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Largemouth 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 largemouth bass. 12-inch minimum size limit. Lake Chatuge (Clay Co.): Largemouth Bass — 12-inch 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 10 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Alabama bass and spotted bass in combination · Size limit: 12-inch minimum size limit. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Lake Gaston
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.
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 — Lake James
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.
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 — Lake Mattamuskeet
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5, including only 1 greater than 20 inches for largemouth bass. 16-inch minimum size limit, and only 1 may be greater than 20 inches. Lake Mattamuskeet and associated canals (Hyde Co.): Largemouth Bass — 16-inch minimum size limit, and only 1 may be greater than 20 inches; daily creel limit 5, including only 1 greater than 20 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5, including only 1 greater than 20 inches · Size limit: 16-inch minimum size limit, and only 1 may be greater than 20 inches. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Lake Norman
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.
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 — Lake Phelps
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5 for largemouth bass. 14-inch minimum size limit, and none between 16-20 inches may be possessed. Lake Phelps: Largemouth Bass — 14-inch minimum size limit, and none between 16-20 inches may be possessed; 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5 · Size limit: 14-inch minimum size limit, and none between 16-20 inches may be possessed. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Lake Santeetlah
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit No daily creel limit for largemouth bass and smallmouth bass less than 14 inches, and only 5 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass in combination may be greater than 14 inches for largemouth bass. No minimum size limit, and only 5 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass in combination may be greater than 14 inches. Lake Santeetlah (Graham Co.): Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass — no minimum size limit; no daily creel limit for largemouth bass and smallmouth bass less than 14 inches, and only 5 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass in combination may be greater 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: No daily creel limit for largemouth bass and smallmouth bass less than 14 inches, and only 5 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass in combination may be greater than 14 inches · Size limit: No minimum size limit, and only 5 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass in combination may be greater than 14 inches. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Lake Tillery
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.
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 — Lake Wylie
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.
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 — Nantahala Lake
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.
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 — Neuse River
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.
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 — New River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass in combination, including only 1 greater than 22 inches for largemouth bass. No minimum size limit; none between 14-22 inches may be possessed, and only 1 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass or spotted bass may be greater than 22 inches. New River (Alleghany Co. portion downstream of Fields Dam in Grayson Co., VA): Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass and Spotted Bass — no minimum size limit, none between 14-22 inches may be possessed, and only 1 may be greater than 22 inches; daily creel limit 5 in combination, including only 1 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass in combination, including only 1 greater than 22 inches · Size limit: No minimum size limit; none between 14-22 inches may be possessed, and only 1 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass or spotted bass may be greater than 22 inches. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Roanoke Rapids 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.
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 — Roanoke River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5 for largemouth bass. 14-inch minimum size limit. Roanoke River downstream of Roanoke Rapids Dam (listed coastal waters and their tributaries): Largemouth Bass — 14-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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5 · Size limit: 14-inch minimum size limit. · License required
Largemouth Bass — Shearon Harris 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.
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
Muskellunge — Fontana Lake
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 1 for muskellunge. 42-inch minimum size limit. Muskellunge in all public fishing waters: 42-inch minimum size limit, daily creel limit 1. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 1 · Size limit: 42-inch minimum size limit. · License required
Muskellunge — New River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 1 for muskellunge. 42-inch minimum size limit. Muskellunge in all public fishing waters: 42-inch minimum size limit, daily creel limit 1. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 1 · Size limit: 42-inch minimum size limit. · License required
Pumpkinseed — Lake Phelps
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish for pumpkinseed. No minimum size limit. Lake Phelps (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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
Rainbow Trout — Apalachia Reservoir
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 3, including only one trout greater than 14 inches for rainbow 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.
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
Rainbow 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 rainbow 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.
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
Rainbow Trout — Dan River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 7 for rainbow 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. Hatchery Supported reach (Stokes Co.): Dan River from the Virginia state line downstream to a point 200 yards below the end of S.R. 1421. 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.
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
Rainbow 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 rainbow 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.
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
Rainbow 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 rainbow 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.
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
Rainbow 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 rainbow 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.
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
Rainbow 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 rainbow 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.
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
Rainbow Trout — Linville River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 7 for rainbow 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.
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
Rainbow 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 rainbow 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.
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
Rainbow 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 rainbow 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.
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
Rainbow 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 rainbow 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.
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
Rainbow 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 rainbow 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.
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
Rainbow 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 rainbow 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.
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
Rainbow 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 rainbow 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.
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
Redbreast Sunfish — Cape Fear River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish for redbreast sunfish. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
Redbreast Sunfish — Neuse River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish for redbreast sunfish. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
Redbreast Sunfish — Roanoke River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish for redbreast sunfish. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
Rock Bass — New River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit); east of I-77: 2 in combination (rock bass and Roanoke bass) for rock bass. No minimum size limit; east of I-77: 8-inch minimum. Statewide rock bass and Roanoke bass: no size or creel limit, except in all public waters east of I-77 an 8-inch minimum size limit and daily creel limit of 2 in combination 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit); east of I-77: 2 in combination (rock bass and Roanoke bass) · Size limit: No minimum size limit; east of I-77: 8-inch minimum. · License required
Rock Bass — South Fork New River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit); east of I-77: 2 in combination (rock bass and Roanoke bass) for rock bass. No minimum size limit; east of I-77: 8-inch minimum. Statewide rock bass and Roanoke bass: no size or creel limit, except in all public waters east of I-77 an 8-inch minimum size limit and daily creel limit of 2 in combination 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit); east of I-77: 2 in combination (rock bass and Roanoke bass) · Size limit: No minimum size limit; east of I-77: 8-inch minimum. · License required
Smallmouth Bass — Apalachia Reservoir
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches for smallmouth 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.
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
Smallmouth Bass — Catawba River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches for smallmouth 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.
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
Smallmouth Bass — Dan River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches for smallmouth 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.
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
Smallmouth Bass — Fontana Lake
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches for smallmouth 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.
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
Smallmouth 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 smallmouth bass. No minimum size limit. Lake Chatuge (Clay Co.): Smallmouth 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.
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
Smallmouth Bass — Lake James
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches for smallmouth 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.
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
Smallmouth Bass — Lake Santeetlah
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit No daily creel limit for largemouth bass and smallmouth bass less than 14 inches, and only 5 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass in combination may be greater than 14 inches for smallmouth bass. No minimum size limit, and only 5 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass in combination may be greater than 14 inches. Lake Santeetlah (Graham Co.): Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass — no minimum size limit; no daily creel limit for largemouth bass and smallmouth bass less than 14 inches, and only 5 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass in combination may be greater 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: No daily creel limit for largemouth bass and smallmouth bass less than 14 inches, and only 5 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass in combination may be greater than 14 inches · Size limit: No minimum size limit, and only 5 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass in combination may be greater than 14 inches. · License required
Smallmouth Bass — Linville River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches for smallmouth 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.
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
Smallmouth Bass — Nantahala Lake
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches for smallmouth 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.
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
Smallmouth Bass — New River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass in combination, including only 1 greater than 22 inches for smallmouth bass. No minimum size limit; none between 14-22 inches may be possessed, and only 1 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass or spotted bass may be greater than 22 inches. New River (Alleghany Co. portion downstream of Fields Dam in Grayson Co., VA): Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass and Spotted Bass — no minimum size limit, none between 14-22 inches may be possessed, and only 1 may be greater than 22 inches; daily creel limit 5 in combination, including only 1 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass in combination, including only 1 greater than 22 inches · Size limit: No minimum size limit; none between 14-22 inches may be possessed, and only 1 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass or spotted bass may be greater than 22 inches. · License required
Smallmouth Bass — South Fork New River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches for smallmouth 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.
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
Smallmouth Bass — Tuckasegee River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5, including only 2 less than 14 inches for smallmouth 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.
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
Spotted 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 spotted bass. No minimum size limit. Lake Chatuge (Clay Co.): Spotted 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.
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
Spotted Bass — New River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass in combination, including only 1 greater than 22 inches for spotted bass. No minimum size limit; none between 14-22 inches may be possessed, and only 1 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass or spotted bass may be greater than 22 inches. New River (Alleghany Co. portion downstream of Fields Dam in Grayson Co., VA): Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass and Spotted Bass — no minimum size limit, none between 14-22 inches may be possessed, and only 1 may be greater than 22 inches; daily creel limit 5 in combination, including only 1 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass in combination, including only 1 greater than 22 inches · Size limit: No minimum size limit; none between 14-22 inches may be possessed, and only 1 largemouth bass, smallmouth bass or spotted bass may be greater than 22 inches. · License required
Striped Bass — B. Everett Jordan Reservoir
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) for 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) · Size limit: 20-inch minimum size limit. · License required
Striped Bass — Badin Lake
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) for 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) · Size limit: 20-inch minimum size limit. · License required
Striped Bass — Cape Fear River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit No striped bass may be possessed for striped bass. No striped bass may be possessed. Central-Southern Striped Bass Management Area: this no-possession closure applies only within the inland waters (including the Cape Fear River and tributaries from Buckhorn Dam downstream to Lock and Dam #1) and joint waters (Lock and Dam #1 downstream to the U.S. 17-74-76 bridge at Wilmington) described here; no striped bass may be possessed. 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.
Season: Closed to harvest · Daily limit: No striped bass may be possessed · Size limit: No striped bass may be possessed. · License required
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 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.
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
Striped Bass — John H. Kerr Reservoir
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) for 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) · Size limit: 20-inch minimum size limit. · License required
Striped Bass — Lake Chatuge
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 15 in combination, including only 2 greater than 22 inches for 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.
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
Striped Bass — Lake Gaston
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) for 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.
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
Striped Bass — Lake Mattamuskeet
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 3 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) for striped bass. 18-inch minimum size limit. Lake Mattamuskeet (coastal rivers and impoundments): Striped Bass and Bodie Bass — 18-inch minimum size limit, daily creel limit 3 in combination. It is unlawful to use seines, gill nets or trawl nets in the Lake Mattamuskeet canals. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 3 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) · Size limit: 18-inch minimum size limit. · License required
Striped Bass — Lake Norman
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) for 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) · Size limit: 20-inch minimum size limit. · License required
Striped Bass — Neuse River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit No striped bass may be possessed for striped bass. No striped bass may be possessed. Central-Southern Striped Bass Management Area: this no-possession closure applies only within the inland waters (including the Neuse River and tributaries from Falls Lake Dam downstream to Pitchkettle Creek) and joint waters (Pitchkettle Creek downstream to the Southern Railroad Bridge at New Bern) described here; no striped bass may be possessed. 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.
Season: Closed to harvest · Daily limit: No striped bass may be possessed · Size limit: No striped bass may be possessed. · License required
Striped Bass — Roanoke Rapids Reservoir
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 4 in combination (striped bass and Bodie bass) for 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.
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
Striped Bass — Roanoke River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 1 in combination (season opened by proclamation only) for 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.
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
Walleye — Apalachia Reservoir
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 8 for walleye. No minimum size limit. Statewide Walleye, all public fishing waters except those with special regulations: no minimum size limit, daily creel limit 8. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 8 · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
Walleye — Fontana Lake
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 8 for walleye. No minimum size limit. Statewide Walleye, all public fishing waters except those with special regulations: no minimum size limit, daily creel limit 8. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 8 · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
Walleye — John H. Kerr Reservoir
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5 for walleye. 18-inch minimum size limit. John H. Kerr Reservoir (with Lake Gaston, John H. Kerr Reservoir and Roanoke Rapids Reservoir): Walleye — 18-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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5 · Size limit: 18-inch minimum size limit. · License required
Walleye — Lake Chatuge
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 8 for walleye. No minimum size limit. Statewide Walleye, all public fishing waters except those with special regulations: no minimum size limit, daily creel limit 8. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 8 · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
Walleye — Lake Gaston
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5 for walleye. 18-inch minimum size limit. Lake Gaston (with Lake Gaston, John H. Kerr Reservoir and Roanoke Rapids Reservoir): Walleye — 18-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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5 · Size limit: 18-inch minimum size limit. · License required
Walleye — Lake James
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 8 for walleye. 15-inch minimum size limit. Lake James and tributaries: Walleye — 15-inch minimum size limit, daily creel limit 8. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 8 · Size limit: 15-inch minimum size limit. · License required
Walleye — Lake Santeetlah
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 8 for walleye. No minimum size limit. Statewide Walleye, all public fishing waters except those with special regulations: no minimum size limit, daily creel limit 8. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 8 · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
Walleye — Linville River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 4 (upstream of the N.C. 126 bridge); 8 elsewhere for walleye. No minimum size limit. Linville River upstream from the N.C. 126 bridge: Walleye — no minimum size limit, daily creel limit 4. Statewide walleye limit (no minimum, 8 daily) applies elsewhere. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 4 (upstream of the N.C. 126 bridge); 8 elsewhere · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
Walleye — Nantahala Lake
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 8 for walleye. No minimum size limit. Statewide Walleye, all public fishing waters except those with special regulations: no minimum size limit, daily creel limit 8. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 8 · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
Walleye — New River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 8 for walleye. No minimum size limit. Statewide Walleye, all public fishing waters except those with special regulations: no minimum size limit, daily creel limit 8. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 8 · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
Walleye — Roanoke Rapids Reservoir
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 5 for walleye. 18-inch minimum size limit. Roanoke Rapids Reservoir (with Lake Gaston, John H. Kerr Reservoir and Roanoke Rapids Reservoir): Walleye — 18-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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 5 · Size limit: 18-inch minimum size limit. · License required
White Bass — Fontana Lake
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 10 for white bass. 14-inch minimum size limit. White Bass in all inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line: 14-inch minimum size limit, daily creel limit 10. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 10 · Size limit: 14-inch minimum size limit. · License required
White Bass — Lake Tillery
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 10 for white bass. 14-inch minimum size limit. White Bass in all inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line: 14-inch minimum size limit, daily creel limit 10. 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 10 · Size limit: 14-inch minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — B. Everett Jordan Reservoir
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 8-inch minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — Badin Lake
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — Buckhorn Reservoir
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — Cape Fear River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 8-inch minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — High Rock Lake
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — John H. Kerr Reservoir
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 25 in combination (black and white crappie) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 25 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 9-inch minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — Lake Chatuge
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 30 in combination (black and white crappie) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 30 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — Lake Gaston
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — Lake James
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 8-inch minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — Lake Mattamuskeet
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 10-inch minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — Lake Norman
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 8-inch minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — Lake Tillery
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — Neuse River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 8-inch minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — Roanoke River
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 10-inch minimum size limit. · License required
White Crappie — Shearon Harris Reservoir
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit 20 in combination (black and white crappie) for white 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: 20 in combination (black and white crappie) · Size limit: 8-inch minimum size limit. · License required
White Perch — John H. Kerr Reservoir
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for white perch. No minimum size limit. White Perch in all inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line: no size or creel limit (in all public fishing waters in and west of Buncombe, Haywood and Rutherford counties, no live white perch may be possessed, transported or released). 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
White Perch — Lake Norman
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for white perch. No minimum size limit. White Perch in all inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line: no size or creel limit (in all public fishing waters in and west of Buncombe, Haywood and Rutherford counties, no live white perch may be possessed, transported or released). 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
White Perch — Lake Wylie
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for white perch. No minimum size limit. White Perch in all inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters when caught by hook and line: no size or creel limit (in all public fishing waters in and west of Buncombe, Haywood and Rutherford counties, no live white perch may be possessed, transported or released). 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.
Season: No closed season · Daily limit: None (no daily creel limit) · Size limit: No minimum size limit. · License required
Yellow Perch — Lake Phelps
North Carolina, United States
North Carolina limits — daily limit None (no daily creel limit) for yellow perch. No minimum size limit. All other warmwater game fishes in all public fishing waters: no minimum size limit and no daily creel limit. Yellow perch are designated inland game fish in inland waters. 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.