel Catfish — Cape Fear River

Channel Catfish — High Rock Lake

Channel Catfish — John H. Kerr Reservoir

Channel Catfish — Lake Gaston

Channel Catfish — Lake Norman

Channel Catfish — Lake Tillery

Channel Catfish — Lake Wylie