SUBCHAPTER 10C ‑ INLAND FISHING REGULATIONS
SECTION .0100 ‑ JURISDICTION OF AGENCIES: CLASSIFICATION
OF WATERS
15A NCAC 10C .0101 SCOPE AND PURPOSE
The following rules pertain to the classification of the
waters of North Carolina as coastal fishing waters, inland fishing waters and
joint fishing waters. These rules are adopted jointly by the Marine Fisheries
Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission. In addition to the
classification of the waters of the state these joint rules set forth guidelines
to determine which fishing activities in joint waters are regulated by the
Marine Fisheries Commission and which are regulated by the Wildlife Resources
Commission. Finally, the joint rules set forth special fishing regulations
applicable in joint waters that can be enforced by officers of the division of
marine fisheries and the Wildlife Resources Commission. These regulations do
not affect the jurisdiction of the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife
Resources Commission in any matters other than those specifically set out.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑132;
113‑136;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1977.
15A NCAC 10C .0102 INLAND FISHING
WATERS
Inland fishing waters are all inland waters except private
ponds; and all waters connecting with or tributary to coastal sounds or the
ocean extending inland from the dividing line between coastal fishing waters
and inland fishing waters agreed upon by the Marine Fisheries Commission and
the Wildlife Resources Commission. All waters which are tributary to inland
fishing waters and which are not otherwise designated by agreement between the
Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission are inland
fishing waters. The regulation and licensing of fishing in inland fishing
waters is under the jurisdiction of the Wildlife Resources Commission.
Regulations and laws administered by the Wildlife Resources Commission
regarding fishing in inland fishing waters are enforced by wildlife enforcement
officers.
Note: A private pond is a body of water arising
within and lying wholly upon the lands of a single owner or a single group of
joint owners or tenants in common, and from which fish cannot escape, and into
which fish of legal size cannot enter from public waters at any time. This
does not include any impoundment located on land owned by a public body or
governmental entity.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑129;
113‑132;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1977.
15A NCAC 10C .0103 COASTAL FISHING WATERS
Coastal fishing waters are the Atlantic Ocean, the various
coastal sounds, and estuarine waters up to the dividing line between coastal
fishing waters and inland fishing waters agreed upon by the Marine Fisheries Commission
and the Wildlife Resources Commission. All waters which are tributary to
coastal fishing waters and which are not otherwise designated by agreement
between the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission
are coastal fishing waters. The regulations and licensing of fishing in
coastal fishing waters is under the jurisdiction of the Marine Fisheries
Commission; except that inland game fish (exclusive of spotted sea trout, red
drum, flounder, white perch, yellow perch, weakfish, and striped bass) are
subject to regulations by the Wildlife Resources Commission in coastal fishing
waters. Regulations and laws administered by the Marine Fisheries Commission
regarding fishing in coastal waters are enforced by marine fisheries inspectors.
Regulations regarding inland game fish in coastal waters are enforced by
wildlife protectors unless otherwise agreed to by the Wildlife Resources
Commission.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑129; 113‑132;
113‑134; 113‑292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1991; January 1, 1977.
15A NCAC 10C .0104 JOINT FISHING WATERS
Joint fishing waters are those coastal fishing waters,
hereinafter set out, denominated by agreement of the Marine Fisheries
Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission pursuant to G.S. 113‑132(e)
as joint fishing waters. All waters which are tributary to joint fishing
waters and which are not otherwise designated by agreement between the Marine
Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission are classified as
joint fishing waters. The regulation and licensing of fishing in joint waters
shall be as stated in 15A NCAC 10C .0106.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑132; 113‑134;
113‑292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1977.
15A NCAC 10C .0105 POSTING DIVIDING LINES
The dividing lines of all major bodies of water and
watercourses which are divided by the agreement of the Marine Fisheries
Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission so that portions of the same
are constituted inland fishing waters, coastal fishing waters, or joint fishing
waters shall be marked with signs insofar as may be practicable. Unmarked and
undesignated tributaries shall have the same classification as the designated
waters to which they connect or into which they flow. No unauthorized removal
or relocation of any such marker shall have the effect of changing the
classification of any body of water or portion thereof, nor shall any such
unauthorized removal or relocation or the absence of any marker affect the
applicability of any regulations pertaining to any such body of water or
portion thereof.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑132; 113‑134;
Eff. January 1, 1977.
15A NCAC 10C .0106 APPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS: JOINT
WATERS
(a) All coastal fishing laws and regulations administered
by the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources and the Marine
Fisheries Commission apply to joint waters except as otherwise provided, and
shall be enforced by fisheries enforcement officers.
(b) The following inland fishing laws and regulations
administered by the Wildlife Resources Commission apply to joint waters and
shall be enforced by wildlife enforcement officers:
(1) all laws and regulations pertaining to
inland game fishes,
(2) all laws and regulations pertaining to
inland fishing license requirements for hook and line fishing,
(3) all laws and regulations pertaining to hook
and line fishing except as hereinafter provided.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑132; 113‑134;
113‑271; 113‑275; 113‑292;
Eff. January 1, 1977;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1990; April 15, 1979.
15A NCAC 10C .0107 SPECIAL REGULATIONS: JOINT WATERS
In order to effectively manage all fisheries resources in
joint waters and in order to confer enforcement powers on both fisheries
enforcement officers and wildlife enforcement officers with respect to certain
rules, the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission
deem it necessary to adopt special rules for joint waters. Such rules supersede
any inconsistent rules of the Marine Fisheries Commission or the Wildlife
Resources Commission that would otherwise be applicable in joint waters under
the provisions of 15A NCAC 10C .0106:
(1) Striped Bass
(a) It is unlawful to possess any striped bass
or striped bass hybrid that is less than 18 inches long (total length).
(b) It is unlawful to possess striped bass or
striped bass hybrids between the lengths of 22 and 27 inches (total length) in
joint fishing waters of the Central Southern Management Area as designated in
15A NCAC 03R .0201.
(c) It is unlawful to possess striped bass or
striped bass hybrids May through September in the joint fishing waters of the
Central Southern Management Area and the Albemarle Sound Management Area.
(d) It is unlawful to possess striped bass or
striped bass hybrids taken from the joint fishing waters of the Cape Fear River.
(e) It is unlawful to possess more than one
daily creel limit of striped bass or striped bass hybrids, in the aggregate,
per person per day, regardless of the number of management areas fished.
(f) Possession of fish shall be assessed for the
creel and size limits of the management area in which the individual is found
to be fishing, regardless of the size or creel limits for other management
areas visited by that individual in a given day.
(g) It is unlawful to engage in net fishing for
striped bass or their hybrids in joint waters except as authorized by rules of
the Marine Fisheries Commission.
(2) Lake Mattamuskeet
(a) It is unlawful to set or attempt to set any
gill net in Lake Mattamuskeet canals designated as joint waters.
(b) It is unlawful to use or attempt to use any
trawl net or seines in Lake Mattamuskeet canals designated as joint waters.
(3) Cape Fear River. It is unlawful to use or attempt
to use any net, net stakes or electrical fishing device within 800 feet of the
dam at Lock No. 1 on the Cape Fear River.
(4) Shad: It is unlawful to possess more than 10
American shad or hickory shad, in the aggregate, per person per day taken by
hook-and-line.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑132; 113‑134;
113‑138; 113‑292;
Eff. January 1, 1977;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2008; May 1, 2005; August 1, 2000;
July 1, 1993; November 1, 1991; January 1, 1991; August 1, 1985.
15A NCAC 10C .0108 SPECIFIC CLASSIFICATION OF WATERS
The several sounds and estuarine and tributary waters all or
portions of which are specifically classified as inland, joint, or coastal
fishing waters by agreement of the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife
Resources Commission are listed in the regulations of the Marine Fisheries
Commission under 15A NCAC 3Q .0200 and such list and classification is
incorporated herein by reference, shall include any later amendments, and is
made a part of this Section to the same extent as if the same were fully set
forth herein.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑129; 113‑132;
113‑134; 150B‑14;
Eff. January 1, 1977;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1993; January 1, 1981; January 1,
1978.
15A NCAC 10C .0109 PROTECTION OF SEA TURTLES
Pursuant to a cooperative agreement entered into on the
fifth day of February, 1979, by the Department of Environment, Health, and
Natural Resources, the Marine Fisheries Commission, and the Wildlife Resources Commission,
the Wildlife Resources Commission will exercise regulatory jurisdiction over
any species of sea turtles, and their eggs and nests, consistent with
designation of such species as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. As provided by said agreement, the law enforcement officers
of both the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission
have jurisdiction to enforce any state laws and regulations, including those
contained in 15A NCAC 10I, relating to endangered or threatened species of sea
turtles and their eggs and nests.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑132; 113‑134;
113‑138; 113‑181; 113‑182; 113‑224; 113‑305;
Eff. April 29, 1979;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1990.
15A NCAC 10C .0110 MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ESTUARINE
STRIPED BASS IN JOINT WATERS
(a) The management areas for estuarine striped bass
fisheries in coastal North Carolina are designated in 15A NCAC 03R .0201.
(b) In order to effectively manage the recreational hook
and line harvest in joint waters of the Albemarle Sound-Roanoke River stock of
striped bass, the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources
Commission deem it necessary to establish two management areas: the Albemarle
Sound Management Area and the Roanoke River Management Area as designated in
15A NCAC 03R .0201. The Wildlife Resources Commission shall have principal
management responsibility for the stock when it is in the joint and inland
fishing waters of the Roanoke River Management Area. The Marine Fisheries
Commission shall have principal management responsibility for the stock in the
coastal, joint and inland waters of the Albemarle Sound Management Area. The
annual quota for recreational harvest of the Albemarle Sound‑Roanoke
River striped bass stock shall be divided equally between the two management
areas. Each Commission shall implement management actions for recreational
harvest within their respective management areas that shall be consistent with
the North Carolina Estuarine Striped Bass Fishery Management Plan.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑132; 113‑134;
113‑138; 113‑292;
Eff. January 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2005.
15A NCAC 10C .0111 IMPLEMENTATION OF ESTUARINE STRIPED BASS
MANAGEMENT PLANS: RECREATIONAL FISHING
The Marine Fisheries and Wildlife Resources Commissions
shall implement their respective striped bass management plans for recreational
fishing pursuant to their respective rulemaking powers. To preserve
jurisdictional authority of each Commission, the following means are
established through which management measures can be implemented by a single
instrument in the following management areas:
(1) In the Roanoke River Management Area, the exclusive
authority to open and close seasons and areas and establish size and creel
limits, whether inland or joint fishing waters, shall be vested in the Wildlife
Resources Commission. An instrument closing any management area in joint
waters shall operate as a jointly issued instrument opening or closing seasons
or areas to harvest in the Roanoke River Management Area.
(2) In the Albemarle Sound Management Area, the
exclusive authority to open and close seasons and areas and establish size and
creel limits, whether coastal or joint fishing waters shall be vested in the
Marine Fisheries Commission. The season shall close by Marine Fisheries
Commission proclamation if the quota is about to be exceeded. In the Albemarle
Sound Management Area administered by the Marine Fisheries Commission, a
proclamation affecting the harvest in joint and coastal waters, excluding the
Roanoke River Management Area shall automatically be implemented and effective
as a Wildlife Resources Commission action in the inland waters and tributaries
to the waters affected.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑132; 113‑134;
113‑138; 113‑292;
Eff. January 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2005.
SECTION .0200 ‑ GENERAL REGULATIONS
15A NCAC 10C .0201 IDENTIFICATION
It is unlawful to fish without having on one's person a
means of identification indicating the current residence of such person.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑276.1;
Eff. February 1, 1976.
15A NCAC 10C .0202 FISHING LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑132; 113‑134;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Repealed Eff. July 1, 1988.
15A NCAC 10C .0203 RECIPROCAL LICENSE AGREEMENTS
(a) Virginia. In accordance with a reciprocal license
agreement between the States of Virginia and North Carolina, all valid licenses
and permits authorizing sport fishing and legally obtained from the Virginia
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries or the North Carolina Wildlife
Resources Commission, or the duly authorized agents of either, shall be
reciprocally honored for fishing by means of rod and reel, hook and line,
casting, or trotline in the Dan River east of the Union Street Dam at Danville,
and east of the mouth of Difficult Creek on the Staunton River arm of Kerr
Reservoir to the Gaston Dam on the Roanoke River, including all tributary
waters lying in either Virginia or North Carolina that are accessible by boat
from the main bodies of the Kerr and Gaston Reservoirs, or from the Island
Creek subimpoundment. Senior citizen and juvenile license exemptions authorized
by either state will be honored by both states. In addition, all valid fishing
licenses and permits legally obtained from the Virginia Department of Game and
Inland Fisheries or the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, or the
duly authorized agents of either, shall be reciprocally honored for fishing
with rod and reel, hook and line or by casting in that portion of the New River
between the confluence of the North and South forks of the New River in North
Carolina (Alleghany County) and the confluence of the New and Little Rivers in
Virginia (Grayson County).
(b) Georgia. In accordance with a reciprocal license
agreement between the States of North Carolina and Georgia, all valid statewide
fishing licenses, permits, and license exemptions required by and legally
obtained from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission or the Georgia
Department of Natural Resources, or duly authorized agents of either, shall be
reciprocally honored for the purposes of fishing with hook and line in all of
Chatuge Reservoir including all tributary waters lying in either Georgia or
North Carolina that are accessible by boat from the main body of Chatuge
Reservoir. All persons fishing in the waters of Chatuge Reservoir beyond the
bounds of the state from which they hold a valid fishing license, shall be
authorized to fish with said license only from boats not anchored to the shore
or to a pier or boat dock connecting to the shore.
(c) Tennessee. In accordance with a reciprocal license
agreement between the States of North Carolina and Tennessee, all valid
statewide fishing licenses obtained from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission or the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, or the duly authorized
agents of either, shall be reciprocally honored for the purposes of fishing
with hook and line or fishing in designated mountain trout waters, in that
portion of Slick Rock Creek that coincides with the state line between North
Carolina and Tennessee and in all of Calderwood Reservoir, when fishing from
boat.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-275; 113-304;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2014; July 1, 1998; July 1, 1995;
July 1, 1991.
15A NCAC 10C .0204 DRAINING IMPOUNDED PUBLIC WATERS
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑274;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Repealed Eff. July 1, 1988.
15A NCAC 10C .0205 PUBLIC MOUNTAIN TROUT WATERS
(a) For purposes of this Rule, the following definitions
apply:
(1) "Natural bait" means any living
or dead organism (plant or animal), or parts thereof, or prepared substances
designed to attract fish by the sense of taste or smell.
(2) "Artificial lure" means a fishing
lure that neither contains nor has been treated by any substance that attracts
fish by the sense of taste or smell.
(3) "Youth anglers" are individuals
under 16 years of age.
(b) For purposes of this Rule, 15A NCAC 10C .0316, and 15A
NCAC 10D .0104, the following classifications apply:
(1) "Public Mountain Trout Waters"
are all waters included in this Rule and so designated in 15A NCAC 10D .0104.
(2) "Catch and Release/Artificial Flies
Only Trout Waters" are Public Mountain Trout Waters where only artificial
flies having one single hook may be used. No trout may be possessed or
harvested while fishing these streams. Waters designated as such include
tributaries unless otherwise noted.
(3) "Catch and Release/Artificial Lures
Only Trout Waters" are Public Mountain Trout Waters where only artificial
lures having one single hook may be used. No trout may be possessed or
harvested while fishing these streams. Waters designated as such include
tributaries unless otherwise noted.
(4) "Delayed Harvest Trout Waters"
are Public Mountain Trout Waters where between October 1 and one-half hour
after sunset on the Friday before the first Saturday of the following June it
is unlawful to possess natural bait, use more than a single hook on an
artificial lure, or harvest or possess trout while fishing. From 6:00 a.m. on
the first Saturday in June until noon that same day only youth anglers may fish
and these waters have no bait or lure restrictions. From noon on the first
Saturday in June until October 1 anglers of all ages may fish and these waters
have no bait or lure restrictions. Waters designated as such do not include
tributaries unless otherwise noted.
(5) "Hatchery Supported Trout Waters"
are Public Mountain Trout Waters that have no bait or lure restrictions. Waters
designated as such do not include tributaries unless otherwise noted.
(6) "Special Regulation Trout Waters"
are Public Mountain Trout Waters where watercourse-specific regulations apply.
Waters designated as such do not include tributaries unless otherwise noted.
(7) "Wild Trout Waters" are Public
Mountain Trout Waters which are identified as such in this Rule or 15A NCAC 10D
.0104. Only artificial lures having only one single hook may be used. No
person shall possess natural bait while fishing these waters. Waters
designated as such do not include tributaries unless otherwise noted.
(8) "Wild Trout Waters/Natural Bait"
are Public Mountain Trout Waters where all artificial lures and natural baits,
except live fish, may be used provided they are fished using only one single
hook. Waters designated as such include tributaries unless otherwise noted.
(9) "Undesignated Waters" are all
other waters in the state. These waters have no bait or lure restrictions.
Trout may not be possessed while fishing these waters from March 1 until 7:00
a.m. on the first Saturday in April.
(c) Seasons, creel and size limits. Seasons, creel and size
limits for trout in all waters are listed in Rule .0316 of this Subchapter.
(d) Classifications. This Paragraph designates waters in
each county that have a specific classification. Waters on game lands are so
designated in 15A NCAC 10D .0104, unless otherwise indicated in this Paragraph.
All other waters are classified as Undesignated Waters.
(1) Alleghany
(A) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
Little River (S.R. 1133 bridge to 275
yards downstream of the intersection of S.R. 1128 and S.R. 1129 [marked by a
sign on each bank])
(B) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Big Pine Creek
Bledsoe Creek
Brush Creek (N.C. 21 bridge to confluence
with Little River, except where posted against trespassing)
Cranberry Creek
(Big) Glade Creek
Little River (275 yards downstream from
the intersection of S.R. 1128 and S.R. 1129 [marked by a sign on each bank] to
McCann Dam)
Meadow Fork
Pine Swamp Creek
Piney Fork
Prathers Creek
(C) Wild Trout Waters are as follows:
Big Sandy Creek (portion on Stone
Mountain State Park)
Stone Mountain Creek (portion on Stone
Mountain State Park)
(2) Ashe County
(A) Catch and Release/Artificial Lures Only Trout Waters
are as follows:
Big Horse Creek (Virginia state line to
Mud Creek at S.R. 1363, excluding tributaries)
(B) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
Big Horse Creek (S.R. 1324 bridge to
North Fork New River)
Helton Creek (Virginia state line to New
River)
South Fork New River (upstream end of
Todd Island to the SR 1351 bridge)
Trout Lake
(C) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Beaver Creek (N.C. 221 to South Fork New
River)
Big Horse Creek (Mud Creek at S.R. 1363
to S.R. 1324 bridge)
Big Laurel Creek (S.R. 1315 bridge to
confluence with North Fork New River)
Buffalo Creek (S.R. 1133 bridge to N.C.
194-88 bridge)
Cranberry Creek (Alleghany Co. line to
South Fork New River)
Nathans Creek
North Fork New River (Watauga Co. line to
Sharp Dam)
Old Fields Creek (N.C. 221 to South Fork
New River)
Peak Creek (headwaters to Trout Lake,
except Blue Ridge Parkway waters)
Roan Creek
Three Top Creek (except game land
portion)
(3) Avery County
(A) Catch and Release/Artificial Flies Only Trout Waters
are as follows:
Elk River (portion on Lees-McRae College
property, excluding the millpond)
Lost Cove Creek (game land portion,
excluding Gragg Prong and Rockhouse Creek)
(B) Catch and Release/Artificial Lures Only Trout Waters
are as follows:
Wilson Creek (game land portion)
(C) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Boyde Coffey Lake
Elk River (S.R. 1305 crossing immediately
upstream of Big Falls to the Tennessee state line)
Linville River (Land Harbor line [below
dam] to the Blue Ridge Parkway boundary line, except where posted against
trespassing)
Milltimber Creek
North Toe River — upper (Watauga St. to
Roby Shoemaker Wetlands and Family Recreational Park, except where posted
against trespassing)
North Toe River — lower (S.R. 1164 to
Mitchell Co. line, except where posted against trespassing)
Squirrel Creek
Wildcat Lake
(D) Wild Trout Waters are as follows:
Birchfield Creek
Cow Camp Creek
Cranberry Creek (headwaters to U.S.
19E/N.C. 194 bridge)
Gragg Prong
Horse Creek
Kentucky Creek
North Harper Creek
Plumtree Creek
Roaring Creek
Rockhouse Creek
Shawneehaw Creek (portion adjacent to
Banner Elk Greenway)
South Harper Creek
Webb Prong
(4) Buncombe County
(A) Catch and Release/Artificial Lures Only Trout Waters
are as follows:
Carter Creek (game land portion)
(B) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Bent Creek (headwaters to N.C. Arboretum
boundary line)
Cane Creek (headwaters to S.R. 3138
bridge)
Corner Rock Creek (Little Andy Creek to
confluence with Walker Branch)
Dillingham Creek (Corner Rock Creek to
Ivy Creek)
Ivy Creek (Ivy River) (Dillingham Creek
to U.S. 19-23 bridge)
Lake Powhatan
Reems Creek (Sugar Camp Fork to U.S.
19-23 bridge, except where posted against trespassing)
Rich Branch (downstream from the
confluence with Rocky Branch)
Stony Creek
Swannanoa (S.R. 2702 bridge near
Ridgecrest to Wood Avenue bridge [intersection of N.C. 81 and U.S. 74A in
Asheville], except where posted against trespassing)
(5) Burke County
(A) Catch and Release/Artificial Lures Only Trout Waters
are as follows:
Henry Fork (portion on South Mountains
State Park)
(B) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
Jacob Fork (Shinny Creek to lower South
Mountains State Park boundary)
(C) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Carroll Creek (game land portion above
S.R. 1405)
Henry Fork (lower South Mountain State
Park line downstream to S.R. 1919 at Ivy Creek)
Linville River portion within Linville
Gorge Wilderness area and portion below Lake James powerhouse from upstream
bridge on S.R. 1223 to Muddy Creek)
(D) Special Regulation Trout Waters are as follows:
Catawba River (Muddy Creek to City of
Morganton water intake dam)
(E) Wild Trout Waters are as follows:
All waters located on South Mountains
State Park, except those waters identified in parts A and B of this
Subparagraph
(6) Caldwell County
(A) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
Wilson Creek (game land portion below
Lost Cove Creek to Philips Branch)
(B) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Boone Fork Pond
Buffalo Creek (mouth of Joes Creek to
McCloud Branch)
Joes Creek (first falls upstream of S.R.
1574 to confluence with Buffalo Creek)
Wilson Creek (Phillips Branch to Brown
Mountain Beach Dam, except where posted against trespassing)
Yadkin River (Happy Valley Ruritan
Community Park to S.R. 1515)
(C) Wild Trout Waters are as follows:
Buffalo Creek (Watauga Co. line to Long
Ridge Branch including game land tributaries)
Joes Creek (Watauga Co. line to first
falls upstream of the end of S.R. 1574)
Rockhouse Creek
(7) Cherokee County
(A) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Davis Creek (confluence of Bald and
Dockery creeks to Hanging Dog Creek)
Hyatt Creek (Big Dam Branch to Valley
River)
Junaluska Creek (Ashturn Creek to Valley
River)
Shuler Creek (Joe Brown Hwy [S.R. 1325]
bridge to Tennessee state line)
Valley River (S.R. 1359 to U.S. 19
business bridge in Murphy)
(B) Wild Trout Waters/Natural Bait are as follows:
Bald Creek (game land portion)
Dockery Creek (game land portion)
North Shoal Creek (game land portion)
(8) Clay County
(A) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
Fires Creek (USFS Rd. 340A to the foot
bridge in the USFS Fires Creek Picnic Area)
(B) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Buck Creek (game land portion downstream
of U.S. 64 bridge)
Fires Creek (foot bridge in the USFS
Fires Creek Picnic Area to S.R. 1300)
Tusquitee Creek (Compass Creek to lower
S.R. 1300 bridge)
(9) Graham County
(A) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
(Big) Snowbird Creek (USFS footbridge at
the old railroad junction to USFS Rd. 2579)
(B) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Calderwood Reservoir (Cheoah Dam to
Tennessee state line)
Cheoah Reservoir
Panther Creek (confluence of Stand Creek
and Rock Creek to Lake Fontana)
Santeelah Creek (Johns Branch to Lake
Santeelah)
(Big) Snowbird Creek (USFS Road 2579 to
S.R. 1127 bridge)
Stecoah Creek (upper game land boundary
to Lake Fontana)
Tulula Creek (S.R. 1201 to lower bridge
on S.R. 1275)
West Buffalo Creek
Yellow Creek (Lake Santeelah hydropower
pipeline to Cheoah River)
(C) Wild Trout Waters are as follows:
Little Buffalo Creek
South Fork Squally Creek
Squally Creek
(D) Wild Trout Waters/Natural Bait are as follows:
Deep Creek
Franks Creek
Long Creek (game land portion)
(10) Haywood County
(A) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
West Fork Pigeon River (Queen Creek to
the first game land boundary upstream of Lake Logan)
(B) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Cold Springs Creek (Fall Branch to Pigeon
River)
Jonathan Creek (upstream S.R. 1302 bridge
to Pigeon River, except where posted against trespassing)
Pigeon River (Stamey Cove Branch to
upstream U.S. 19-23 bridge)
Richland Creek (Russ Avenue [U.S. 276]
bridge to U.S. 19 bridge)
West Fork Pigeon River (Tom Creek to
Queen Creek, including portions on game lands, except Middle Prong)
(C) Wild Trout Waters/Natural Bait are as follows:
Hemphill Creek
Hurricane Creek
(11) Henderson County
(A) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
North Fork Mills River (game land portion
below the Hendersonville watershed dam)
(B) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
(Rocky) Broad River (end of S.R. 1611 to
Rutherford Co. line)
Cane Creek (railroad bridge upstream of
S.R. 1551 bridge to U.S. 25 bridge)
Clear Creek (Laurel Fork to S.R. 1582)
Green River (Lake Summit powerhouse to
game land boundary)
(Big) Hungry River
(12) Jackson County
(A) Catch and Release/Artificial Lures Only Trout Waters
are as follows:
Flat Creek
Tuckasegee River (upstream from the Clark
property)
(B) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
Tuckasegee River (downstream N.C. 107
bridge to the falls located 275 yards upstream of the U.S. 23-441 bridge
[marked by a sign on each bank])
(C) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Balsam Lake
Bear Creek Lake
Cedar Cliff Lake
Cullowhee Creek (Tilley Creek to
Tuckasegee River)
Dark Ridge Creek (Jones Creek to Scott
Creek)
Greens Creek (Greens Creek Baptist Church
on S.R. 1730 to Savannah Creek)
Savannah Creek (downstream of S.R. 1300
bridge to Cagle Branch)
Scott Creek (Dark Ridge Creek to
Tuckasegee River, except where posted against trespassing)
Tanasee Creek Lake
Tuckasegee River — upper (John Brown
Branch to the downstream N.C. 107 bridge)
Tuckasegee River — lower (falls located
275 yards upstream of U.S. 23-441 bridge [marked by a sign on each bank] to
S.R. 1534 bridge at Wilmot)
Wolf Creek Lake
(D) Wild Trout Waters are as follows:
Gage Creek
North Fork Scott Creek
Tanasee Creek
Whitewater River (downstream from Silver
Run Creek to South Carolina state line)
Wolf Creek (except Balsam Lake and Wolf
Creek Lake)
(E) Wild Trout Waters/Natural Bait are as follows:
Buff Creek
Chattooga River (S.R. 1100 bridge to the
South Carolina state line)
Lower Fowler Creek (game land portion)
Scotsman Creek (game land portion)
(13) Macon County
(A) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
Nantahala River (Whiteoak Creek to
Nantahala hydropower discharge canal)
(B) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Burningtown Creek (Left Prong to Little
Tennessee River)
Cartoogechaye Creek (downstream U.S. 64
bridge to Little Tennessee River)
Cliffside Lake
Cullasaja River (Sequoyah Dam to U.S. 64
bridge near junction of S.R. 1672)
Nantahala River — upper (Dicks Creek to
Whiteoak Creek)
Nantahala River — lower (Nantahala
hydropower discharge canal to Swain Co. line)
Queens Creek Lake
(C) Wild Trout Waters/Natural Bait are as follows:
Chattooga River (S.R. 1100 bridge to
South Carolina state line)
Jarrett Creek (game land portion)
Kimsey Creek
Overflow Creek (game land portion)
Park Creek
Tellico Creek (game land portion)
Turtle Pond Creek (game land portion)
(14) Madison County
(A) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
Big Laurel Creek (N.C. 208 bridge to the
U.S. 25-70 bridge)
Shelton Laurel Creek (N.C. 208 bridge at
Belva to the confluence with Big Laurel Creek)
Spring Creek (N.C. 209 bridge at Hot
Springs city limits to iron bridge at end of Andrews Ave.)
(B) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Big Laurel Creek (Mars Hill watershed boundary
to the S.R. 1318 [Big Laurel Rd.] bridge downstream of Bearpen Branch)
Big Pine Creek (S.R. 1151 bridge to
French Broad River)
Little Ivy Creek (confluence of Middle
Fork and Paint Fork at Beech Glen to confluence with Ivy Creek at Forks of Ivy)
Max Patch Pond
Meadow Fork Creek (S.R. 1165 to Spring
Creek)
Puncheon Fork (Hampton Creek to Big
Laurel Creek)
Roaring Fork (Fall Branch to Meadow Fork)
Shelton Laurel Creek (confluence of Big
Creek and Mill Creek to N.C. 208 bridge at Belva)
Shut-in Creek
Spillcorn Creek
Spring Creek (junction of N.C. 209 and
N.C. 63 to USFS Rd. 223)
West Fork Shut-in Creek (lower game land
boundary to confluence with East Fork Shut-in Creek)
(C) Wild Trout Waters/Natural Bait are as follows:
Big Creek (headwaters to the lower game
land boundary)
(15) McDowell County
(A) Catch and Release/Artificial Lures Only Trout Waters
are as follows:
Newberry Creek (game land portion)
(B) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
Catawba River (portion adjacent to Marion
Greenway)
Curtis Creek (game land portion
downstream of the USFS boundary at Deep Branch)
Mill Creek (U.S. 70 bridge to I-40
bridge)
(C) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Armstrong Creek (Cato Holler line
downstream to upper Greenlee line)
Catawba River (Catawba Falls Campground
to Old Fort Recreation Park)
Little Buck Creek (game land portion)
Mill Creek (upper railroad bridge to U.S.
70 bridge, except where posted against trespassing)
North Fork Catawba River (headwaters to
North Cove School at S.R. 1569 bridge)
(16) Mitchell County
(A) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
Cane Creek (N.C. 226 bridge to S.R. 1189
bridge)
North Toe River (U.S. 19E bridge to N.C.
226 bridge)
(B) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Big Rock Creek (headwaters to N.C. 226
bridge at S.R. 1307 intersection)
Cane Creek (S.R. 1219 to N.C. 226 bridge)
East Fork Grassy Creek
Grassy Creek (East Fork Grassy Creek to
mouth)
Little Rock Creek (Green Creek bridge to
Big Rock Creek, except where posted against trespassing)
North Toe River (Avery Co. line to S.R.
1121 bridge)
(C) Wild Trout Waters are as follows:
Green Creek (headwaters to Green Creek
bridge, except where posted against trespassing)
Little Rock Creek (above Green Creek
bridge, including all tributaries, except where posted against trespassing)
Wiles Creek (game land boundary to mouth)
(17) Polk County
(A) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
Green River (Fishtop Falls Access Area to
the confluence with Cove Creek)
(B) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Green River (Mouth of Cove Creek to the
natural gas pipeline crossing)
North Pacolet River (Joels Creek to N.C.
108 bridge)
(18) Rutherford County
(A) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
(Rocky) Broad River (Henderson Co. line
to U.S. 64/74 bridge, except where posted against trespassing)
(19) Stokes County
(A) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Dan River (Virginia state line downstream
to a point 200 yards below the end of S.R. 1421)
(20) Surry County
(A) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
Ararat River (N.C. 103 bridge to U.S. 52
bridge)
Mitchell River (.6 mile upstream of the
end of S.R. 1333 to the S.R. 1330 bridge below Karps Mill Dam)
(B) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Ararat River (S.R. 1727 bridge downstream
to the N.C. 103 bridge)
Big Elkin Creek (dam 440 yards upstream
of N.C. 268 bridge to a point 265 yards downstream of N.C. 268 [marked by a
sign on each bank])
Fisher River (Cooper Creek) (Virginia
state line to I-77 bridge)
Little Fisher River (Virginia state line
to N.C. 89 bridge)
Lovills Creek (U.S. 52 Business bridge to
Ararat River)
Pauls Creek (Virginia state line to .3
miles below S.R. 1625 bridge)
(21) Swain County
(A) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Alarka Creek (game land boundary to
Fontana Reservoir)
Calderwood Reservoir (Cheoah Dam to
Tennessee state line)
Cheoah Reservoir
Connelly Creek (Camp Branch to Tuckasegee
River)
Deep Creek (Great Smoky Mountains
National Park Boundary line to Tuckasegee River)
Nantahala River (Macon Co. line to
existing Fontana Lake water level)
(B) Delayed Harvest Waters Trout Waters are as follows:
Tuckasegee River (U.S. 19 bridge to Slope
Street bridge)
(22) Transylvania County
(A) Catch and Release/Artificial Flies Only Trout Waters
are as follows:
Davidson River (headwaters to Avery
Creek, excluding Avery Creek, Looking Glass Creek and Grogan Creek)
(B) Delayed Harvest Waters Trout Waters are as follows:
East Fork French Broad River (Glady Fork
to French Broad River)
Little River (confluence of Lake Dense to
100 yards downstream of Hooker Falls)
(C) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Davidson River (Avery Creek to lower USFS
boundary)
French Broad River (confluence of North
Fork French Broad River and West Fork) French Broad River to the Island Ford
Rd. [S.R. 1110] Access Area
Middle Fork French Broad River (upstream
U.S. 178 bridge to French Broad River)
West Fork French Broad River (Camp Cove
Branch to confluence with North Fork French Broad River)
(D) Wild Trout Waters are as follows:
All waters located on Gorges State Park
Whitewater River (downstream from Silver
Run Creek to South Carolina state line)
(E) Wild Trout Waters/Natural Bait are as follows:
North Fork French Broad River (game land
portion downstream of S.R. 1326)
Thompson River (S.R. 1152 to South
Carolina state line, except where posted against trespassing)
(23) Watauga County
(A) Catch and Release/Artificial Lures Only Trout Waters
are as follows:
Dugger Creek (portions on Blue Ridge
Mountain Club)
Laurel Creek (portions on Blue Ridge
mountain Club and Powder Horn Mountain Development)
Pond Creek (headwaters to Locust Ridge
Rd. bridge, excluding the pond adjacent to Coffee Lake)
(B) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
Coffee Lake
Watauga River (adjacent to intersection
of S.R. 1557 and S.R. 1558 to N.C. 105 bridge and S.R. 1114 bridge to N.C. 194
bridge at Valle Crucis)
(C) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Beaverdam Creek (confluence of Beaverdam
Creek and Little Beaverdam Creek to an unnamed tributary adjacent to the
intersection of S.R. 1201 and S.R. 1203)
Beech Creek
Buckeye Creek (Buckeye Creek Reservoir
dam to Grassy Gap Creek)
Buckeye Creek Reservoir
Cove Creek (S.R. 1233 bridge at Zionville
to S.R. 1233 bridge at Amantha)
Dutch Creek (second bridge on S.R. 1134
to mouth)
Elk Creek (S.R. 1510 bridge at Triplett
to Wilkes Co. line, except where posted against trespassing)
Laurel Creek (S.R. 1123 bridge at S.R.
1157 intersection to Watauga River)
Meat Camp Creek (S.R. 1340 bridge at S.R.
1384 intersection to N.C. 194)
Middle Fork New River (Lake Chetola dam
to South Fork New River)
Norris Fork Creek
South Fork New River (canoe launch 70
yards upstream of U.S. 421 bridge to lower boundary of Brookshire Park)
Stony Fork (S.R. 1500 bridge at S.R. 1505
intersection to Wilkes Co.line)
(D) Wild Trout Waters are as follows:
Dutch Creek (headwaters to second bridge
on S.R. 1134)
Howard Creek
Maine Branch (headwaters to North Fork
New River)
North Fork New River (from confluence
with Maine and Mine branches to Ashe Co. line)
Watauga River (Avery Co. line to S.R.
1580 bridge)
Winkler Creek (lower bridge on S.R. 1549
to confluence with South Fork New River)
(24) Wilkes County
(A) Catch and Release/Artificial Lures Only Trout Waters
are as follows:
Dugger Creek (portions on Blue Ridge
Mountain club)
Harris Creek (portion on Stone Mountain
State Park)
(B) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
East Prong Roaring River (Bullhead Creek
downstream to Stone Mountain State Park lower boundary)
Elk Creek — upper (Watauga Co. line to
lower boundary of the Blue Ridge Mountain Club)
Elk Creek — lower (portion on Leatherwood
Mountains development)
Reddies River (Town of North Wilkesboro
water intake dam to confluence with the Yadkin River)
Stone Mountain Creek (from falls at
Allegheny Co. line to confluence with East Prong Roaring River and Bullhead
Creek)
(C) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Bell Branch Pond
Cub Creek (.5 mile upstream of S.R. 2460
bridge to S.R. 1001 bridge)
Darnell Creek (North Prong Reddies River)
(downstream ford on S.R. 1569 to confluence with North Fork Reddies River)
Fall Creek (S.R. 1300 bridge to
confluence with South Prong Lewis Fork, except where posted against
trespassing)
Middle Fork Reddies River (Clear Prong)
(headwaters to bridge on S.R. 1580)
Middle Prong Roaring River (headwaters to
bridge on S.R. 1736)
North Fork Reddies River (Vannoy Creek)
(headwaters to Union School bridge on S.R. 1559)
Pike Creek
Pike Creek Pond
South Fork Reddies River (S.R. 1355
bridge to confluence with Middle Fork Reddies River)
South Prong Lewis Fork (Fall Creek to
S.R. 1155 bridge)
(D) Wild Trout Waters are as follows:
Big Sandy Creek (portion on Stone
Mountain State Park)
Garden Creek (portion on Stone Mountain
State Park)
Widow Creek (portion on Stone Mountain
State Park)
(25) Yancey County
(A) Catch and Release/Artificial Flies Only Trout Waters
are as follows:
South Toe River (headwaters to Upper
Creek)
Upper Creek
(B) Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are as follows:
Cane River (Blackberry Ridge Rd. to
downstream boundary of Cane River County Park)
(C) Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are as follows:
Bald Mountain Creek (except where posted
against trespassing)
Cane River (Bee Branch [S.R. 1110] to
Bowlens Creek)
Price Creek (junction of S.R. 1120 and
S.R. 1121 to Indian Creek)
South Toe River (Clear Creek to lower
boundary line of Yancey Co. recreation park, except where posted against
trespassing)
(D) Wild Trout Waters are as follows:
Cattail Creek (bridge at Mountain Farm
Community Rd. to N.C. 187 bridge)
Lickskillet Creek
Middle Creek (game land boundary to
mouth)
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-272; 113-292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1998; July 1, 1997; July 1, 1996;
July 1, 1995; July 1, 1994; July 1, 1993; October 1, 1992;
Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1, 1999;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2000;
Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1, 2001;
Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1, 2002;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2002 (approved by RRC on 6/21/01
and 04/18/02);
Temporary Amendment Eff. June 1, 2003;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2004 (this amendment replaces the
amendment approved by RRC on July 17, 2003);
Amended Eff. August 1, 2015: August 1, 2014; August 1,
2013; August 1, 2012; August 1, 2011; August 1, 2010; May 1, 2009; May 1, 2008;
May 1, 2007; May 1, 2006; June 1, 2005.
15A NCAC 10C .0206 TROTLINES, JUG HOOKS AND SET HOOKS
(a) For purposes of this Rule, the following definitions
apply:
(1) "set hook" means a fishing device
consisting of a single line having no more than three hooks that is attached at
one end only to a stationary object.
(2) "jug hook" means a fishing device
consisting of a single line having no more than three hooks that is attached to
a float.
(3) "trotline" means a fishing device
consisting of a horizontal common line having multiple hooks attached.
(b) Except as otherwise prohibited in this Rule, trotlines,
jug hooks, and set hooks may be set in the inland waters of North Carolina,
provided no live bait is used. Trotlines, jug hooks, and set hooks may not be
set in any of the impounded waters on the Sandhills Game Land. Trotlines, jug
hooks, and set hooks may not be set in any designated public mountain trout
waters except impounded waters of power reservoirs and municipally-owned water
supply reservoirs open to the public for fishing. In Lake Waccamaw, trotlines,
jug hooks, or set hooks may be set only from October 1 through April 30.
(c) Each trotline, set hook, and jug hook shall bear
legible and indelible identification of the user's name and address or the
user's Wildlife Resources Commission customer number. Each trotline shall be
conspicuously marked at each end and each set hook conspicuously marked at one
end with a flag, float, or other prominent object so that its location is
readily discernible by boat operators and swimmers. Trotlines shall be set
parallel to the nearest shore in all inland fishing waters unless otherwise
prohibited. The number of jug hooks that may be fished is limited to 70 per
boat. All trotlines, set hooks, and jug hooks shall be fished at least once
daily and all fish removed at that time. Trotlines, set hooks, and jug hooks
without bait or not labled as described in this Paragraph may be removed from
the water by wildlife enforcement officers. It is unlawful to use metal cans
or glass jugs as floats.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-272; 113-292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1993; May 1, 1992; July 1, 1989;
January 1, 1982;
Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1, 2002;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2015; August 1, 2014; August 1,
2013; May 1, 2008; June 1, 2005; August 1, 2002.
15A NCAC 10C .0207 GRABBLING FOR FISH
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Repealed Eff. July 1, 1988.
15A NCAC 10C .0208 SPAWNING AREAS
The following waters are designated as spawning areas in
which fishing is prohibited or restricted as indicated:
(1) No person shall fish by any method from February 15
to April 15, both inclusive, in Linville River from the NC 126 bridge
downstream to the mouth of the Linville River.
(2) No person shall fish by any method within the
bypass channel constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers around Lock and
Dam No. 1 on the Cape Fear River at any time.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2009; August 1, 2004; July 1, 1993;
July 1, 1989; July 1, 1985; July 1, 1984.
15A NCAC 10C .0209 TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE FISH
(a) Fish Transport: It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, or corporation to transport live freshwater nongame fishes, or live game
fishes in excess of the possession limit, or fish eggs without having in
possession a permit obtained from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission.
(b) Fish Stocking: It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, or corporation to stock any life stage of any species of fish in the
inland fishing waters of this State without having first procured a stocking
permit from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
(c) Permits for stocking fish shall be issued as follows:
(1) Application for a stocking permit shall be
made on a form provided by the Commission. The applicant shall specify the
purpose for the stocking, species to be stocked, the source of the stock, the
number of individual specimens to be released, and the location where release
is desired.
(2) Before issuing a stocking permit, the
Executive Director shall review the application and determine, based on
principles of wildlife management and biological science, that the proposed
stocking will not:
(A) threaten the introduction of epizootic disease or
(B) create a danger to or an imbalance in the
environment inimical to the conservation of wildlife resources.
(3) Based on the determination made in Subparagraph
(2):
(A) If the Executive Director determines that either or
both conditions cannot be met under any circumstances, the application shall be
denied.
(B) If the Executive Director determines that both
conditions may be met only by the introduction of fewer than the number
requested, a permit only for the number that may be safely released shall be
issued.
(C) If the Executive Director determines that the number
requested may be safely released, he shall issue the permit.
(4) Any stocking permit issued by the
Commission may impose the following conditions or restrictions:
(A) Location where the permitted number of fish may be
stocked.
(B) Certification that fish are free of certifiable
diseases by the vendor or a laboratory qualified to make such determination.
(C) Documentation of the date, time and location of the
release.
(D) Access by the Commission to the property where fish
introductions occur to assess impacts of the introduction.
(E) All conditions required shall be included in
writing on the permit.
(5) Based on the criteria in Subparagraph (2),
no permit shall be issued to stock any of the following species in the areas
indicated:
SPECIES LOCATION
Salmonids except brown, brook, and rainbow trout Statewide
Flathead catfish Statewide
(d) For purposes of this Rule, stocking is the introduction
or attempted introduction of one or more individuals of a particular species of
live fish into public waters for any purpose other than:
(1) As bait affixed to a hook and line, or
(2) A release incidental to "catch and
release" fishing in an area within the same body of water where the fish
was caught, or within an adjacent body of water not separated from that body by
any natural or manmade obstruction to the passage of that species.
(e) The release of more than the daily creel limit, or if
there is no established creel limit for the species, more than five individuals
of the species, shall constitute prima facie evidence of an intentional
release.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑135;
113‑274; 113‑292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2005.
15A NCAC 10C .0210 FISHES TAKEN ILLEGALLY: MANAGEMENT
PURPOSES
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑137;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Repealed Eff. July 1, 1988.
15A NCAC 10C .0211 POSSESSION OF CERTAIN FISHES
(a) It is unlawful to transport, purchase, possess, sell or
stock in the public or private waters of North Carolina any live individuals
of:
(1) piranha,
(2) "walking catfish" (Clarias
batrachus),
(3) snakehead fish (from the Family Channidae,
formerly Ophiocephalidae),
(4) black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus),
(5) bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis),
(6) silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix),
(7) rudd (Scardinius erythropthalomus),
(8) round goby (Neogobius melanostomus),
(9) tubenose goby (Proterorhinus marmoratus),
(10) ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus),
(11) Japanese mysterysnail (Cipangopaludina
japonica),
(12) Chinese mysterysnail (Cipangopaludina
chinensis malleata),
(13) red-rim melania (Melanoides tuberculatus),
(14) virile crayfish (Orconectes (Gremicambarus)
virilis),
(15) rusty crayfish (Orconectes (Procericambarus)
rusticus),
(16) Australian red claw crayfish or "red
claw" (Cherax quadricarinatus, or other species of "giant"
crayfish species in the genus Cherax),
(17) white amur or "grass carp"
(Ctenopharyngodon idella),
(18) swamp or "rice" eel (Monopterus
albus),
(19) red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis),
(20) zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) or
(21) quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis
bugensis) or any mussel in the family Dreissenidae.
(b) A person may buy, possess or stock triploid grass carp
only for the purpose of controlling aquatic vegetation under a permit issued by
the Executive Director when the director determines that conditions of such
possession or stocking provide minimal probability of escape and threat to
sensitive aquatic habitat and that the carp is certified to be sterile by
genetic testing at a federal, state, or university laboratory.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-274(c)(1c);
113-292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. September 1, 1984;
Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1, 2001;
Amended Eff. July 18, 2002;
Temporary Amendment Eff. September 1, 2002;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2013; August 1, 2011; June 1,
2009, June 1, 2005; August 1, 2004.
15A NCAC 10C .0212 FISH HATCHERIES
It is unlawful to fish by any method or at any time in the
waters of Bones Creek from the Lake Rim Dam to the US 401 Bypass (Raeford Road)
or upon any property used in conjunction with any state fish hatchery, except
McKinney Lake Reservoir at McKinney Lake State Fish Hatchery, or except as part
of fishing events authorized by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission. On Lake Rim it is unlawful to use power‑driven boats, except
those powered by electric motors, to swim or bathe at any time, or to use, or
have in possession, any minnows or other species of fish except golden shiners
(shad roaches) for use as bait.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑264;
113‑292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1998; May 1, 1992;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2004 (this amendment replaces the
amendment approved by RRC on July 17, 2003).
15A NCAC 10C .0213 SNAGGING FISH
It is unlawful to take fish from any inland fishing waters
by snagging. As used in this Rule, "snagging" means pulling or
jerking a device equipped with one or more hooks through the water for the
purpose of impaling fish thereon.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑292;
Eff. January 1, 1977;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1989; January 1, 1981; January 1,
1979; January 1, 1978.
15A NCAC 10C .0214 FISH COLLECTORS
(a) Collection Licenses. The Executive Director is
authorized to license qualified individuals to take or collect any species of
fish from the inland fishing waters of the State, or game fish from the joint
or coastal waters, other than an endangered or threatened species. Such
license shall be issued upon payment of a fee of five dollars ($5.00), except
that licenses may be issued to representatives of educational or scientific
institutions or of governmental agencies without charge. Such license may be
used in lieu of any other fishing license required by law and shall authorize
possession and transporation of the fish incidental to the authorized taking.
(b) Qualifications of Licensees. In addition to
representatives of educational or scientific institutions and governmental
agencies, the collection license may be issued to any individual for any
worthwhile purpose that is not deemed inimical to the conservation of the
species to be collected or to some other fish or wildlife resources that may be
dependent thereon.
(c) Methods of Taking. The manner of taking fish under a
collection license may be specified by the Executive Director and need not be
restricted to the usual methods of lawful fishing.
(d) Term of License. The Executive Director may, in his
discretion, impose time limits, but unless so restricted the license shall be
valid from January 1 through December 31 of the applicable year.
(e) Report of Collecting Activity. Each individual
licensed under this Rule shall submit a written report to the Executive
Director within 15 days following the date of expiration of the license. The
report shall be on a form supplied by the Wildlife Resources Commission and
shall show the numbers of each species taken under the license and the use or
disposition thereof. The Executive Director may require additional information
for statistical purposes such as the dates and places of the taking and the
sex, size, weight, condition, and approximate age of each specimen taken. Such
additional information may be required on the form of report or by a separate
writing accompanying the form.
(f) Other Requirements and Restrictions. The Executive
Director may, in his discretion, impose such other requirements and
restrictions on persons licensed under this Rule as he may deem to be necessary
to the efficient administration of the wildlife conservation laws and
regulations.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑272.4;
Eff. January 1, 1981.
15A NCAC 10C .0215 REPLACEMENT COSTS OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES
- FISH
(a) Replacement Costs Distinguished. As it applies to
fishes the term "replacement costs" must be distinguished from the
"value" of the fish concerned. Except in cases where fish may lawfully
be sold on the open market, as with commercially reared species, the monetary
value of the specimens cannot be determined easily. The degree of special
interest or concern in a particular species by the public, including not only
anglers, but conservationists and those to whom the value of fishes is
primarily aesthetic, cannot be measured in dollar amounts. The average cost
per fish legally taken by anglers including travel and lodging, fishing
equipment and bait, excise taxes on equipment, licenses and other fees, may
fairly be estimated. This too, however, is a reflection of the value of
existing fishery resources rather than a measure of the cost of their
replacement. Thus, the relative value of fish species should be considered
only as they may bear on the necessity or desirability of actual replacement.
(b) Factors to be Considered. The factors which should be
considered in determining the replacement costs of resident species of fishes
that have been taken, injured, removed, harmfully altered, damaged, or
destroyed include the following:
(1) whether the species is classified as
endangered or threatened;
(2) the relative frequency of occurrence of the
species in the state;
(3) the extent of existing habitat suitable for
the species within the state;
(4) the dependency of the species on unique
habitat requirements;
(5) the cost of improving and maintaining
suitable habitat for the species;
(6) the cost of capturing the species in areas
of adequate populations and transplanting them to areas of suitable habitat
with low populations;
(7) the cost of propagating and rearing the
species in a hatchery and the cost of transporting them to areas of suitable
habitat with low populations;
(8) the availability of the species and the
cost of acquisition for restocking purposes;
(9) the cost of those species which, when
released, have a probability of survival in the wild;
(10) the ratio between the natural life
expectancy of the species and the period of its probable survival when, having
been reared in a hatchery, it is released to the wild;
(11) the change in the value of money as
reflected by the consumer price index.
(c) Costs of Replacement. Based on the factors listed in
Paragraph (b) of this Rule, including the June, 1980, consumer price index of 247.6
percent of the 1967 base, the following fishes are listed with the estimated
replacement cost:
Species Weight Replacement
Cost
Striped bass and up
to 5 lbs. $25/fish
Bodie bass 5
lbs. to 10 lbs. $20/lb.
10 lbs. to 20
lbs. $25/lb.
Over 20 lbs. $30/lb.
White bass up
to 2 lbs. $10/fish
Over 2 lbs. $10/lb.
Largemouth bass Up
to 2 lbs. $10/fish
2 lbs. to 7 lbs. $10/lb.
Over 7 lbs. $20/lb.
Smallmouth bass and Up
to 2 lbs. $10/fish
other black bass 2
lbs. to 4 lbs. $10/lb.
Over 4 lbs. $20/lb.
Walleye Up
to 2 lbs. $10/fish
2 lbs. to 5 lbs. $10/lb.
Over 5 lbs. $20/lb.
Muskellunge Up
to 1 lb. $30/fish
Over 1 lb. $30/lb.
Sunfish All
Sizes $5/fish
Crappie All
Sizes $10/fish
Catfish (Channel, Blue Up
to 1 lb. $5/fish
and Flathead) 1
lb. to 20 lbs. $5/lb.
Over 20 lbs. $10/lb.
Trout (Wild) Up
to 7 in. $10/fish
7 in. to 13 in. $15/fish
Over 13 in. $30/lb.
Trout (Hatchery) 7
in. to 13 in. $5/fish
Over 13 in. $10/lb.
All Other Game Fish All
Sizes $5/fish
All Other Non-Game Fish All
Sizes $2.50/fish
(d) Cost of Investigations. The factors to be considered
and the computation of costs are as specified in 15A NCAC 10B .0117.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-267;
Eff. December 1, 1993.
15A NCAC 10C .0216 STATE INLAND FISHING LICENSE EXEMPTIONS
(a) Any governmental or non-profit entity conducting an
organized fishing event for educational or therapeutic purposes may obtain from
the Commission an exemption from the requirements of the fishing license for
participants in the event.
(b) The state inland fishing license exemption shall only
be issued when all the information required by these Rules contained on a form
provided by the Commission is submitted by the applicant to the Chief of the
Division of Inland Fisheries not less than 21 days prior to the organized
fishing event, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The person in charge of the event must be
on-site at all times and have a copy of the exemption available for inspection
on request by Commission personnel; and
(2) The exemption shall be limited to the
immediate location of the event and shall remain in effect only for the
duration of the event.
(c) The Commission may require that an applicant receiving
a state fishing license exemption report both the number of male participants
and the number of female participants less than 16 years of age and the names
of participants 16 years of age and older who do not have a fishing license.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑272.2;
113‑276; 113‑292;
Eff. May 1, 2007;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2009.
15A NCAC 10C .0217 Public Access for Anglers Only
(a) A landowner who has accepted from the Wildlife
Resources Commission a sign indicating Public Access for Fishing Only and
posted such sign on his property agrees to allow any licensed angler, and
accompanying youths, to cross his or her property in order to access public waters
for the purpose of fishing.
(b) By accepting and posting the Public Access for Fishing
Only sign, the landowner has designated the Wildlife Resources Commission as an
agent as described in G.S. 14-159.6. As an agent, the Commission confers
access to any member of the public with a valid fishing license and
accompanying youths. Anglers who access property under the terms of this Rule
are prohibited from engaging in any of the following activities while on the
private property unless otherwise posted:
(1) building fires;
(2) littering;
(3) swimming;
(4) launching or retrieving boats;
(5) camping;
(6) causing property damage;
(7) entering before 7 am; and
(8) remaining on the property after 9 pm.
History Note: Authority G.S. 14-159.6; 113-134;
113-305;
Eff. August 1, 2014.
section .0300 - GAME FISH
15A NCAC 10C .0301 INLAND GAME FISHES DESIGNATED
The following fishes are classified and designated as inland
game fishes:
(1) mountain trout, all species including but not
limited to rainbow, brown and brook trout;
(2) muskellunge, chain (jack) and redfin pickerel;
(3) yellow perch, when found in inland waters, walleye
and sauger;
(4) black bass, including largemouth, smallmouth,
spotted and redeye bass;
(5) black and white crappie;
(6) sunfish, including bluegill (bream), redbreast
(robin), redear (shellcracker), pumpkinseed, warmouth, rock bass, (redeye),
flier, Roanoke bass, and all other species of the sunfish family
(Centrarchidae) not specifically listed in this Rule;
(7) spotted sea trout (speckled trout), when found in
inland fishing waters;
(8) flounder, when found in inland fishing waters;
(9) red drum (channel bass, red fish, puppy drum), when
found in inland fishing waters;
(10) striped bass, white bass, white perch and Morone
hybrids (striped bass‑white bass), when found in inland fishing waters;
(11) American and hickory shad, when found in inland
fishing waters;
(12) kokanee salmon.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑129;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2005; June 1, 2004; July 1, 1996; July
1, 1990; July 1, 1983; January 1, 1981; January 1, 1980.
15A NCAC 10C .0302 MANNER OF TAKING INLAND GAME FISHES
(a) Except as provided in this Rule, it is unlawful for any
person to take inland game fishes from any of the waters of North Carolina by
any method other than with hook and line. Landing nets may be used to land
fishes caught on hook and line. Game fishes taken incidental to commercial
fishing operations in joint fishing waters or coastal fishing waters shall be
immediately returned to the water unharmed. Game fishes taken incidental to
the use of special devices for taking nongame fishes from inland fishing waters
as authorized in Rule .0402 of this Subchapter or as authorized by 15A NCAC 10C
.0407 by anglers licensed under G.S. 113-272.2(c) shall be immediately returned
to the water unharmed, except that a daily creel limit of American and hickory
shad may be taken with dip nets and bow nets from March 1 through April 30 in
those waters where such gear may be lawfully used, and white perch may be taken
when captured in a cast net being used to collect nongame fishes in all
impounded waters west of Interstate 95 and in the Tar River Reservoir (Nash
County).
(b) In the inland waters of the Roanoke River upstream of
U.S. 258 bridge, only a single barbless hook or a lure with a single barbless
hook may be used from 1 April to 30 June. Barbless as used in this Rule,
requires that the hook does not have a barb or the barb is bent down.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-273; 113-292;
113-302;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1996; October 1, 1994; July 1, 1993;
May 1, 1992; January 1, 1982;
Temporary Amendment Eff. November 1, 1998;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2014; August 1, 2002; April 1,
1999.
15A NCAC 10C .0303 PURCHASE AND SALE OF INLAND GAME FISHES
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑273;
113‑292; 113‑302;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1982; January 1, 1981; January 1,
1979; January 1, 1977;
Repealed Eff. July 1, 1988.
15A NCAC 10C .0304 TAKING AND POSSESSION OF INLAND GAME
FISHES
(a) It is unlawful to take in one day more than the daily
creel limit of those species of inland game fish having a specified creel
limit; to possess more fish than the daily creel limit in effect on those
waters being fished; to possess any fish outside of the size limit in effect on
those waters being fished; to possess more fish than the daily creel limit
while boating or afield; or to possess at any place more than three days creel
limit. It is unlawful to destroy unnecessarily any inland game fish taken from
public fishing waters.
(b) No person while fishing shall remove the head or tail
or otherwise change the appearance of any game fish having a minimum size limit
so as to render it impracticable to measure its total original length. No
person while fishing shall change the appearance of any game fish having a
daily creel limit so as to obscure its identification or render it
impracticable to count the number of fish in possession.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑135;
113‑135.1; 113‑292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1998; July 1, 1991; July 1, 1988;
January 1, 1981.
15A NCAC 10C .0305 black bass
(a) The daily creel limit for Largemouth, Smallmouth and
Spotted Bass — collectively known as Black Bass — is five fish, except in
waters identified in Paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Rule. There is no minimum
size limit for these fish, but only two of them may be less than 14 inches
except in waters identified in Paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h),
(i), (j) and (k) of this Rule. There is no closed season, except for waters
identified in Paragraph (k) of this Rule.
(b) In Lake Cammack in Alamance County and Lake Holt in
Granville County the daily creel limit for Largemouth Bass is 10 fish and no
more than two fish greater than 14 inches may be possessed.
(c) In Lake Santeetlah in Graham County, there is no daily
creel limit for Black Bass less than 14 inches. The daily creel limit for Black
Bass greater than 14 inches is five fish.
(d) The minimum size limit for Black Bass is 14 inches,
with no exceptions in:
(1) Lake Raleigh in Wake County;
(2) Lake Mattamuskeet and associated canals in
Hyde County;
(3) Pungo Lake in Washington and Hyde counties;
(4) New Lake in Hyde County;
(5) and the Currituck, Roanoke, Croatan and
Albemarle sounds and all their tributaries including Roanoke River downstream
of Roanoke Rapids Dam, Chowan River, Yeopim River, Pasquotank River, Perquimans
River, North River, Northwest River, Scuppernong River and Alligator River
(including the Alligator/Pungo Canal east of the NC Hwy 264/45 bridge).
(e) In Cane Creek Lake in Union County, and Buckhorn
Reservoir in Wilson and Nash counties, the minimum size limit for Largemouth
Bass is 16 inches, with no exceptions.
(f) In Lake Phelps the minimum size limit is 14 inches,
with no exceptions, and no fish between 16 and 20 inches may be possessed.
(g) In Shearon Harris Reservoir, there is no minimum size
limit for Black Bass, but only two Black Bass less than 14 inches and no Black
Bass between 16 and 20 inches may be possessed.
(h) In Randleman Reservoir, there is no minimum size limit
for Largemouth Bass, but only two Largemouth Bass less than 14 inches and only
one Largemouth Bass greater than 20 inches may be possessed.
(i) In Lake Thom-A-Lex in Davidson County, the minimum size
limit for Black Bass is 18 inches with no exceptions.
(j) In the Alleghany County portion of New River downstream
of Fields Dam (Grayson County, Virginia) there is no minimum size limit for
Black Bass, but no fish between 14 and 20 inches in length may be possessed and
only one Black Bass greater than 20 inches may be possessed.
(k) In Sutton Lake, the minimum size limit for Black Bass
is 14 inches with no exceptions and no Black Bass may be possessed from
December 1 through March 31.
(l) For purposes of this Rule, creel limits apply to
Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted Bass in aggregate unless otherwise
specified.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292; 113-304;
113-305;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Temporary Amendment Eff. May 10, 1990, for a period of
180 days to expire on November 1, 1990;
Temporary Amendment Eff. May 22, 1990, for a period of
168 days to expire on November 1, 1990;
Temporary Amendment Eff. May 1, 1991, for a period of 180
days to expire on November 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1994; July 1, 1993; October 1, 1992;
Temporary Amendment Eff. December 1, 1994 for a period of
180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1998; July 1, 1997; July 1, 1996;
July 1, 1995;
Temporary Amendment Eff. November 1, 1998;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1999;
Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1, 1999;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2000;
Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1, 2001;
Temporary Amendment Eff. March 8, 2002 [This rule
replaces the rule proposed for permanent amendment effective July 1, 2002 and
approved by RRC in May 2001];
Amended Eff. August 1, 2002 (approved by RRC in April 2002);
Temporary Amendment Eff. June 1, 2003;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2004 (this amendment replaces the
amendment approved by RRC on July 17, 2003);
Amended Eff. November 1, 2013; August 1, 2012; March 1,
2012; August 1, 2011; August 1, 2010; May 1, 2009; July 1, 2008; May 1, 2008;
May 1, 2007; May 1, 2006; June 1, 2005.
15A NCAC 10C .0306 crappie
(a) There is no daily creel limit for Crappie, except for
waters identified in Paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this Rule. There is no
minimum size limit for these fish, except for waters identified in Paragraphs (c)
and (d). There is no closed season.
(b) In Buckhorn Reservoir in Wilson and Nash counties the
daily creel limit is 20 fish.
(c) In the following waters, the daily creel limit is 20
fish and the minimum size limit is 10 inches:
(1) B. Everett Jordan Reservoir,
(2) Roanoke River and its tributaries
downstream of Roanoke Rapids dam,
(3) Cashie River and its tributaries,
(4) Middle River and its tributaries, and
(5) Eastmost River and its tributaries.
(d) In the following waters, the daily creel limit is 20
fish and the minimum size limit is eight inches:
(1) Pee Dee River from Blewett Falls Dam to the
South Carolina state line;
(2) Badin Lake;
(3) Falls Lake (Stanly and Montgomery
counties);
(4) Lake Tillery;
(5) Blewett Falls Lake;
(6) Lake Norman;
(7) Lake Hyco;
(8) Lake Ramseur;
(9) Cane Creek Lake;
(10) Tar River downstream of Tar River Reservoir
Dam;
(11) Neuse River downstream of Falls Lake Dam;
(12) Haw River downstream of Jordan Lake Dam;
(13) Deep River downstream of Lockville Dam;
(14) Cape Fear River;
(15) Waccamaw River downstream of Lake Waccamaw
Dam;
(16) Lumber River including Drowning Creek;
(17) all other public fishing waters east of
Interstate 95, except Tar River Reservoir in Nash County, Sutton Lake in New
Hanover County, and waters listed in Paragraph (c) of this Rule; and
(18) all public waters west of Interstate 77.
For waters in Subparagraphs (10) through (18), the
restrictions apply to all tributaries.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292;
Eff. November 1, 2013;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2015.
15A NCAC 10C .0307 FLOUNDER, SEA TROUT, AND RED DRUM
In inland fishing waters, Sea Trout (Spotted or Speckled),
Flounder, and Red Drum (also known as Channel Bass, Red Fish or Puppy Drum)
recreational seasons, size limits and creel limits are the same as those
established in the Rules of the Marine Fisheries Commission or proclamations
issued by the Fisheries Director in adjacent joint or coastal fishing waters.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292; 113-304;
113-305;
Eff. November 1, 2013
15A NCAC 10C .0308 kokanee salmon
The daily creel limit for Kokanee Salmon is seven fish.
There is no minimum size limit for these fish. There is no closed season for
Kokanee Salmon.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292;
Eff. November 1, 2013.
15A NCAC 10C .0309 muskellunge
The daily creel limit for Muskellunge is one fish. The
minimum size limit for this fish is 42 inches. There is no closed season for
Muskellunge.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292;
Eff. November 1, 2013.
15A NCAC 10C .0310 pickerEl
There is no daily creel limit and no minimum size limit for
Pickerel (Chain and Redfin). There is no closed season for Pickerel.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292;
Eff. November 1, 2013.
15A NCAC 10C .0311 roanoke and rock bass
(a) There is no daily creel limit and no minimum size limit
for Roanoke and Rock Bass, except for waters identified in Paragraph (b) of
this Rule. There is no closed season for Roanoke and Rock Bass.
(b) In all public fishing waters east of Interstate 77, the
daily creel limit for Roanoke and Rock Bass is two fish in the aggregate and
the minimum size for these fish is eight inches.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292;
Eff. November 1, 2013.
15A NCAC 10C .0312 sauger
The daily creel limit for Sauger is eight fish. The minimum
size limit for these fish is 15 inches. There is no closed season for Sauger.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292;
Eff. November 1, 2013.
15A NCAC 10C .0313 shad (American and Hickory)
(a) The daily creel limit for American and Hickory Shad in the
aggregate is 10 fish, except for waters identified in Paragraphs (b), (c) and
(d) of this Rule. There is no minimum size limit for these fish. There is no
closed season, except for waters identified in Paragraph (e) of this Rule.
(b) In the inland waters of Roanoke River, Neuse River, and
their tributaries, the daily creel limit for American and Hickory Shad is 10 in
the aggregate, only one of which may be an American Shad.
(c) In the inland waters of the Cape Fear River and its
tributaries, the daily creel limit for American and Hickory Shad is 10 in the aggregate,
only five of which may be American Shad.
(d) In Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, Lake Gaston and John H.
Kerr Reservoir, no American Shad may be possessed.
(e) The season for taking American and Hickory Shad with
bow nets is March 1 through April 30.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292; 113-304;
113-305;
Eff. November 1, 2013.
15A NCAC 10C .0314 STRIPED BASS
(a) The daily creel limit for Striped Bass and its hybrids
is four fish in the aggregate, except in waters identified in Paragraphs (b), (e),
(f), (g), (h), and (i) of this Rule. The minimum size limit for these fish is
20 inches, except in waters identified in Paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f),
(g), (h), and (i) of this Rule. There is no closed season, except for waters
identified in Paragraphs (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this Rule.
(b) In the Dan River upstream from its confluence with
Bannister River to the dam at Union Street in Danville, VA and in John H. Kerr
Reservoir, the daily creel limit on Striped Bass and its hybrids is two in the
aggregate and the minimum size limit is 24 inches from October 1 through May
31. From June 1 through September 30, the daily creel limit on Striped Bass
and its hybrids is four in the aggregate with no minimum size limit.
(c) In Lake Gaston and Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, the
minimum size limit for Striped Bass and its hybrids is 20 inches from October 1
through May 31. There is no minimum size limit for these fish from June 1
through September 30.
(d) In Lake Norman, Arrowhead Lake (Anson Co.), High Rock
Pond (Caswell Co.), Moss Lake, Mountain Island Reservoir, Oak Hollow Lake, Lake
Thom-A-Lex, Lake Townsend, and Salem Lake the minimum size limit for Striped
Bass and its hybrids is 16 inches.
(e) In Lake Matamuskeet, and in the Pee Dee River and its
tributaries downstream from the Blewett Falls Dam to the South Carolina state
line, the daily creel limit is three fish in the aggregate, and the minimum
size limit is 18 inches.
(f) In the inland fishing waters of Neuse, Pungo, and Tar
Pamlico rivers and their tributaries extending upstream to the first
impoundment of the main course on the river or its tributaries, and in all
other inland fishing waters east of Interstate 95 not specified in Paragraphs
(e), (g), (h), and (i) of this Rule, the daily creel limit for Striped Bass and
its hybrids is two fish in the aggregate. The minimum size limit is 18 inches
but no Striped Bass or hybrids between the lengths of 22 inches and 27 inches
shall be possessed. In these waters, the season for taking and possessing
Striped Bass is closed from May 1 through September 30.
(g) In the inland fishing waters of the Cape Fear River and
its tributaries downstream of Buckhorn Dam, the season for taking and
possessing Striped Bass is closed year-round.
(h) In the inland and joint fishing waters [as identified
in 15A NCAC 10C .0107(1)(e)] of the Roanoke River Striped Bass Management Area,
which includes the Roanoke, Cashie, Middle, and Eastmost rivers and their
tributaries, the open season for taking and possessing Striped Bass and its
hybrids is March 1 through April 30 from the joint-coastal fishing waters
boundary at Albemarle Sound upstream to Roanoke Rapids Lake dam. During the
open season, the daily creel limit for Striped Bass and its hybrids is two fish
in the aggregate and the minimum size limit is 18 inches. No fish between 22
inches and 27 inches in length shall be possessed in the daily creel limit.
Only one fish larger than 27 inches may be possessed in the daily creel limit.
(i) In designated inland fishing waters of Roanoke Sound,
Croatan Sound, Albemarle Sound, Chowan River, Currituck Sound, Alligator River,
Scuppernong River, and their tributaries (excluding the Roanoke River and
Cashie River and their tributaries), Striped Bass fishing season, size limits
and creel limits are the same as those established by rules or proclamations of
the Marine Fisheries Commission in adjacent joint or coastal fishing waters.
(j) The Executive Director may, by proclamation, suspend,
or extend the hook-and-line season for Striped Bass in the inland and joint
waters of coastal rivers and their tributaries. It is unlawful to violate the
provisions of any proclamation issued under this authority.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292; 113-304;
113-305;
Eff. November 1, 2013;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2015; August 1, 2014.
15A NCAC 10C .0315 sunfish
(a) For purposes of this Rule, Sunfish include bluegill,
redbreast, redear, pumpkinseed, warmouth, flier and all other species of the
sunfish family (Centrarchidae) not specified in 15A NCAC 10C .0305, 15A NCAC
10C .0306 and 15A NCAC 10C .0311.
(b) There is no daily creel limit for Sunfish, except for
waters identified in Paragraph (c) of this Rule. There is no minimum size
limit for these fish. There is no closed season.
(c) In the following waters and all their tributaries, the
daily creel limit for Sunfish is 30 in the aggregate, no more than 12 of which
may be Redbreast Sunfish:
(1) Roanoke River downstream of Roanoke Rapids
Dam;
(2) Tar River downstream of Tar River Reservoir
Dam;
(3) Neuse River downstream of Falls Lake Dam;
(4) Haw River downstream of Jordan Lake Dam;
(5) Deep River downstream of Lockville Dam;
(6) Cape Fear River;
(7) Waccamaw River downstream of Lake Waccamaw
Dam;
(8) Lumber River including Drowning Creek; and
(9) all other public fishing waters east of
Interstate 95, except Tar River Reservoir in Nash County.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292;
Eff. November 1, 2013.
15A NCAC 10C .0316 trout
(a) The daily creel limit for trout in Hatchery-Supported
Trout Waters is seven fish. There is no minimum size limit for these fish. The
open season is from 7 a.m. on the first Saturday in April until March 1, except
for waters designated in Paragraphs (d) and (g) of this Rule.
(b) The daily creel limit for trout in Wild Trout Waters
and Wild Trout/Natural Bait Trout Waters is four fish. The minimum size limit
for these fish is seven inches. There is no closed season.
(c) No trout may be harvested from Catch and
Release/Artificial Lures Only Trout Waters or Catch and Release/Artificial
Flies Only Trout Waters. Trout may not be possessed while fishing these waters.
(d) The daily creel limit for trout in Delayed Harvest
Trout Waters is seven fish. There is no minimum size limit for these fish. The
Youth-only Delayed Harvest Trout Water Season is from 6 a.m. on the first
Saturday in June until 12 p.m. that same day. During this season only
individuals under the age of 16 may fish. From 12 p.m. on the first Saturday
in June until September 30, the Delayed Harvest Trout Waters Season is open for
all anglers. From October 1 to one-half hour after sunset on the Friday before
the first Saturday in June, trout may not be harvested or possessed while
fishing these waters. Delayed Harvest Trout Waters are closed to all fishing
from one-half hour after sunset on the Friday before the first Saturday in June
to 6 a.m. on the first Saturday in June.
(e) The daily creel limits, size limits, and seasons for
trout in Special Regulation Trout Waters are as follows: in the Catawba River
(Burke County) from Muddy Creek to the City of Morganton water intake dam the
daily creel limit is seven fish. There is no minimum size limit for these
fish, but only one may be greater than 14 inches. There is no closed season.
(f) The daily creel limit for trout in undesignated trout
waters is seven fish. There is no minimum size limit for these fish.
(g) There is no closed season on taking trout from Linville
River within Linville Gorge Wilderness Area and the impounded waters of power
reservoirs and municipally-owned water supply reservoirs open to the public for
fishing.
(h) In designated Public Mountain Trout Waters the season
for taking all species of fish is the same as the trout fishing season.
(i) All trout water designations and manners of take are
set forth in 15A NCAC 10C .0205.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292;
Eff. November 1, 2013;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2015.
15A NCAC 10C .0317 walleye
(a) The daily creel limit for Walleye is eight fish except
for waters identified in Paragraphs (b) and (d) of this Rule. There is no
minimum size limit for these fish except for waters identified in Paragraphs
(c) and (d) of this Rule. There is no closed season.
(b) In Linville River upstream upstream from the NC 126
bridge, the daily creel limit for Walleye is four fish.
(c) In Lake James and its tributaries, except the Linville
River upstream from the N.C. 126 bridge, the minimum size limit for walleye is
15 inches.
(d) In John H. Kerr Reservoir, Lake Gaston, and Roanoke
Rapids Lake, the daily creel limit is five fish and the minimum size limit for
Walleye is 18 inches.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292;
Eff. November 1, 2013.
15A NCAC 10C .0318 white bass
The daily creel limit for White Bass is 25 fish. There is
no minimum size limit for these fish. There is no closed season for White
Bass.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292;
Eff. November 1, 2013.
15A NCAC 10C .0319 white perch
There is no daily creel limit and no minimum limit size for
White Perch. There is no closed season for White Perch.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292; 113-304;
113-305;
Eff. November 1, 2013.
15A NCAC 10C .0320 Yellow perch
There is no daily creel limit and no minimum size limit for
Yellow Perch. There is no closed season for Yellow Perch.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292; 113-304;
113-305;
Eff. November 1, 2013.
section .0400 - JURISDICTION OF AGENCIES: CLASSIFICATION OF
WATERS
15A NCAC 10C .0401 MANNER OF TAKING NONGAME FISHES:
PURCHASE AND SALE
(a) Except as permitted by the rules in this Section, it is
unlawful to take nongame fishes from the inland fishing waters of North
Carolina in any manner other than with hook and line or grabbling. Nongame
fishes may be taken by hook and line or grabbling at any time without
restriction as to size limits or creel limits, with the following exceptions:
(1) Blue crabs shall have a minimum carapace
width of five inches (point to point) and it is unlawful to possess more than
50 crabs per person per day or to exceed 100 crabs per vessel per day.
(2) While boating on or fishing in the
following inland fishing waters, no person shall take river herring (alewife
and blueback) that are greater than six inches in length or possess such
herring regardless of origin in:
(A) Roanoke River downstream of Roanoke Rapids Dam;
(B) Tar River downstream of Rocky Mount Mill Dam;
(C) Neuse River downstream of Milburnie Dam;
(D) Cape Fear River downstream of Buckhorn Dam;
(E) Pee Dee River downstream of Blewett Falls Dam;
(F) Lumber River including Drowning Creek;
(G) all the tributaries to the rivers listed above; and
(H) all other inland fishing waters east of I-95.
(3) Grass carp shall not be taken or possessed
on Lake James, Lookout Shoals Lake, Lake Norman, Mountain Island Reservoir, Lake
Wylie, and John H. Kerr Reservoir, except that one fish per day may be taken
with archery equipment.
(4) No trotlines or set-hooks shall be used in
the impounded waters located on the Sandhills Game Land or in designated public
mountain trout waters.
(5) In Lake Waccamaw, trotlines or set-hooks
may be used only from October 1 through April 30.
(6) In inland fishing waters, gray trout
(weakfish) recreational seasons, size limits and creel limits are the same as
those established by Marine Fisheries Commission rule or proclamations issued
by the Fisheries Director in adjacent joint or coastal fishing waters.
(b) The season for taking nongame fishes by other hook and
line methods in designated public mountain trout waters is the same as the
trout fishing season. Trout seasons are designated in 15A NCAC 10C .0316.
(c) Nongame fishes taken by hook and line, grabbling, or by
licensed special devices may be sold, with the following exceptions:
(1) alewife and blueback herring, excluding
those less than six inches in length collected from Kerr Reservoir (Granville,
Vance, and Warren counties);
(2) blue crab; and
(3) bowfin.
(d) Freshwater mussels, including the Asiatic clam
(Corbicula fluminea), may be taken only from impounded waters, except mussels
shall not be taken in Lake Waccamaw and in University Lake in Orange County.
The daily possession limit for freshwater mussels is 200 in the aggregate,
except there is no daily possession limit for the Asiatic clam (Corbicula
fluminea).
(e) In waters that are stocked and managed for catfish and
located on game lands, on Commission-owned property, or on the property of a
cooperator, including waters within the Community Fishing Program, it is
unlawful to take channel, white, or blue catfish (forked tail catfish) by means
other than hook and line; the daily creel limit for forked tail catfish is six
fish in aggregate. Waters where this creel limit applies shall be posted
on-site with signs indicating the creel limit.
(f) In Lake Norman and Badin Lake, the daily creel limit
for blue catfish greater than 32 inches is one fish.
(g) The daily creel limit for American eels taken from or
possessed, regardless or origin, while boating on or fishing in inland fishing
waters is 25, and the minimum size limit is 9 inches.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-272; 113-292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1994; July 1, 1993; May 1, 1992;
Temporary Amendment Eff. December 1, 1994;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1998; July 1, 1996; July 1, 1995;
Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1, 1999;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2000;
Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1, 2002; July 1, 2001;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2002 (approved by RRC on 06/21/01
and 04/18/02);
Temporary Amendment Eff. June 1, 2003;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2004 (this amendment replaces the
amendment approved by RRC on July 17, 2003);
Amended Eff. August 1, 2015 August 1, 2014; August 1,
2013; August 1, 2012; August 1, 2011; August 1, 2010; May 1, 2009; May 1, 2008;
May 1, 2007; May 1, 2006; June 1, 2005.
15A NCAC 10C .0402 TAKING NONGAME FISHES FOR BAIT OR
PERSONAL CONSUMPTION
(a) It is unlawful to take nongame fish for bait or
personal consumption in the inland waters of North Carolina using equipment
other than:
(1) a net of dip net design not greater than
six feet across;
(2) a seine of not greater than 12 feet in
length (except in Lake Waccamaw where there is no length limitation) and with a
bar mesh measure of not more than one-fourth inch;
(3) a cast net;
(4) a bow net for the seasons and waters in
which the use of bow nets is authorized in 15A NCAC 10C .0407;
(5) a gig (except in Public Mountain Trout
Waters);
(6) up to three traps for the seasons and
waters in which the use of traps is authorized in 15A NCAC 10C .0407;
(7) up to two eel pots;
(8) a spear gun for the seasons and waters in
which the use of a spear gun is authorized in 15A NCAC 10C .0407;
(9) minnow traps not exceeding 12 inches in
diameter and 24 inches in length, with funnel openings not exceeding one inch
in diameter, and that are under the immediate control and attendance of the
individual operating them;
(10) a hand-held line with a single bait
attached;
(11) a single, multiple-bait line for taking
crabs not to exceed 100 feet in length, marked on each end with a solid float
no less than five inches in diameter, bearing legible and indelible
identification of the user's name and address, and under the immediate control
and attendance of the person using the device, with a limit of one line per
person and no more than one line per vessel; or
(12) a collapsible crab trap with the largest
open dimension not greater than 18 inches and that by design is collapsed at
all times when in the water, except when it is being retrieved or lowered to
the bottom, with a limit of one trap per person.
(b) It is unlawful to sell nongame fishes or aquatic
animals taken under this Rule.
(c) Game fishes taken while netting for bait shall be
returned unharmed to the water, except white perch may be taken when captured
in a cast net being used to collect nongame fishes for bait or personal
consumption in all impounded waters west of I-95 and in the Tar River Reservoir
(Nash County).
(d) No person shall take or possess during one day more
than 200 nongame fish in aggregate for bait or personal consumption subject to
the following restrictions:
(1) No more than 25 eels, none of which may be
less than 9 inches in length, shall be taken from or possessed, regardless of
origin, while boating on or fishing in inland fishing waters;
(2) While boating on or fishing in the
following inland fishing waters, no river herring (alewife and blueback) that
are greater than six inches in total length shall be taken and no such river
herring shall be possessed regardless of origin:
(A) Roanoke River downstream of Roanoke Rapids Dam;
(B) Tar River downstream of Rocky Mount Mill Dam;
(C) Neuse River downstream of Milburnie Dam;
(D) Cape Fear River downstream of Buckhorn Dam;
(E) Pee Dee River downstream of Blewett Falls Dam;
(F) Lumber River including Drowning Creek;
(G) the tributaries to the rivers listed above; and
(H) all other inland fishing waters east of Interstate
95.
(3) No more than 50 crabs per person per day or
100 per vessel per day with a minimum carapace width of five inches (point to
point) shall be taken.
(e) Any fishes taken for bait purposes are included within
the daily possession limit for that species.
(f) It is unlawful to take nongame fish for bait or any
other fish bait from designated public mountain trout waters and from the
bodies of water specified for the following counties:
(1) Chatham County:
Deep River
Rocky River
Bear Creek
(2) Lee County:
Deep River
(3) Moore County:
Deep River
(4) Randolph County:
Deep River below the Coleridge
Dam
Fork Creek
(g) In the waters of the Little Tennessee River, including
all the tributaries and impoundments thereof, and on adjacent shorelines,
docks, access ramps, and bridge crossings, it is unlawful to transport,
possess, or release live alewife or live blueback herring.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-135;
113-135.1; 113-272; 113-272.3; 113-292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2000; July 1, 1998; July 1, 1993;
July 1, 1992; May 1, 1992; July 1, 1989;
Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1, 2001;
Amended Eff. July 18, 2002;
Temporary Amendment Eff. June 1, 2003;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2004 (this amendment replaces the
amendment approved by RRC on July 17, 2003);
Amended Eff. August 1, 2015; August 1, 2014; August 1,
2013; August 1, 2010; May 1, 2008; May 1, 2007; May 1, 2006.
15A NCAC 10C .0403 TAKING NONGAME FISHES BY SPECIAL DEVICES
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑272.3;
113‑276; 113‑292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1982; January 1, 1977;
Repealed Eff. July 1, 1988.
15A NCAC 10C .0404 SPECIAL DEVICES
(a) Archery equipment. The use of archery equipment, as
defined in 15A NCAC 10B .0116, as a licensed special device is authorized for
taking nongame fishes at any time from all inland fishing waters other than
impounded waters located on the Sandhills Game Land and designated public
mountain trout waters. Unless prohibited by Marine Fisheries Commission's
rules in 15A NCAC 03, bow and arrow may be used in joint fishing waters.
(b) Nets. Where authorized, manually operated nets,
including seines and bow, cast, dip, gill, drift, and fyke nets may be used
under the special device license. No fixed gill net or other stationary net
which may be authorized as a special device may be more than 100 yards in
length, nor shall any such net be placed within 50 yards of any other fixed
net. Fixed nets must be set so that they run parallel to the nearest
shoreline. No fixed or drift gill nets shall be used unless such net is marked
for the protection of boat operators. A net shall be deemed so marked when
there is attached to it at each end two separate yellow buoys that shall be of
solid foam or other solid buoyant material no less than five inches in its smallest
dimensions. The owner shall be identified on a buoy on each end either by
using engraved buoys or by attaching engraved metal or plastic tags to the
buoys. Such identification shall include one of the following:
(1) owner's N.C. motor boat registration
number;
(2) owner's U.S. vessel documentation name; or
(3) owner's last name, first and middle
initials.
It is unlawful to attach gill nets to any wire, rope, or
similar device extended across any navigable watercourse.
(c) Traps. Baskets and traps, excluding collapsible crab
traps, may be used under the special device license. Such devices when set and
left unattended shall be affixed with a card or tag furnished by the license
holder and upon which his name and address shall be legibly and indelibly
inscribed. No fish trap may exceed 60 inches in length or 30 inches in depth
or width. No lead nets, wing nets, or other device designed to guide or herd
fish may be attached to the trap or used or set within 25 feet of the trap.
(d) Spears. Manually operated gigs or under-water spear or
harpoon guns may be used under the special device license in the inland waters
having a season for their use specified in Rule .0407 of this Section.
(e) Crab pots. It is unlawful to use crab pots in inland
fishing waters, except by persons owning property adjacent to the inland
fishing waters of coastal rivers and their tributaries who are permitted to set
two crab pots to be attached to their property and not subject to special
device license requirements.
(f) Eel pots. It is unlawful to use pots with mesh sizes
smaller than one-half inch by one-half inch. Each pot must be marked by
attaching a floating buoy that shall be of solid foam or other solid buoyant
material and no less than five inches in diameter and no less than five inches
in length. Buoys may be of any color except yellow. The owner shall be
identified on the attached buoy by using engraved buoys or by engraved metal or
plastic tags attached to the buoy. Such identification shall include one of the
following:
(1) owner's N.C. motorboat registration number;
(2) owner's U.S. vessel documentation name; or
(3) owner's last name, first and middle
initials.
(g) Hand-crank electrofisher. For the purposes of this
Rule, a hand-crank electrofisher is any manually-operated device which is
capable of generating a low voltage electrical current not exceeding 300 volts
for the taking of catfish. Hand-crank electrofishers may be used only where
authorized by local law and only in those waters specified in 15A NCAC 10C
.0407.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-272.2;
113-276; 113-292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1999; July 1, 1996; December 1,
1995; July 1, 1995; July 1, 1994; July 1, 1993;
Temporary Amendment Effective July 1, 2001;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2014; August 1, 2012; May 1, 2008;
May 1, 2007; August 1, 2004; July 18, 2002.
15A NCAC 10C .0405 POSSESSION OF LICENSES
Except as indicated in this Rule, every individual
participating in the taking of fish through the use of any special device must
have the special device fishing license issued to him, personally, in his possession
or readily available for inspection. A bow net or a dip net may be used by an
individual other than the licensee with the licensee's permission, but such
user must have the license in his possession or readily available for
inspection. When using drag seines authorized for taking nongame fishes at
beaches on inland fishing waters where there are migratory saltwater fishes
(herring or mullet), only the principal owner and operator is required to be
licensed.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑275;
113‑276; 113‑276.1; 113‑292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Temporary Amendment Eff. November 1, 1998;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1999.
15A NCAC 10C .0406 TRAWLS AND DREDGES
It is unlawful to use a trawl or clam dredge in any inland
fishing waters.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑276;
113‑292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1988; January 1, 1982; January 1,
1981.
15A NCAC 10C .0407 PERMITTED SPECIAL DEVICES AND OPEN
SEASONS
Except in designated public mountain trout waters, and in
impounded waters located on the Sandhills Game Land, there is a year‑round
open season for the licensed taking of nongame fishes by bow and arrow. The
use of special fishing devices, including crab pots in impoundments located
entirely on game lands is prohibited. Seasons and waters in which the use of
other special devices is authorized are indicated by counties below:
(1) Alamance:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in Alamance
Creek below NC 49 bridge and Haw River;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters;
(2) Alexander: July 1 to June 30 with traps and gigs
in all public waters; and with spear guns in Lake Hickory and Lookout Shoals
Reservoir;
(3) Alleghany: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in New
River, except designated public mountain trout waters;
(4) Anson:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps and gigs in all
public waters;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in Pee Dee
River below Blewett Falls Dam;
(c) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters, except Pee Dee River from Blewett Falls downstream to
the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad trestle;
(5) Ashe: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in New River
(both forks), except designated public mountain trout waters;
(6) Beaufort:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in the Pungo
River, and in the Tar and Pamlico Rivers above Norfolk and Southern Railroad
bridge; and with gigs in all inland public waters;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters;
(7) Bertie:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in the Broad
Creek (tributary of Roanoke);
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all inland
public waters, excluding public lakes, ponds, and other impounded waters;
(8) Bladen:
(a) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in Black
River;
(b) July 1 to March 1 with hand-crank
electrofishers (local law) in Cape Fear River between Lock and Dam 1 and 3 and
in Black River, except that hand-crank electrofishing is prohibited within 400
yards of Lock and Dam 1, 2, and 3 on Cape Fear River;
(9) Brunswick: March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in
Alligator Creek, Hoods Creek, Indian Creek, Orton Creek below Orton Pond, Rices
Creek, Sturgeon Creek and Town Creek;
(10) Buncombe: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except designated public mountain trout waters;
(11) Burke:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters, except Johns River and designated public mountain trout
waters;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with traps, gigs, and
spear guns in all public waters, except designated public mountain trout waters
and Lake James;
(12) Cabarrus:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all running
public waters,
(b) July 1 to June 30 with traps and gigs in all
public waters;
(13) Caldwell: July 1 to June 30 with traps, gigs, and
spear guns in all public waters, except designated public mountain trout
waters;
(14) Camden:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in all inland
public waters;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, excluding public lakes, ponds, and other impounded
waters;
(15) Carteret: March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters except South River and the tributaries of the White Oak
River;
(16) Caswell:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters;
(b) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters, except Moons Creek;
(c) July 1 to June 30 with traps in Hyco
Reservoir;
(17) Catawba:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters, except Catawba River below Lookout Dam;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with traps, spear guns,
and gigs in all public waters;
(18) Chatham:
(a) December 1 to April 15 with dip and gill
nets in the Cape Fear River, Deep River, Haw River and Rocky River (local law);
(b) July 1 to August 31 with seines in the Cape
Fear River, and Haw River;
(c) July 1 to June 30 with traps in Deep River;
and with gigs in all public waters;
(19) Cherokee: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except designated public mountain trout waters;
(20) Chowan:
(a) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, excluding public lakes, ponds, and other impounded
waters;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with traps in all inland
public waters, excluding public lakes, ponds, and other impounded waters;
(21) Clay: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except designated public mountain trout waters;
(22) Cleveland:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with gigs, traps and spear
guns in all public waters;
(23) Columbus:
(a) December 1 to March 1 with gigs in all
inland public waters, except Lake Waccamaw and its tributaries;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in
Livingston Creek;
(c) July 1 to March 1 with hand-crank
electrofishers (local law) in Waccamaw and Lumber rivers;
(24) Craven:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in the main run
of the Trent and Neuse Rivers;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, except Pitch Kettle, Grindle, Slocum (downstream of the
US 70 bridge), Spring and Hancock Creeks and their tributaries; and with seines
in the Neuse River;
(25) Currituck:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in Tulls Creek
and Northwest River;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, excluding public lakes, ponds, and other impounded
waters;
(26) Dare:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in Mashoes
Creek, Milltail Creek, East Lake and South Lake;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, excluding public lakes, ponds, and other impounded
waters;
(27) Davidson:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public waters,
and with traps in all public waters except Leonard's Creek, Abbott's Creek
below Lake Thom‑A‑Lex dam, and the Abbott's Creek arm of High Rock
Lake upstream from the NC 8 bridge;
(28) Davie:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps and gigs in all
public waters;
(b) July 1 to August 31 for taking only carp and
suckers with seines in Dutchmans Creek from US 601 to Yadkin River and in
Hunting Creek from SR 1338 to South Yadkin River;
(29) Duplin:
(a) December 1 to June 5 with seines in the main
run of the Northeast Cape Fear River downstream from a point one mile above
Serecta Bridge;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in the
main run of the Northeast Cape Fear River downstream from a point one mile
above Serecta Bridge;
(30) Durham:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in Neuse
River;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters;
(31) Edgecombe: March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
public waters;
(32) Forsyth: July 1 to June 30 with traps and gigs in
all public waters, except traps may not be used in Belews Creek Reservoir;
(33) Franklin:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in Tar
River;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except Parrish, Laurel Mill, Jackson, Clifton, Moore's and Perry's
Ponds, and in the Franklinton City ponds;
(34) Gaston:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with gigs, traps and spear
guns in all public waters;
(35) Gates: March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, excluding public lakes, ponds, and other impounded
waters;
(36) Graham: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except designated public mountain trout waters;
(37) Granville:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except Kerr Reservoir;
(b) July 1 to August 31 with seines in the Tar
River below US 158 bridge;
(c) July 1 to June 30 with dip and cast nets in
Kerr Reservoir;
(38) Greene: March 1 to April 30 with bow nets and reels
in Contentnea Creek;
(39) Guilford:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in Haw
River, Deep River below Jamestown Dam, and Reedy Fork Creek below US 29 bridge;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters;
(40) Halifax: March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in Beech
Swamp, Clarks Canal, Conoconnara Swamp, Fishing Creek below the Fishing Creek
Mill Dam, Kehukee Swamp, Looking Glass Gut, Quankey Creek, and White's Mill
Pond Run;
(41) Harnett:
(a) January 1 to May 31 with gigs in Cape Fear
River and tributaries;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in Cape
Fear River;
(42) Haywood: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except Lake Junaluska and designated public mountain trout waters;
(43) Henderson: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all
public waters, except designated public mountain trout waters;
(44) Hertford:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in Wiccacon
Creek;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, excluding public lakes, ponds, and other impounded
waters;
(45) Hyde:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in all inland
waters;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, excluding public lakes, ponds, and other impounded
waters;
(46) Iredell: July 1 to June 30 with traps and gigs in
all public waters; and with spear guns in Lookout Shoals Reservoir and Lake Norman;
(47) Jackson: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except designated public mountain trout waters;
(48) Johnston: March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in Black
Creek, Little River, Middle Creek, Mill Creek, Neuse River and Swift Creek;
(49) Jones:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in the Trent
River below US 17 bridge and White Oak River below US 17 bridge;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, except the tributaries to the White Oak River;
(50) Lee:
(a) December 1 to April 15 with dip and gill
nets (local law) in Cape Fear River and Deep River;
(b) July 1 to August 31 with seines in Cape Fear
River;
(c) July 1 to June 30 with traps in Deep River,
and with gigs in all public waters;
(51) Lenoir:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in Neuse River
below US 70 bridge at Kinston;
(b) March 1 to April 30with bow nets in Neuse
River and Contentnea Creek upstream from NC 118 bridge at Grifton; and with
seines in Neuse River;
(52) Lincoln:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with traps, gigs and spear
guns in all public waters;
(53) McDowell:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters, except designated public mountain trout waters;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with traps, gigs, and
spear guns in all public waters, except designated public mountain trout waters
and Lake James;
(54) Macon: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except designated public mountain trout waters;
(55) Madison: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except designated public mountain trout waters;
(56) Martin: March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, excluding public lakes, ponds, and other impounded
waters;
(57) Mecklenburg:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with traps, gigs and spear
guns in all public waters except Freedom Park Pond and Hornet's Nest Ponds;
(58) Montgomery:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters, except that part of the Pee Dee River between the Lake
Tillery dam at Hydro and the mouth of Rocky River;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with traps and gigs in all
public waters;
(59) Moore:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters except in Deep River;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except lakes located on the Sandhills Game Land; and with traps in Deep
River and its tributaries;
(60) Nash:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except Tar River;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in the Tar
River below Harris' Landing and Fishing Creek below the Fishing Creek Mill Dam;
(61) New Hanover: March 1 to April 30with bow nets in
all inland public waters, except Sutton (Catfish) Lake;
(62) Northampton:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except Gaston and Roanoke Rapids Reservoirs and the Roanoke River above
the US 301 bridge;
(b) March 1 to April 30with bow nets in
Occoneechee Creek, Old River Landing Gut and Vaughans Creek below Watsons Mill;
(63) Onslow:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in White Oak
River below US 17 bridge;
(b) August 1 to March 31 with eel pots in the
main run of New River between US 17 bridge and the mouth of Hawkins Creek;
(c) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in the
main run of New River and in the main run of the White Oak River;
(d) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in Grant's
Creek;
(64) Orange:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in Haw
River,
(b) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters;
(65) Pamlico: March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, except Dawson Creek;
(66) Pasquotank:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in all inland
waters;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, excluding public lakes, ponds, and other impounded
waters;
(67) Pender:
(a) December 1 to June 5 with seines in the main
run of Northeast Cape Fear River;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in the
Northeast Cape Fear River, Long Creek, Moore's Creek approximately one mile
upstream to New Moon Fishing Camp, and Black River;
(c) July 1 to March 1 with hand-crank
electrofishers (local law) in Black River;
(68) Perquimans:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in all inland
waters;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, excluding public lakes, ponds, and other impounded
waters;
(69) Person:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in Hyco
Creek and Mayo Creek;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters.
(70) Pitt:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in Neuse River
and in Tar River below the mouth of Hardee Creek east of Greenville;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, except Grindle Creek, and Contentnea Creek between NC 118
bridge at Grifton and the Neuse River;
(c) December 1 to June 5 with seines in Tar
River;
(71) Polk: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except designated public mountain trout waters;
(72) Randolph:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in Deep
River above the Coleridge Dam and Uwharrie River;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters;
(73) Richmond:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters, except Pee Dee River from Blewett Falls downstream to
the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad trestle;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with traps and gigs in all
public waters, except lakes located on the Sandhills Game Land;
(c) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in Pee Dee
River below Blewett Falls Dam;
(74) Robeson: December 1 to March 1 with gigs in all
inland public waters.
(75) Rockingham:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in Dan River
and Haw River;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with traps in Dan River;
and with gigs in all public waters;
(76) Rowan:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters,
(b) July 1 to June 30 with traps and gigs in all
public waters;
(77) Rutherford:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters, except designated public mountain trout waters;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with traps, gigs, and
spear guns in all public waters, except designated public mountain trout
waters;
(78) Sampson:
(a) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in Big
Coharie Creek, Black River and Six Runs Creek;
(b) July 1 to March 1 with hand-crank
electrofishers (local law) in Black River downstream of NC 1105 bridge;
(79) Stanly:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters, except that part of the Pee Dee River between the Lake
Tillery dam at Hydro and the mouth of Rocky River;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with traps and gigs in all
public waters;
(80) Stokes: July 1 to June 30 with traps and gigs in
all public waters, except designated public mountain trout waters, and traps
may not be used in Belews Creek Reservoir;
(81) Surry: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except designated public mountain trout waters; and with traps in the
main stem of Yadkin River;
(82) Swain: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except designated public mountain trout waters;
(83) Transylvania: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all
public waters, except designated public mountain trout waters;
(84) Tyrrell:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with traps in Scuppernong
River and Alligator Creek;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in all
inland public waters, excluding Lake Phelps, the drainage canals that connect
Lake Phelps and Scuppernong River, public lakes, ponds and other impounded
waters;
(85) Union:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in all
running public waters,
(b) July 1 to June 30 with traps and gigs in all
public waters;
(86) Vance:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in the Tar
River;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except Rolands, Faulkners, Southerlands, and Weldon Ponds, City Lake,
and Kerr Reservoir;
(c) July 1 to June 30 with dip and cast nets in
Kerr Reservoir;
(87) Wake:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except Sunset, Benson, Wheeler, Raleigh, and Johnson Lakes;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in the
Neuse River below Milburnie Dam, and Swift Creek below Lake Benson Dam;
(88) Warren:
(a) July 1 to August 31 with seines in Fishing
Creek, Shocco Creek, and Walker Creek; excluding Duck and Hammes Mill Ponds;
(b) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, except Duck and Hammes Mill Ponds, Kerr Reservoir, and Gaston
Reservoir;
(c) July 1 to June 30 with dip and cast nets in
Kerr Reservoir;
(89) Washington: March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in
all inland public waters, excluding Lake Phelps, the drainage canals that
connect Lake Phelps and Scuppernong River, public lakes, ponds and other
impoundments.
(90) Wayne: March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in Little
River, Mill Creek and Neuse River.
(91) Wilkes: July 1 to June 30 with traps in Yadkin River below W. Kerr Scott Reservoir; and with gigs and spear guns in all public waters,
except designated public mountain trout waters;
(92) Wilson:
(a) July 1 to June 30 with gigs in Contentnea
Creek (except Buckhorn Reservoir), including unnamed tributaries between
Flowers Mill and SR 1163 (Deans) bridge;
(b) March 1 to April 30 with bow nets in
Contentnea Creek below US 301 bridge and in Toisnot Swamp downstream from the
Lake Toisnot Dam;
(93) Yadkin: July 1 to June 30 with gigs in all public
waters, and with traps in the main stem of Yadkin River.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑276;
113‑292;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Temporary Amendment Eff. December 29, 1988;
Temporary Amendment Eff. December 1, 1993;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2000; July 1, 1998; July 1, 1996;
December 1, 1995; July 1, 1995; July 1, 1994; June 1, 1994;
Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1, 2002; July 1, 2001;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2002 (approved by RRC on 06/21/01
and 04/18/02);
Temporary Amendment Eff. June 1, 2003;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2015; May 1, 2007; June 1, 2005;
August 1, 2004.
15A NCAC 10C .0408 TRAPPING NONGAME FISH IN HIGH ROCK LAKE
History Note: Emergency Rule Eff. June 23, 1981;
Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑292; 150B‑13;
Made Permanent with Change Eff. September 30, 1981;
Repealed Eff. January 1, 1982.
section .0500 – primary nursery areas
15A NCAC 10C .0501 SCOPE AND PURPOSE
To establish and protect those fragile inland waters which
support embryonic, larval or juvenile populations of marine or estuarine fish
or crustacean species. These Rules will set forth permanent nursery areas in
inland fishing waters. Nursery areas are necessary for the early growth and
development of virtually all of North Carolina's important marine or estuarine
fish or crustacean species. Nursery areas need to be maintained, as much as
possible, in their natural state, and the fish and crustacean populations
within them must be permitted to develop in a normal manner with as little
interference from man as possible.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑132; 113‑134;
Eff. September 1, 1990;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2000.
15A NCAC 10C .0502 PRIMARY NURSERY AREAS DEFINED
Primary nursery areas are defined as those areas inhabited
by the embryonic, larval or juvenile life stages of marine or estuarine fish or
crustacean species due to favorable physical, chemical or biological factors.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑132; 113‑134;
Eff. August 1, 1990;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2000.
15A NCAC 10C .0503 DESCRIPTIVE BOUNDARIES
The following waters have been designated as primary nursery
areas:
(1) North River:
(a) Broad Creek ‑ Camden County ‑ Entire stream;
(b) Deep Creek ‑ Currituck County ‑ Entire stream;
(c) Lutz Creek ‑ Currituck County ‑ Entire stream.
(2) Alligator River:
(a) East Lake ‑ Dare County ‑ Inland
waters portion;
(b) Little Alligator River ‑ Tyrrell County ‑ Entire stream.
(3) Currituck Sound:
(a) Martin Point Creek ‑ Dare County ‑ Entire stream (Jean Guite Creek);
(b) Tull Creek and Bay ‑ Currituck County ‑ Tull Bay to mouth of Northwest River; Tull Creek from mouth upstream
to SR 1222 bridge.
(4) Pamlico River:
(a) Duck Creek ‑ Beaufort County ‑ Entire stream;
(b) Bath Creek ‑ Beaufort County ‑ Entire stream;
(c) Mixons Creek ‑ Beaufort County ‑ Entire stream;
(d) Porter Creek ‑ Beaufort County ‑ Entire stream;
(e) Tooleys Creek ‑ Beaufort County ‑ Entire stream;
(f) Jacobs Creek ‑ Beaufort County ‑ Entire stream;
(g) Jacks Creek ‑ Beaufort County ‑ Entire stream;
(h) Bond Creek ‑ Beaufort County ‑ Entire stream;
(i) Muddy Creek ‑ Beaufort County ‑ Entire stream;
(j) Strawhorn Creek ‑ Beaufort County ‑ Entire stream;
(k) South Prong Wright Creek ‑ Beaufort County ‑ Entire stream;
(l) Jordan Creek ‑ Beaufort County ‑ Entire stream.
(5) Neuse River:
(a) Slocum Creek ‑ Craven County ‑ Entire stream;
(b) Hancock Creek ‑ Craven County ‑ Entire stream.
(6) New River:
(a) French Creek ‑ Onslow County ‑ Entire stream;
(b) New River ‑ Onslow County ‑ US Highway 17 bridge to NC 24/US 258 bridge.
(7) Roanoke River: Halifax and Northampton counties -
US 258 bridge to Roanoke Rapids dam.
(8) Tar-Pamlico River: Nash, Edgecombe, Pitt and
Beaufort counties - N&S railroad at Washington upstream to Rocky Mount
Mills Dam.
(9) Neuse River: Wake, Johnston, Wayne, Lenoir, Pitt
and Craven counties - Pitchkettle Creek upstream to Milburnie Dam.
(10) Cape Fear River: Chatham, Lee, Harnett, Cumberland and Bladen counties - Lock and Dam No. 1 upstream to Buckhorn Dam.
(11) Albemarle Sound: Peter Mashoes Creek – Dare County – Entire Stream.
(12) Croatan Sound: Spencer Creek – Dare County – Entire Stream.
(13) White Oak River: Onslow and Jones counties – Grants
Creek upstream to Gibson Bridge Road (SR 1118).
(14) Northeast Cape Fear River: Pender County – NC 210 bridge upstream to NC 53 bridge.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑132; 113‑134;
Eff. August 1, 1990;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2008; November 1, 2007; August 1,
2004; July 1, 2000; July 1, 1993.
Section .0600 - Anadromous Fish Spawning Areas
15A NCAC 10C .0601 SCOPE AND PURPOSE
To establish and protect those inland waters which function
as spawning areas for anadromous fishes. These Rules will set forth anadromous
fish spawning areas in inland fishing waters. Anadromous fish spawning areas
are necessary for the spawning and early development of North Carolina's
important anadromous fishes. Anadromous fish spawning areas provide the
physical, biological, and chemical attributes necessary for anadromous fishes
to spawn successfully.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-132; 113-134;
Eff. May 1, 2008.
15A NCAC 10C .0602 ANADROMOUS FISH SPAWNING areas DEFINED
Anadromous fish spawning areas are those areas where
evidence of spawning of anadromous fishes has been documented by direct
observation of spawning, capture of running ripe females, or capture of eggs or
early larvae.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-132; 113-134;
Eff. May 1, 2008.
15A NCAC 10C .0603 DESCRIPTIVE BOUNDARIES
The following waters have been designated as anadromous
spawning areas:
(1) Currituck Sound Area:
(a) Northwest River including designated
tributaries - main stem waters west of a line beginning on the north shore at a
point 36° 30.8374' N – 76° 04.8770' W; running southerly to the south shore to
a point 36° 30.7061' N – 76° 04.8916' W; and south of a line beginning on the
west shore at a point 36° 33.0259' N – 76° 09.1609' W; running easterly to the
east shore to a point 36° 33.0292' N – 76° 08.9488' W; including the following
tributary from the confluence with Northwest River in the direction indicated
to the specified boundary: Moyock Run (Shingle Landing Creek) - upstream
(southwest) to a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 31.5252' N –
76° 10.7385' W; running easterly along US 168 (Caratoke Highway) to the east
shore to a point 36° 31.5140' N – 76° 10.7239 W.
(b) Tull Creek - southwest of a line beginning
on the north shore at a point 36° 30.0991' N – 76° 04.8587' W; running
southeasterly to the south shore to a point 36° 29.9599' N – 76° 04.7126' W;
including the following tributaries from their confluence with Tull Creek to
the specified boundary:
(i) Roland Creek - upstream (northwest) to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 29.8274' N – 76° 08.1294' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 29.8120' N – 76° 08.1308'
W; and east of a line beginning on the northwest shore of Guinea Mill Run Canal
at a point 36° 28.9227' N – 76° 07.9126' W; running southerly along US 168
bridge (Caratoke Highway) to the southeast shore at a point 36° 28.9045' N –
76° 07.8956' W.
(ii) New Bridge Creek - upstream (south) to a
line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 28.0046' N – 76° 06.3312'
W; running southeasterly along US 168 bridge (Caratoke Highway) to the
southeast shore to a point 36° 27.9970' N – 76° 06.3243' W.
(iii) Cowells Creek - upstream (south) to a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 27.1571' N – 76° 04.5391' W; running
easterly along US 168 bridge (Caratoke Highway) to the east shore to a point
36° 27.1542' N – 76° 04.5128' W.
(iv) Buckskin Creek - upstream (southeast) to a
line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 27.1925' N – 76° 04.1671' W; running
easterly along US 168 bridge (Caratoke Highway) to the east shore to a point
36° 27.1989' N – 76° 04.1400' W.
(c) West Landing - north of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 36° 30.9867' N – 76° 02.5868' W; running easterly to
the east shore to a point 36° 31.0045' N – 76° 02.3780' W; and west of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 31.5828' N – 76° 02.2977' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 31.5618' N – 76° 02.2870'
W.
(2) Albemarle Sound Area:
(a) Big Flatty Creek - west of a line beginning
on the north shore at a point 36° 09.3267' N – 76° 08.2562' W; running
southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 08.9730' N – 76° 08.3175' W;
including the following tributaries from the confluence with Big Flatty Creek
in the direction indicated to the specified boundary:
(i) Chapel Creek - upstream (northwest) to a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 09.6689' N – 76° 09.9595' W;
running southerly along SSR 1103 (Esclip Road) to the south shore to a point
36° 09.6522' N – 76° 09.9612' W.
(ii) Mill Dam Creek - upstream (southwest) to a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 09.0094' N – 76° 10.1667' W;
running southerly along SSR 1103 (Esclip Road) to the south shore to a point
36° 08.9931' N – 76° 10.1611'W.
(b) Salmon Creek - southwest of a line beginning
on the north shore at a point 36° 00.4648' N – 76° 42.3513' W; running
southeasterly to the south shore to a point 36° 00.3373' N – 76° 42.1499' W;
and south of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 02.4783' N – 76°
45.8164' W; running easterly to the east shore to a point 36° 02.4807' N – 76°
45.7906' W.
(c) Mackeys (Kendrick) Creek - southeast of a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 56.3806' N – 76° 36.4356' W;
running southwesterly to the south shore to a point 35° 56.3122' N – 76°
36.4613' W; and northwest of a line beginning on the southwest shore at a point
35° 52.5564' N – 76° 37.0968' W; running northeasterly along SSR 1122 bridge
(Buncombe Avenue) to the northeast shore to a point 35° 52.5470' N – 76°
37.1113' W; including the following tributary from its confluence with Mackeys
Creek in the direction indicated to the specified boundary: Main Canal -
upstream (southeast) to a line beginning on the southwest shore at a point 35°
52.8229' N – 76° 36.6916' W; running northeasterly along SSR 1122 (Buncombe
Avenue) to the northeast shore to a point 35° 52.8390' N – 76° 36.6708' W.
(d) Deep Creek (Washington County) - west of a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 56.1291' N – 76° 23.1179' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 35° 56.0744' N – 76° 23.1230'
W; and east of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 55.4610' N –
76° 25.3996' W; running southerly along SSR 1302 bridge (Pea Ridge Road) to the
south shore to a point 35° 55.4323' N – 76° 25.3974' W; and east of line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 55.7173' N – 76° 25.3848' W;
running southerly along SSR 1302 bridge (Pea Ridge Road) to the south shore to
a point 35° 55.6863' N – 76° 25.3957' W.
(e) Banton (Bunton or Maybell) Creek - south of
a line beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 56.0552' N – 76° 22.0664' W;
running northeasterly to the east shore to a point 35° 56.1151' N – 76° 21.8760'
W; and northeast of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 55.6117'
N – 76° 22.2463' W; running easterly to the east shore to a point 35° 55.6128'
N – 76° 22.2126' W.
(f) Tom Mann Creek - south of a line beginning
on the west shore at a point 35° 58.5296' N – 75° 52.8982' W; running easterly
to the east shore to a point 35° 58.5175' N – 75° 53.6851' W.
(g) Peter Mashoes Creek - west of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 57.2344' N – 75° 48.3087' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 35° 56.7805' N – 75° 48.3563'
W.
(3) North River, including Indiantown Creek and other
designated tributaries - main stem waters west of a line beginning on the north
shore at a point 36° 18.7703' N – 75° 58.7384' W; running southerly to the
south shore to a point 36° 18.4130' N – 75° 58.7228' W; and south of a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 21.7982' N – 76° 07.0726' W; running
easterly along US 158 bridge to the east shore to a point 36° 21.8030' N – 76°
07.0612' W; including the following tributary from the confluence with North
River in the direction indicated to the specified boundary: Crooked Creek -
upstream (west) to a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 18.7171'
N – 76° 01.4361' W; running southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 18.7002'
N – 76° 01.4296' W.
(4) North River Area: Bump Landing Creek - east of a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 19.3757' N – 75° 57.9057' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 19.2496' N – 75° 57.9107'
W; and west of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 19.4049' N –
75° 57.4963' W; running southeasterly to the south shore to a point 36° 19.3830'
N – 75° 57.5098' W.
(a) Narrow Ridges Creek - east of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 18.3249' N – 75° 57.8910' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 18.1388' N – 75° 57.9029'
W; and west of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 18.1566' N –
75° 57.4879' W; running southeasterly to the south shore to a point 36° 18.1221'
N – 75° 57.5095' W.
(b) Great Creek - west of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 36° 18.1045' N – 75° 58.4289' W; running southerly
to the south shore to a point 36° 17.9882' N – 75° 58.4458' W; and northeast of
a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 17.1310' N – 76° 00.3414'W;
running southeasterly to the south shore to a point 36° 17.1163' N – 76°
00.3310' W. On the north shore of Great Creek within the fourth tributary:
south of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 18.1729' N – 75°
58.9137' W; running southeasterly to the south shore to a point 36° 18.1640' N
– 75° 58.9022' W.
(c) Deep Creek - east of a line beginning on the
north shore at a point 36° 17.1576' N – 75° 56.7594' W; running southerly to
the south shore to a point 36° 16.9846' N – 75° 56.6802' W; and south of a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 17.9515' N – 75° 56.5174' W; running
easterly to the east shore to a point 36° 17.9523' N – 75° 56.5042' W.
(d) Public Creek - west of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 36° 17.2462' N – 75° 58.2774' W; running southerly
to the south shore to a point 36° 17.2121' N – 75° 58.2788' W; and northeast of
a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 17.1661' N – 75° 58.6059' W;
running southeasterly to the south shore to a point 36° 17.1574' N – 75°
58.6003' W.
(5) Pasquotank River including designated tributaries -
main stem waters north of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36°
18.0769' N – 76° 13.0979' W; running easterly along the south side of the US
158 bridge to the east shore to a point 36° 18.0594' N – 76° 12.9620' W and
south of a line at South Mills beginning on the west shore at a point 36°
26.7432' N – 76° 19.6666' W; running easterly along US 17 business (Main
Street) to the east shore to a point 36° 26.7642' N – 76° 19.5932' W; and
southeast of a line beginning on the northeast shore at a point 36° 26.1777' N
– 76° 22.1079' W; running southwesterly to the southwest shore to a point 36°
26.1693' N – 76° 22.1257' W; including the following tributaries from their
confluence with the Pasquotank River in the direction indicated to the
specified boundary:
(a) Joyce Creek - upstream (northeast) to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 26.8329' N – 76° 17.6174' W;
running southwesterly along SSR 1224 bridge (Old Swamp Road) to the south shore
to a point 36° 26.8103' N – 76° 17.6193' W.
(b) Sawyers Creek - upstream (northeast) to a
line beginning on the northeast shore at a point 36° 21.7237' N – 76° 10.2841'
W; running southwesterly along SSR 1203 bridge (Scotland Road) to the
southwestern shore to a point 36° 21.7115' N – 76° 10.3041' W.
(c) Knobbs Creek - upstream (northwest) to a
line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 18.5172' N – 76° 14.5920'
W; running southeasterly along SSR 1309 bridge (Main Street Extended) to the
southeast shore to a point 36° 18.4973' N – 76° 14.5729' W.
(6) Pasquotank River Area:
(a) Charles Creek - south of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 36° 17.8090' N – 76° 13.0732' W; running easterly to
the east shore to a point 36° 17.8024' N – 76° 13.0407' W; and northeast of a
line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 17.4713' N – 76° 13.2227'
W; running southeasterly along NC 34 (Road Street) to the southeast shore to a
point 36° 17.4565' N – 76° 13.2140' W.
(b) Areneuse Creek and Mill Dam Creek - north of
a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 17.3133' N – 76° 08.1655' W;
running southeasterly along NC 343 bridge to the east shore to a point 36°
17.1328' N – 76° 07.6269' W; and southwest of a line beginning on the west
shore of Mill Dam Creek at a point 36° 18.5994' N – 76° 07.8672' W; running
southeasterly to the east shore to a point 36° 18.5991' N – 76° 07.8379' W; and
southwest of a line beginning on the northwest shore of Areneuse Creek at a
point 36° 18.0342' N – 76° 06.9433' W, running southeasterly along NC 343
bridge to the southeast shore to a point 36° 18.0196' N – 76° 06.9245' W.
(c) Portohonk Creek - northeast of a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 15.0519' N – 76° 05.2793' W; running
southeasterly to the east shore to a point 36° 15.0391' N – 76° 05.2532' W; and
south of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 16.2809' N – 76°
04.8223' W; running easterly along NC 343 bridge to the east shore to a point
36° 16.2794' N – 76° 04.8051' W.
(d) New Begun Creek - west of a line beginning
on the north shore at a point 36° 13.3298' N – 76° 08.2878' W; running
southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 13.0286' N – 76° 08.1820' W; and
southeast of a line beginning on the northeast shore at a point 36° 12.5577' N
– 76° 10.3998' W; running southwesterly along NC 34 bridge (Weeksville Road) to
the southwest shore to a point 36° 12.5467' N – 76° 10.4186' W; and northeast
of a line beginning on the northeast shore at a point 36° 12.3280' N – 76°
10.4934' W; running northwesterly to the northwest shore to a point 36° 12.3067'
N – 76° 10.5438' W.
(7) Little River including designated tributaries -
main stem wasters northwest of a line beginning on the west shore at a point
36° 12.2950' N – 76° 17.1405' W; running southeasterly to the east shore to a
point 36° 12.5237' N – 76° 16.9418' W; and south of a line beginning on the
west shore at a point 36° 16.9826' N – 76° 23.1763' W; running easterly along SSR
1223 (Five Bridges Road, Perquimans County) and SSR 1303 (Cherry Glade Road,
Pasquotank County) bridge to the east shore to a point 36° 16.9840' N – 76°
23.1570' W; including the following tributary from the confluence with Little
River in the direction indicated to the specified boundary: Halls Creek -
upstream (northeast) to a line beginning on the northwest shore at a point
36°13.2067' N – 76° 16.5769' W; running southeasterly along SSR 1140 (Halls
Creek Road) to the southeast shore to a point 36° 13.1944' N – 76° 16.5523' W.
(8) Little River Area:
(a) Deep Creek - southwest of a line beginning
on the north shore at a point 36° 11.0945' N – 76° 16.6717' W; running
southeasterly to the south shore to a point 36° 10.7510' N – 76° 16.2258' W;
and south of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 10.2553' N – 76°
18.7639' W; running easterly to the east shore to a point 36° 10.2633' N – 76°
18.7267' W.
(b) Symonds Creek - northeast of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 10.2898' N – 76° 14.1801' W;
running southeasterly to the south shore to a point 36° 10.2042' N – 76°
14.0368' W; and south of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36°
11.4843' N – 76° 13.7218' W; running easterly along SSR 1100 bridge (Nixonton
Road) to the east shore to a point 36° 11.4839' N – 76° 13.7028' W.
(9) Perquimans River including designated tributaries -
main stem waters southwest of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36°
11.6569' N – 76° 28.0055' W; running southeasterly along the US 17 business
bridge (Church Street) to the east shore to a point 36° 11.6123' N – 76°
27.9382' W; and west of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36°
18.8942' N – 76° 31.1905' W; running southeasterly to the south shore to a
point 36° 18.8723' N – 76° 31.1734' W; and south of a line beginning on the
west shore at a point 36° 18.9514' N – 76° 32.6510' W; running easterly along
SSR 1202 bridge (Perry Bridge Road) to the east shore to a point 36° 18.9361' N
– 76° 32.6584' W; including the following tributary from the confluence with
the Perquimans River in the direction indicated to the specified boundary: Goodwin
Creek - upstream (west) to a line beginning on the northwest shore at a point
36° 11.2807' N – 76° 33.6243' W; running southerly along SSR 1110 bridge
(Center Hill Highway) to the southeast shore to a point 36° 11.2585' N – 76°
33.5755' W; and north to a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36°
11.0494' N – 76° 32.3409' W; running easterly along SSR 1110 bridge (Center
Hill Highway) to the east shore to a point 36° 11.0383' N – 76° 32.2780' W.
(10) Perquimans River Area:
(a) Mill Creek - north of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 36° 11.9757' N – 76° 27.5752' W; running easterly to
the east shore to a point 36° 11.9766' N – 76° 27.2511' W; and southwest of a
line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 13.2910' N – 76° 26.6778'
W; running southeasterly along SSR 1214 bridge (Lake Road) to the southeast
shore to a point 36° 13.2762' N – 76° 26.6580' W.
(b) Walter's Creek - southwest of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 11.1305' N – 76° 27.9185' W;
running southeasterly to the south shore to a point 36° 11.0224' N – 76°
27.6626' W; and northeast of a line beginning on the northeast shore at a point
36° 10.0498' N – 76° 28.4208' W; running southwesterly along US 17 to the
southwest shore to a point 36° 10.0408' N – 76° 28.4354' W.
(c) Suttons Creek - north of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 36° 10.0394' N – 76° 23.7945' W; running
southeasterly to the east shore to a point 36° 09.9325' N – 76° 23.5263' W; and
south of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 11.5101' N – 76°
23.6253' W; running easterly along SSR 1300 bridge (New Hope Road) to the east
shore to a point 36° 11.5081' N – 76° 23.6060' W.
(d) Jackson (Cove) Creek - northeast of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 08.4642' N – 76° 20.3324' W;
running southeasterly to the east shore to a point 36° 08.4159' N – 76° 20.2890'
W; and southwest of a line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36°
08.6083' N – 76° 20.1512' W; running southeasterly to the southeast shore to a
point 36° 08.6007' N – 76° 20.1312' W.
(e) Muddy Creek - northwest of a line beginning
on the north shore at a point 36° 07.0381' N – 76° 17.1350' W; running
southeasterly to the east shore to a point 36° 07.0218' N – 76° 17.1226' W; and
south of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 07.5922' N – 76°
16.8153' W; running easterly to the east shore to a point 36° 07.5933' N – 76°
16.7757' W.
(11) Yeopim River including designated tributaries - main
stem waters west of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 05.4526'
N – 76° 27.7651' W; running southerly to the south shore to Norcum Point 36°
05.1029' N – 76° 27.7120' W; and southeast of a line beginning on the north
shore at a point 36° 05.1202' N – 76° 29.5050' W; running southwesterly to a
point 36° 05.0644' N – 76° 29.5586' W; and running easterly to the east shore
to a point 36° 05.0571' N – 76° 29.4657' W; including the following tributaries
from the confluence with Yeopim River in the direction indicated to the
specified boundary:
(a) Yeopim Creek - upstream (north) to a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 07.4416' N – 76° 26.4833' W; running
easterly along SSR 1347 (Holiday Island Road) to the east shore to a point 36°
07.4409' N – 76° 26.4667' W.
(b) Bethel Creek - upstream (north) to a line
beginning on the southwest shore at a point 36° 07.1208' N – 76° 29.3581' W;
running northeasterly to the northeast shore to a point 36° 07.1724' N – 76°
29.2818' W.
(c) Burnt Mill Creek - upstream (northwest) to a
line beginning on the northeast shore at a point 36° 05.7727' N – 76° 32.6234'
W; running southwesterly along US 17 to the southwest shore to a point 36°
05.7663' N – 76° 32.6374' W.
(d) Middleton Creek - upstream (southeast) to a
line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 04.2913' N – 76° 30.2613'
W; running southeasterly along SSR 1100 bridge (Drummond Point Road) to the
southeast shore to a point 36° 04.2813' N – 76° 30.2460' W; and northeast of a
line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 04.0714' N – 76° 29.5779'
W; running southeasterly along SSR 1100 (Drummond Point Road) to the southeast
shore to a point 36° 04.0639' N – 76° 29.5583' W.
(12) Edenton Bay Area:
(a) Pembroke Creek (Pollock Swamp) - northwest
of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 03.2819' N – 76° 37.0138'
W; running northeasterly to the east shore to a point 36° 03.4185' N – 76°
36.6783' W; and west of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36°
08.1216' N – 76° 37.7846' W; running southerly along SSR 1316 bridge (Greenhall
Road) to the south shore to a point 36° 08.1035' N – 76° 37.7818' W.
(b) Queen Anne Creek - east of a line beginning
on the north shore at a point 36° 03.3757' N – 76° 36.3629' W; running
southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 03.3551' N – 76° 36.3574' W; and
southwest of a line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 03.5719' N
– 76° 35.0968' W; running southeasterly along NC 32 bridge (Yeopim Road) to the
southeast shore to a point 36° 03.5659' N – 76° 35.0796' W.
(13) Chowan River Area:
(a) Buckhorn Creek (Hertford County) - north of
a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 31.9519' N – 76° 55.2580' W;
running easterly to the east shore to a point 36° 31.9628' N – 76° 55.2429' W;
and east of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 31.9443' N – 76°
55.8902' W; running southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 31.9099' N –
76° 55.8904' W.
(b) Somerton Creek - north of a line beginning
on the west shore at a point 36° 31.7177' N – 76° 54.8327' W; running easterly
to the east shore to a point 36° 31.7143' N – 76° 54.7810' W; and south of the
NC/VA state line.
(c) Meherrin River Area:
(i) Vaughan's Creek (Kirby's Creek) - west of a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 28.3541' N – 77° 05.6259' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 28.3307' N – 77° 05.6369'
W; and east of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 28.7019' N –
77° 08.7566' W; running southerly along SSR 1362 bridge (Watson Mill Road) to
the south shore to a point 36° 28.6834' N – 77° 08.7593' W; and northeast of a
line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 28.0921' N – 77° 08.5719'
W; running southeasterly along SSR 1362 bridge (Watson Mill Road) to the
southeast shore to a point 36° 28.0787' N – 77° 08.5557' W. Turkey Creek -
from the confluence with Vaughan's Creek upstream; and northeast of a line
beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 27.8047' N – 77° 07.7316' W;
running southeasterly along SSR 1363 (Turkey Branch Road, Northampton County)
and SSR 1300 bridge (Wise Store Road, Hertford County) to the southeast shore
to a point 36° 27.7957' N – 77° 07.7170' W.
(ii) Potecasi Creek - southwest of a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 26.1234' N – 76° 57.5262' W; running
southeasterly to the east shore to a point 36° 26.1005' N – 76° 57.4960' W; and
east of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 22.1250' N – 77°
05.3109' W; running southerly along SSR 1160 bridge (Spring Avenue) to the
south shore to a point 36° 22.1035' N – 77° 05.3220' W.
(A) Old Tree Swamp - from the confluence with
Potecasi Creek upstream to a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36°
22.5909' N – 77° 04.0382' W; running easterly along SSR 1167 bridge (Beaver Dam
Road) to the east shore to a point 36° 22.5895' N – 77° 04.0192' W.
(B) Cutawhiskie Creek - from the confluence with
Potecasi Creek upstream to a line beginning on the northwest shore at a point
36° 21.2751' N – 77° 04.3761' W; running southeasterly along SSR 1137 bridge
(Liverman Mill Road) to the southeast shore to a point 36° 21.2583' N - 77°
04.3461' W.
(d) Mud Creek - north of a line beginning on the
west shore at a point 36° 23.5134' N – 76° 53.9131' W; running easterly to the
east shore to a point 36° 23.5132' N – 76° 53.8815' W; and east of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 23.6287' N – 76° 53.8782' W; running
southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 23.5943' N – 76° 53.8784' W.
(e) Catherine Creek (Hertford County) - south of
a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 22.9579' N – 76° 53.1994' W;
running southeasterly to the east shore to a point 36° 22.9456' N – 76° 53.1742'
W; and north of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 22.7142' N –
76° 53.1872' W; running easterly to the east shore to a point 36° 22.7209' N –
76° 53.1631' W.
(f) Buckhorn Creek (Run Off Swamp) (Gates
County) - north of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 22.9682' N
– 76° 51.9172' W; running easterly to the east shore to a point 36° 22.9614' N
– 76° 51.8870' W; and east of a line beginning on the north shore at a point
36° 23.3321' N – 76° 52.0233' W; running southerly to the south shore to a
point 36° 23.3101' N – 76° 52.0244' W.
(g) Spikes Creek - northwest of a line beginning
on the west shore at a point 36° 22.6515' N – 76° 50.8882' W; running
northeasterly to the east shore to a point 36° 22.6684' N – 76° 50.8493' W; and
east of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 22.9574' N –
76°51.4953' W; running southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 22.9419' N –
76° 51.4959' W.
(h) Barnes Creek - north of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 36° 21.8820' N – 76° 48.6419' W; running easterly to
the east shore to a point 36° 21.8978' N – 76° 48.5902' W; and east of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 22.8208' N – 76° 50.0931' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 22.7839' N – 76° 50.0941'
W.
(i) Shingle (Island) Creek - north of a line
beginning on the north shore of the western most entrance into Chowan River at
a point 36° 21.8449' N – 76° 48.0940' W; running southeasterly to the south
shore to a point 36° 21.7831' N – 76° 48.0427' W. At the eastern most entrance
to the creek: north of a line beginning of the west shore at a point 36°
21.8469' N – 76° 47.2668' W; running northeasterly to the east shore to a point
36° 21.9062' N – 76° 47.1862' W.
(j) Sarem Creek - east of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 36° 21.7259' N – 76° 46.4085' W; running southerly
to the south shore to a point 36° 21.6748' N – 76° 46.4392' W; and southeast of
a line beginning on the southwest shore at a point 36° 25.0514' N – 76° 49.4791'
W; running northeasterly along SSR 1118 bridge (Taylors Road) to the northeast
shore to a point 36° 25.0710' N – 76° 49.4657' W; including the following
tributary from the confluence with Sarem Creek in the direction indicated to
the specified boundary: Cole Creek - upstream (northeast) to a line beginning
on the west shore at a point 36° 24.5075' N – 76° 47.0641' W; running easterly
along NC 37 bridge to the east shore to a point 36° 24.5048' N – 76° 47.0397'
W.
(k) Hodges Creek - west of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 36° 21.2459' N – 76° 46.3421' W; running southerly
to the south shore to a point 36° 21.1823' N – 76° 46.3243' W; and east of a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 21.1597' N – 76° 46.6073' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 21.1309' N – 76° 46.6084'
W.
(l) Wiccacon River including designated
tributaries - west of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36°
20.5439' N – 76° 45.4550' W; running southeasterly to the south shore to a
point 36° 20.4684' N – 76° 45.3392' W; and east of a line beginning on the northeast
shore at a point 36° 19.0196' N – 76° 53.5596' W; running southwesterly to the
southwest shore to a point 36° 18.9936' N – 76° 53.5751' W; including the
following tributaries from their confluence with Wiccacon River in the
direction indicated to the specified boundary:
(i) Ahoskie Creek - upstream (south) to a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 16.4860' N – 76° 54.1172' W; running
easterly along NC 561 to the east shore to a point 36° 16.4796' N – 76° 54.0933'
W.
(ii) Chinkapin Creek - upstream (southwest) to a
line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 15.1763' N – 76° 50.9758'
W; running southeasterly along SSR 1432 bridge (Big Mill Road) to the southeast
shore to a point 36° 15.1671' N – 76° 50.9567' W.
(m) Beef Creek - north of a line beginning on the
west shore at a point 36° 20.3235' N – 76° 44.6401' W; running easterly to the
east shore to a point 36° 20.3070' N – 76° 44.5797' W; and east of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 20.9720' N – 76° 44.7930' W; running
southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 21.0058' N – 76° 44.7931' W.
(n) Goose Creek - west of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 36° 19.5838' N – 76° 44.5971' W; running southerly
to the south shore to a point 36° 19.5375' N – 76° 44.5925' W; and northeast of
a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 19.9806' N – 76° 45.2656' W;
running easterly to the east shore to a point 36° 19.9799' N – 76° 45.2356' W.
(o) Swain Mill (Taylor Pond) Creek - west of a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 18.5808' N – 76° 43.4729' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 18.5616' N – 76° 43.4706'
W; and northeast of a line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36°
18.5029' N – 76° 43.5882' W; running southeasterly along SSR 1441 bridge (Swain
Mill Road) to the southeast shore to a point 36° 18.4906' N – 76° 43.5694' W.
(p) Bennetts Creek - north of a line beginning
on the west shore at a point 36° 18.3499' N – 76° 42.0286' W; running
northeasterly to the east shore to a point 36° 18.4057' N – 76° 41.6986' W; and
southwest of a line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 25.9349' N
– 76° 41.9859' W; running southeasterly along the Merchants Mill Pond Dam to
the southeast shore to a point 36° 25.9154' N – 76° 41.9530' W.
(q) Catherine Creek including designated
tributaries -main stem waters northeast of a line beginning on the west shore
at a point 36° 18.1011' N – 76° 41.1286' W; running southeasterly to the east
shore to a point 36° 17.9413' N – 76° 40.8627' W; including the following
tributaries from the confluence with Catherine Creek in the direction indicated
to the specified boundary:
(i) Trotman Creek - upstream (northwest) to a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 20.8213' N – 76° 38.1714' W;
running southerly along NC 32 bridge to the south shore to a point 36° 20.7989'
N – 76° 38.1646' W.
(ii) Warwick Creek - upstream (northeast) to a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 19.8212' N – 76° 38.0409' W;
running southerly along NC 32 bridge to the south shore to a point 36° 19.7833'
N – 76° 38.0235' W.
(r) Stumpy Creek - east of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 36° 16.6440' N – 76° 40.4251' W; running southerly
to the south shore to a point 36° 16.6255' N – 76° 40.4196' W; and west of a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 16.7331' N – 76° 39.9154' W;
running southerly along SSR 1232 bridge (Cannon Ferry Road) to the south shore
to a point 36° 16.7220' N – 76° 39.9220' W.
(s) Dillard (Indian) Creek - east of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 14.2234' N – 76° 41.5901' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 14.2023' N – 76° 41.5855'
W; and west of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 13.7727' N –
76° 40.3878' W; running southerly along SSR 1226 (Dillards Mill Road) to the
south shore to a point 36° 13.7592' N – 76° 40.3875' W.
(t) Keel (Currituck) Creek - north of a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 14.1245' N – 76° 44.1961' W; running
easterly to the east shore to a point 36° 14.0899' N – 76° 43.8533' W; and
south of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 15.2755' N – 76°
43.5077' W; running easterly to the east shore to a point 36° 15.2746' N – 76°
43.4750' W.
(u) Rocky Hock Creek - east of a line beginning
on the west shore at a point 36° 06.5662' N – 76° 41.3108' W; running
southeasterly to the east shore to a point 36° 06.6406' N – 76° 41.4512' W; and
southwest of a line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 08.3485' N
– 76° 39.9790' W; running southeasterly along the face of Bennett Mill Pond Dam
to the southeast shore to a point 36° 08.3353' N – 76° 39.9603' W.
(14) Cashie River including designated tributaries - main
stem waters west of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 54.7865'
N – 76° 49.0521' W; running southerly to the south shore to a point 35° 54.6691'
N – 76° 49.0553' W; and east of a line beginning on the north shore at a point
36° 05.7521' N – 77° 04.0494' W; running southerly along SSR 1260 bridge
(Republican Road) to the south shore to a point 36° 05.7171' N – 77° 04.0344'
W; including the following tributaries from their confluence with Cashie River
in the direction indicated to the specified boundary:
(a) Connarista Swamp - upstream (north) to a
line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 06.4489' N – 77° 02.4658' W;
running easterly along SSR 1221 bridge (Charles Taylor Road) to the east shore
to a point 36° 06.4501' N – 77° 02.4236' W.
(b) Whiteoak Swamp - upstream (northeast) to a
line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 04.6654' N – 76° 58.5841'
W; running southeasterly along US 13 to the southeast shore to a point 36°
04.6480' N – 76° 58.5676' W.
(c) Chiska Creek - upstream (west) to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 02.5659' N – 77° 02.3636' W;
running southerly along SSR 1112 bridge (Roquist Pocosin Road) to the south
shore to a point 36° 02.5463' N – 77° 02.3730' W.
(d) Hoggard Mill Creek - upstream (north) to a
line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 01.5828' N – 76° 56.9799'
W; running southeasterly along the Hoggard Mill Pond Dam to the southeast shore
to a point 36° 01.5479' N – 76° 56.9556' W.
(e) Roquist Creek - upstream (west) to a line
beginning on the northeast shore at a point 36° 00.6453' N – 77° 02.8441' W;
running southwesterly along SSR 1112 bridge (Roquist Pocosin Road) to the
southwest shore to a point 36° 00.6119' N – 77° 02.8719' W.
(f) Wading Place Creek - upstream (east) to a
line beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 58.1755' N – 76° 53.0010' W;
running easterly along NC 308 bridge (Cooper Hill Road) to the east shore to a
point 35° 58.1631' N – 76° 52.9542' W.
(15) Cashie River Area:
(a) Broad Creek - south of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 35° 55.0568' N – 76° 45.2632' W; running easterly to
the east shore to a point 35° 55.0543' N – 76° 45.1309' W.
(b) Grennel Creek - east of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 35°55.3147' N – 76° 44.5010' W; running southerly to
the south shore to a point 35° 55.2262' N – 76° 44.5495' W.
(c) Cashoke Creek - west of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 35° 56.2934' N – 76° 44.1769' W; running
southwesterly to the south shore to a point 35° 56.2623' N – 76° 44.1993' W;
and east of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 56.3383' N – 76°
44.5958' W; running southerly along NC 45 bridge to the south shore to a point
35° 56.2839' N – 76° 44.5836' W.
(16) Roanoke River including designated tributaries -
main stem waters northwest of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36°
12.5264' N – 77° 23.0223' W; running northeasterly along the south side of the
US 258 bridge to the east shore to a point 36° 12.5674' N – 77° 22.9724' W; to
the base of the Roanoke Rapids Dam; including the following tributary from the
confluence with Roanoke River in the direction indicated to the specified
boundary: Bridgers Creek - upstream (northeast) to a line beginning on the
west shore at a point 36° 15.0786' N – 77° 22.3766' W; running easterly to the
east shore to a point 36° 15.0846' N – 77° 22.3083' W.
(17) Roanoke River Area:
(a) Kehukee Swamp - west of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 36° 05.1942' N – 77° 18.9596' W; running
southwesterly to the south shore to a point 36° 05.1670' N – 77° 18.9761' W;
and south of a line beginning on the northeast shore at a point 36° 05.7019' N
– 77° 19.3686' W; running southwesterly to the southwest shore to a point 36°
05.6909' N – 77° 19.3902' W.
(b) Wire Gut - north of a line beginning on the
west shore at a point 36° 00.9580' N – 77° 13.0755' W; running easterly to the
east shore to a point 36° 00.9542' N – 77° 13.0320' W; and east of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 01.4294' N – 77° 13.6239' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 36° 01.3873' N – 77° 13.6270'
W.
(c) Apple Tree Creek - east of a line beginning
on the north shore at a point 36° 00.4174' N – 77° 12.3252' W; running
southeasterly to the south shore to a point 36° 00.3987' N – 77° 12.3088' W;
and south of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 36° 02.3508' N – 77°
13.6900' W; running easterly to the east shore to a point 36° 02.3497' N – 77°
13.6055' W; and east of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 36°
01.9425' N – 77° 12.4225' W; running southerly to the south shore to a point
36° 01.9066' N – 77° 12.4222' W.
(d) Indian Creek - east of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 35° 59.0794' N – 77° 11.4926' W; running southerly
to the south shore to a point 35° 59.0597' N – 77° 11.4967' W; and southwest of
a line beginning on the northwest shore at a point 36° 03.5103' N – 77° 10.6537'
W; running southeasterly along SSR 1108 bridge (Indian Woods Road) to the
southeast shore to a point 36° 03.4917' N – 77° 10.6402' W; and west of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 02.3940' N – 77° 09.3722' W;
running southerly along SSR 1108 bridge (Indian Woods Road) to the south shore
to a point 36° 02.3787' N – 77° 09.3711' W.
(e) Prices Gut - west of a line beginning on the
north shore at a point 35° 57.3701' N – 77° 11.9815' W; running southerly to
the south shore to a point 35° 57.3552' N – 77° 11.9796' W; and east of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 57.4077' N – 77° 12.0401' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 35° 57.3763' N – 77° 12.0135'
W.
(f) Rainbow Gut - south of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 35° 55.9334' N – 77° 11.3246' W; running easterly to
the east shore to a point 35° 55.9275' N – 77° 11.3136' W.
(g) Coniott Creek including designated
tributaries - main stem waters west of a line beginning on the north shore at a
point 35° 56.6562' N – 77° 04.2860' W; running southwesterly to the south shore
to a point 35° 56.6397' N – 77° 04.3066' W; and southeast of a line beginning
on the northeast shore at a point 35° 59.4139' N – 77° 08.2158' W; running
southwesterly along SSR 1122 bridge (Broad Neck Road) to the southwest shore to
a point 35° 59.3976' N – 77° 08.2491' W; including the following tributary from
the confluence with Coniott Creek in the direction indicated to the specified
boundary: Frog Level Swamp - upstream to a line beginning on the north shore at
a point 35° 58.0087' N – 77° 06.3447' W; running southerly to the south shore
to a point 35° 57.9223' N – 77° 06.3483' W.
(h) Conoho Creek - north of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 35° 52.5439' N – 77° 02.6673' W; running easterly to
the east shore to a point 35° 52.5407' N – 77° 02.6280' W; and southeast of a
line beginning on the northeast shore at a point 35° 58.3271' N – 77° 17.6825'
W; running southwesterly along NC 11 bridge to the southwest shore to a point
35° 58.3096' N – 77° 17.7006' W.
(i) Sweetwater Creek including designated tributaries
- main stem east of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 51.6464'
N – 77° 00.5090' W; running southeasterly to the east shore to a point 35°
51.6252' N – 77° 00.4879' W; and northwest of a line beginning on the northeast
shore at a point 35° 48.6186' N – 77° 02.0173' W; running southwesterly along
SSR 1501 bridge (Big Mill Road) to the southwest shore to a point 35° 48.5968'
N – 77° 02.0311' W; including the following tributary from the confluence with
Sweetwater Creek in the direction indicated to the specified boundary: Peter
Swamp - upstream (southeast) to a line beginning on the west shore at a point
35° 49.0798' N – 77° 00.2510' W; running easterly to the east shore to a point
35° 49.0705' N – 77° 00.2118' W.
(j) Unnamed Tributary (upstream of Old Mill
Creek) - northwest of a line beginning on the northeast shore at a point 35°
53.9775' N – 76° 56.6431' W; running southwesterly to the southwest shore to a
point 35° 53.9913' N – 76° 56.6238' W; and southeast of a line beginning on the
northeast shore at a point 35° 54.1143' N – 76° 56.8761' W; running
southwesterly along SSR 1542 bridge (Bertie County) to the southwest shore to a
point 35° 54.0927' N – 76° 56.8956' W.
(k) Old Mill Creek - north of a line beginning
on the west shore at a point 35° 53.9483' N – 76° 55.3921' W; running
southeasterly to the east shore to a point 35° 53.9378' N – 76° 55.3710' W; and
south of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 54.3010' N – 76°
55.0492' W; running easterly along SSR 1518 bridge (Bertie County) to the east
shore to a point 35° 54.3085' N – 76° 55.0164' W.
(l) Gardner Creek - south of a line beginning
on the west shore at a point 35°50.1599' N – 76° 56.0211' W; running easterly
to the east shore to a point 35° 50.1633' N – 76° 55.9899' W; and north of a
line beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 48.4791' N – 76° 55.9768' W;
running easterly to the east shore to a point 35° 48.4834' N – 76° 55.9378' W.
(m) Cut Cypress Creek - northeast of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 51.9465' N – 76° 53.5762' W;
running southeasterly to the south shore to a point 35° 51.9229' N – 76°
53.5556' W.
(n) Roses Creek - southeast of a line beginning
on the north shore at a point 35° 50.1683' N – 76° 50.9664' W; running
southwesterly to the south shore to a point 35° 50.1363' N – 76° 56.9907' W;
and north of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 49.5501' N – 76°
50.7358' W; running easterly to the east shore to a point 35° 49.5649' N – 76°
50.6674' W.
(o) Broad Creek - west of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 35° 52.5191' N – 76° 50.4235' W; running southerly
to the south shore to a point 35° 52.4262' N – 76° 50.3791' W.
(p) Welch Creek - south of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 35° 51.8458' N – 76° 45.8381' W; running easterly
along the shoreline and across the mouths of the three creek entrances to the
east shore to a point 35° 51.8840' N – 76° 45.6207' W; and north of a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 49.7473' N – 76° 47.1058' W; running
easterly to the east shore to a point 35° 49.7506' N – 76° 47.0778' W.
(q) Conaby Creek - south of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 35° 55.3779' N – 76° 42.4401' W; and running easterly
to the east shore to a point 35° 55.3752' N – 76° 42.3408' W; north of a line
beginning on the southwest shore at a point 35° 51.6443' N – 76° 44.5188' W;
running northeasterly to the northeast shore to a point 35° 51.6538' N – 76°
44.4926' W.
(18) Scuppernong River including designated tributaries -
main stem waters south of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 35°
54.0158' N – 76° 15.4605' W; running easterly to the east shore to a point 35°
54.0406' N – 76° 15.3007' W; and east of a line beginning on the north shore at
a point 35° 51.6231' N – 76° 26.1210' W; running southerly to the south shore
to a point 35° 51.5952' N – 76° 26.1178' W; including the following tributaries
from their confluence with Scuppernong River in the direction indicated to the
specified boundary:
(a) First Creek (Rider's Creek) - upstream
(south) to a line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 53.5116' N – 76°
14.0222' W; running southerly along NC 94 bridge to the south shore to a point
35° 53.4948' N – 76° 14.0125' W.
(b) Second Creek - upstream (south) to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 53.0541' N – 76° 15.1132' W;
running southerly along SSR 1105 (Bodwell Road) to the south shore to a point
35° 53.0286' N – 76° 15.1211' W.
(c) Lake Phelps - all waters of Lake Phelps and the following main canals connecting to Scuppernong River:
(i) Moccasin Canal;
(ii) Western (Enoch) Canal;
(iii) Mountain Canal;
(iv) Thirty-foot Canal;
(v) Somerset (Old) Canal;
(vi) Batava (Minerva, Magnolia, Bonarva) Canal;
and
(vii) Bee Tree Canal.
(19) Alligator River Area:
(a) Little Alligator River - west of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 56.7640' N – 76° 01.0299' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 35° 55.9362' N – 76° 01.2492'
W; and north of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 56.4784' N –
76° 07.5433' W; running easterly to the east shore to a point 35° 56.4771' N –
76° 07.5076' W.
(b) East Lake - east of a line beginning on the
north shore at a point 35° 56.1676' N – 75° 55.2603' W; running southerly to
the south shore to a point 35° 55.4727' N – 75° 55.5043' W; and south of a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 58.6402' N – 75° 52.1855' W; running
easterly to the east shore to a point 35° 58.5887' N – 75° 51.7080' W.
(c) Second Creek - west of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 35° 51.7616' N – 76° 03.5105' W; running southerly
to the south shore to a point 35° 51.1317' N – 76° 03.8003' W.
(d) Milltail Creek - east of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 35° 50.5192' N – 75° 58.6134' W; running southerly
to the south shore to a point 35° 50.4956' N – 75° 58.6158' W; and northwest of
a line beginning on the northeast shore at a point 35° 47.7377' N – 75° 53.1295'
W; running southwesterly to the southwest shore to a point 35° 47.7180' N – 75°
53.1295' W.
(e) Whipping Creek and Lake - east of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 41.3930' N – 76° 00.2481' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 35° 41.3717' N – 76° 00.2554'
W; and west of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 42.1737' N –
75° 57.6728' W; running southerly to the south shore to a point 35° 42.1570' N
– 75° 57.6732' W.
(f) Swan Creek and Lake - east of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 40.2674' N – 76° 00.7360' W;
running southerly to the south shore to a point 35° 40.2420' N – 76° 00.7548'
W.
(20) Alligator River including designated tributary -
main stem waters west of a line beginning on the north shore at Cherry Ridge
Landing at a point 35° 42.2172' N – 76° 08.4686' W; running southerly to the
south shore to a point 35° 42.1327' N – 76° 08.5002' W; and east of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 36.0502' N – 76° 13.9734' W;
running southerly along NC 94 to the south shore to a point 35° 36.0300' N –
76° 13.9779' W; including the following tributary from the confluence with
Alligator River in the direction indicated to the specified boundary:
Northwest Fork - upstream (north) to a line beginning on the north shore at a
point 35° 43.6826' N – 76° 11.9538' W; running southerly to the south shore to
a point 35° 43.6495' N – 76° 11.9692' W.
(21) Croatan Sound Area:
(a) Spencer Creek - west of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 35° 51.4205' N – 75° 45.0645' W; running southerly
to the south shore to a point 35° 51.3876' N – 75° 45.0640' W; and west of a
line beginning on the north shore 35° 51.5597' N – 75° 45.0141' W; running
southerly to the south shore to a point 35° 51.4624' N – 75° 45.0498' W; and
west of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 51.6783' N – 75°
44.9125' W; running southerly to the south shore to a point 35° 51.5693' N –
75° 45.0109' W; and east of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 35°
52.5133' N – 75° 46.3070' W; running southerly to the south shore to a point
35° 52.4635' N – 75° 46.3110' W.
(b) Callaghan Creek - west of a line beginning
on the north shore at a point 35° 51.1312' N – 75° 45.1327' W; running
southwesterly to the south shore to a point 35° 51.0953' N – 75° 45.1629' W;
and east of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 50.0643' N – 75°
46.6041' W; running southerly to the south shore to a point 35° 50.0306' N –
75° 46.6034' W.
(22) Pamlico River Area:
(a) Chocowinity Creek - south of a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 35°
30.4778' N – 77° 04.4049' W; running
southerly to the east shore at a point 35°
30.4692' N – 77° 04.3862' W; and north
of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 28.3423' N – 77° 05.0615'
W; running easterly to the east shore at a point 35° 28.3413' N – 77° 05.0334'
W.
(b) Blounts Creek - south of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 35° 23.9524'
N – 76° 58.0357' W; running easterly to
the east shore at a point 35° 23.9565'
N – 76° 57.9576' W; and north of a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 22.3210' N – 76° 57.7210' W; running
easterly along NC 33 to the east shore at a point 35° 22.3080' N – 76° 57.6706'
W; on Nancy Run, north of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 35°
22.7132' N – 76° 59.0317' W; running easterly along NC 33 to the east shore at
a point 35° 22.7064' N – 76° 59.0191' W; on Herring Run, north and west of a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 22.5435' N – 76° 56.9969' W;
running southerly along SSR 1100 (Core Point Road) to the south shore at a
point 35° 22.5168' N – 76° 57.0063' W.
(c) Durham Creek - south of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 35° 21.5669'
N – 76° 51.9166' W; running easterly
along the SSR 1955 bridge (Durham Creek Lane) to the east shore at a point 35° 21.5721' N – 76° 51.8621' W and north of a line beginning on the west shore at
a point 35° 19.1959' N – 76° 52.3278' W; running southeasterly along NC 33 to
the east shore at a point 35° 19.1802' N – 76° 52.2947' W.
(d) Little Goose Creek - north and east of a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 35°
28.7258' N – 76° 55.8667' W; running
southeasterly to the south shore at a point 35°
28.5986' N – 76° 55.7922' W and west of
a line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 29.0329' N – 76° 54.2344' W;
running southeasterly along SSR 1334 (Camp Leach Road) to the south shore at a
point 35° 29.0283' N – 76° 54.2228' W; and the unnamed northwest branch, south
of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 29.4589' N – 76° 55.0263'
W; running southwesterly to the south shore at a point 35° 29.4492' N – 76°
55.0322' W.
(e) Broad Creek - north of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 35° 30.0451'
N – 76° 57.6152' W; running easterly to
the east shore at a point 35° 30.0459'
N – 76° 57.5318' W and south of a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 32.1646' N – 76° 58.5193' W; running
easterly along US 264 to the east shore at a point 35° 32.1588' N – 76° 58.5048'
W.
(f) Runyon Creek - north of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 35° 32.1615'
N – 77° 02.3606' W; running easterly
along the NC 32 bridge (Park Drive) to the east shore at a point 35° 32.1340' N – 77° 02.3438' W and south of a line beginning on the north shore at
a point 35° 33.0407' N – 77° 01.1497' W; running southeasterly to the south
shore at a point 35° 33.0260' N – 77° 01.1449' W.
(23) Tar River including designated tributaries - main
stem waters west of a line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 33.1993' N – 77° 05.3977' W; running southerly to the south shore at a point 35° 32.9978' N – 77° 05.1529' W and east of a line beginning on the north shore at
a point 35° 57.6505' N – 77° 48.2537' W; running southeasterly along the Rocky
Mount Mill Pond Dam to the south shore at a point 35° 57.5997' N – 77° 48.1412'
W; including the following tributaries from their confluence with Tar River in
the direction indicated to the specified boundary:
(a) Swift Creek - upstream (northwest) to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 00.5829' N – 77° 39.9482' W;
running southerly to the south shore at a point 36° 00.5413' N – 77° 39.9616'
W.
(b) Fishing Creek - upstream (northwest) to a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 36° 08.0430' N – 77° 43.2829' W;
running southerly to the south shore at a point 36° 08.0173' N – 77° 43.2921'
W; on Deep Creek, upstream (northeast) to a line beginning on the north shore
at a point 35° 57.8688' N – 77° 27.2298' W; running southeasterly to the south
shore at a point 35° 57.8403' N – 77° 27.1890' W.
(c) Town Creek - upstream (west) to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 48.4135' N – 77° 36.7687' W;
running southwesterly to the south shore at a point 35° 48.3728' N – 77°
36.7686' W.
(d) Otter Creek - upstream (west) to a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 43.2448' N – 77° 31.9013' W; running
easterly to the east shore at a point 35° 43.2385' N – 77° 31.8735' W.
(e) Tyson Creek - upstream (southwest) to a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 40.4470' N – 77° 30.7015' W; running
easterly to the east shore at a point 35° 40.4107' N – 77° 30.6075' W.
(f) Conetoe Creek - upstream (north and east)
to a line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 44.5315' N – 77° 29.1676'
W; running southerly to the south shore at a point 35° 44.5071' N – 77° 29.1894'
W.
(g) Hardee Creek - upstream (southwest) to a
line beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 35.6842' N – 77° 19.3857' W;
running easterly to the east shore at a point 35° 35.6781' N – 77° 19.3680' W.
(h) Chicod Creek - upstream (west) to a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 34.6186' N – 77° 14.0233' W; running
southerly to the east shore at a point 35° 34.5985' N – 77° 14.0169' W.
(i) Old Grindle Creek - upstream (north) to a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 35.3098' N – 77° 09.9461' W;
running southerly along SSR 1565 (Grimesland Bridge Road) to the south shore at
a point 35° 35.2891' N – 77° 09.9511' W.
(j) Bear Creek - upstream (southwest) to a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 32.4699' N – 77° 07.4185' W; running
easterly to the east shore at a point 35° 32.4697' N – 77° 07.3758' W.
(24) Tranters Creek including designated tributaries -
main stem waters north and west of a line beginning on the west shore at a
point 35° 33.1993' N – 77° 05.3978' W; running easterly to the east
shore at a point 35° 33.2408' N – 77° 05.0872' W and south of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 35° 45.7848' N – 77° 15.2294' W; running easterly to
the east shore at a point 35° 45.7905' N – 77° 15.1931' W; including the
following tributaries from their confluence with Tranters Creek in the
direction indicated to the specified boundary:
(a) Aggie Run - upstream (east) to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 38.3433' N – 77° 05.5003' W;
running southeasterly to the south shore at a point 35° 38.2633' N – 77°
05.4097' W.
(b) Cherry Run - upstream (northeast) to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 35.1560' N – 77° 04.0436' W;
running southerly along US 17 to the south shore at a point 35° 35.1404' N –
77° 04.0437' W.
(25) Lake Mattamuskeet - all waters and all inland
manmade tributaries of Lake Mattamuskeet.
(26) Bay River Area: Trent Creek - south of a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 35°
06.2738' N – 76° 43.1071' W; running
easterly along the NC 55 bridge (Pamlico County) to the east shore to a point
35° 06.2603' N – 76° 43.0741' W; and north of a line beginning
on the southwest shore at a point 35°
04.3545' N – 76° 42.8282' W; running
northeasterly to the northeast shore to a point 35° 04.3686' N – 76°
42.8117' W.
(27) Neuse River including designated tributaries - main
stem waters south of a line beginning on the east shore at a point 35° 47.9955' N – 78° 32.2902' W; running westerly along Milburnie Dam (Bridges Lake
Dam) to the west shore to a point 35°
48.0280' N – 78° 32.3989' W; and
northwest of a line near Pitch Kettle Creek beginning on the north shore at a
point 35° 16.9793' N – 77° 15.5529' W; running south to the south
shore to a point 35° 16.9237' N – 77° 15.5461' W; including the following
tributaries from their confluence with Neuse River in the direction indicated
to the specified boundary:
(a) Middle Creek - upstream (west) to a line
beginning on the southwest shore at a point 35°
30.4489' N – 78° 24.1072' W; running
northeasterly along the NC 210 bridge (Johnston County) to the northeast shore
to a point 35° 30.4767' N – 78° 24.0676' W.
(b) Mill Creek - upstream (west) to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35°
20.7619' N – 78° 20.0813' W; running
southerly along the SSR 1185 bridge (Joyner Bridge Road) to the south shore to
a point 35° 20.7262' N – 78° 20.0938' W.
(c) Little River - upstream (northwest) to a
line beginning on the southwest shore at a point 35° 40.0035' N – 78°
15.5262' W; running northeasterly along the NC 42 bridge (Johnston County) to the northeast shore to a point 35° 40.0142'
N – 78° 15.5060' W.
(d) Walnut Creek - upstream (north) to a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 35°
15.5439' N – 77° 52.5703' W; running
easterly to the east shore to a point 35°
15.5407' N – 77° 52.5574' W.
(e) Bear Creek - upstream (north) to a line
beginning on the northeast shore at a point 35°
21.1265' N – 77° 49.1500' W; running southwesterly
to the southwest shore to a point 35°
21.1125' N – 77° 49.1605' W.
(f) Falling Creek - upstream (northwest) to a
line beginning on the west shore at a point 35°
15.6635' N – 77° 41.5862' W; running
easterly along the US 70 bridge (Banks School Road) to the east shore to a
point 35° 15.6687' N – 77° 41.5540' W.
(g) Contentnea Creek - upstream (northwest) to a
line beginning on the west shore at a point 35°
34.1707' N – 77° 47.5396' W; running
easterly to the east shore to a point 35°
34.1704' N – 77° 47.4966' W.
(h) Halfmoon Creek - upstream (southwest) to a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 35°
19.1578' N – 77° 20.2050' W; running
southerly to the south shore to a point 35°
19.1335' N – 77° 20.2036' W.
(i) Village Creek - upstream (southwest) to a
line beginning on the northeast shore at a point 35° 18.4795' N – 77°
18.1037' W; running southwesterly to the southwest shore to a point 35° 18.4603' N – 77° 18.1121' W.
(j) Kitten Creek - upstream (northwest) to
include all waters.
(k) Core Creek - upstream (west) to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35°
10.7941' N – 77° 18.9102' W; running
southerly to the south shore to a point 35°
10.7715' N – 77° 18.9012' W.
(l) Pitchkettle Creek - upstream (northwest) to
include all waters.
(28) Neuse River Area:
(a) Turkey Quarter and Greens creeks - southeast
of a line beginning on the west shore of Turkey Quarter Creek at a point 35° 15.6738' N – 77° 14.6823' W; running southeasterly to the southeast shore of
Turkey Quarter Creek to a point 35°
15.6534' N – 77° 14.6470' W; and
northwest of a line beginning on the north shore of Greens Creek at a point 35° 14.1883' N – 77° 11.8862' W; running southwesterly to the southwest shore of
Greens Creek to a point 35° 14.1389' N
– 77° 11.7535' W.
(b) Taylor Creek - northwest of a line beginning
on the north shore at a point 35°
14.3719' N – 77° 10.8050' W; running
southwesterly to the south shore to a point 35°
14.3300' N – 77° 10.8352' W.
(c) Pine Tree Creek - west of a line beginning
on the north shore at a point 35° 12.6663' N – 77° 07.4285' W; running
southwesterly to the south shore to a point 35° 12.7033' N – 77° 07.3594' W and
north of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 12.8553' N – 77°
07.8300' W; running easterly to the east shore to a point 35° 12.8372' N – 77°
07.7934' W and north of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 35°
13.2012' N – 77° 08.7753' W; running southeasterly to the east shore to a point
35° 13.1714' N – 77° 08.7071' W.
(d) Swift and Little Swift creeks - north of a
line beginning on the west shore at a point 35°
11.5972' N – 77° 06.0562' W; running
easterly to the east shore to a point 35°
11.5816' N – 77° 05.9861' W for both
creeks and south of a line beginning on the northeast shore at a point 35° 17.8175' N – 77° 08.9421' W; running southwesterly along the SSR 1440 bridge
(Streets Ferry Road) to the southwest shore to a point 35° 17.8027' N – 77° 08.9529' W for Swift Creek; and southwest of two lines, one
beginning on the northwest shore of Fisher Swamp at a point 35° 14.6533' N – 77° 03.9072' W; running southeasterly to the southeast shore to a
point 35° 14.6322' N – 77° 03.8983' W; and the other beginning on the
northwest shore of Little Swift Creek at a point 35° 14.1315' N – 77°
03.6823' W; running southeasterly along the SR 1627 bridge (Craven County) to
the southeast shore to a point 35°
14.1179' N – 77° 03.6676' W for Little
Swift Creek.
(e) Bachelor Creek - west of a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 35°09.0099' N – 77° 04.5858' W; running southerly to
the south shore to a point 35° 08.9085' N – 77° 04.7172' W and east of a line
at Rollover Creek beginning on the north shore at a point 35° 07.9194' N – 77° 11.9438' W; running southerly to the south shore to a point 35° 07.8931' N – 77° 11.9445' W.
(f) Trent River Area:
(i) Brice Creek - south of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 35° 02.1261' N – 77° 02.1243' W; running easterly to
the east shore to a point 35° 02.1268' N – 77° 02.1015' W and north of a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 34°
59.7828' N - 77° 00.0710' W; running
easterly along the SSR 1101 bridge (County Line Road) to the east shore to a
point 34° 59.7789' N - 77° 00.0534' W.
(ii) Mill Creek - south of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 35° 00.4595'
N – 77° 12.8427' W; running easterly to
the east shore to a point 35° 00.4593'
N – 77° 12.8160' W; and north of a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 34°
59.8881' N – 77° 12.8536' W; running
easterly to the east shore to a point 34°
59.8878' N – 77° 12.8368' W.
(iii) Mill Run - southwest of a line beginning on
the northwest shore at a point 35°
00.3766' N – 77° 16.8680' W;running
southeasterly along the NC 58 bridge (Jones County) to the southeast shore to a
point 35° 00.3654' N – 77° 16.8487' W; and northeast of a line
beginning on the northwest shore at a point 35°
00.0929' N – 77° 17.3282' W; running southeasterly
to the southeast shore to a point 35°
00.0740' N – 77° 17.3024' W.
(g) Trent River including all the waters of
Jumping Creek - main stem waters southwest of a line beginning on the west
shore at a point 35° 01.9478' N – 77° 15.6377' W; running easterly along the
SSR 1121 bridge (Oak Grove Road) to the east shore to a point 35° 01.9506' N –
77° 15.6095' W; and northeast of a line beginning on the northeast shore at a
point 35° 04.0759' N – 77° 35.3891' W; running southwesterly along the
SSR 1153 bridge (Vine Swamp Road) to the southwest shore to a point 35° 04.0624' N – 77° 35.4063' W; including all the waters of Jumping Creek.
(h) Upper Broad Creek - northwest of a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 35°
06.8922' N – 76° 56.3911' W, running
southerly to the south shore to a point 35°
06.8623' N – 76° 56.3916' W and
southeast of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 35° 08.3197' N – 76° 58.7314' W; running easterly along the NC 55 bridge at the
Craven and Pamlico county line to the east shore to a point 35° 08.3209' N – 76° 58.6753' W.
(i) Beard Creek - northwest of a line beginning
on the north shore at a point 35°
02.6853' N – 76° 52.3346' W; running
southerly to the south shore to a point 35°
02.6663' N – 76° 52.3351' W and
southeast of line beginning on the southwest shore at a point 35° 03.7198' N – 76° 52.6024' W; running northeasterly along the SSR 1115 bridge
(Pamlico County) to the northeast shore to a point 35° 03.7258' N – 76°
52.5942' W.
(j) Dawson Creek - northwest of a line
beginning on the southwest shore at a point 35°
01.8352' N – 76° 47.4672' W; running
northeasterly to the northeast shore to a point 35° 01.8475' N – 76°
47.4283' W; and southeast of a line beginning on the southwest shore of Fork
Run at a point 35° 02.1112' N – 76° 48.3083' W; running northeasterly along the
SSR 1005 bridge (Pamlico County) to the northeast shore of Fork Run to a point
35° 02.1206' N – 76° 48.2922' W.
(k) Slocum Creek:
(i) Southwest Prong - southwest of a line
beginning on the northwest shore at a point 34°
53.1520' N – 76° 55.8540' W; running
southeasterly along the SSR 1746 bridge (Greenfield Heights Boulevard) to the
southeast shore to a point 34° 53.1369'
N – 76° 55.8460' W; and northeast of a
line beginning on the west shore at a point 34°
51.5981' N – 76° 57.1687' W; running
easterly to the east shore to a point 34°
51.5935' N – 76° 57.1229' W.
(ii) East Prong - south of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 34° 52.9687'
N – 76° 54.5195' W; running easterly along
the NC 101 bridge (Fontana Boulevard) to the east shore to a point 34° 52.9680' N – 76° 54.5020' W.
(l) Hancock Creek - south of a line beginning
on the west shore at a point 34°
52.1403' N – 76° 50.8518' W; running
easterly along the NC 101 bridge (Craven County) to the east shore to a point
34° 52.1412' N – 76° 50.8382' W.
(29) White Oak River - main stem waters north and west of
a line beginning on the west shore at a point 34° 48.1466' N – 77° 11.4711' W;
running easterly to a point on the west shore 34° 48.1620' N – 77° 11.4244' W;
and south and east of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 34.°
53.5120' N – 77° 51.4013' W; running easterly to a point on the east shore 34°
53.5009' N – 77° 14.0194' W; including the following tributaries from their
confluence with White Oak River in the direction indicated to the specified
boundary:
(a) Holston Creek - east to a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 34°49.6284' N – 77° 09.3783' W; running southerly
to shore at a point 34° 49.6177' N – 77° 09.3670' W.
(b) Grant's Creek - west to a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 34°47.9302' N – 77° 12.8060' W; running southerly
along SSR 1434 bridge (Belgrade-Swansboro Road) to a point on the south shore
34° 47.9185' N – 77° 12.7954' W.
(30) New River - main stem waters north of a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 34° 45.1654' N – 77° 26.1222' W; running
easterly along the US Highway 17 bridge to a point on the east shore 34°
45.2007' N – 77° 25.9790' W; and south of a line beginning at a point on the
west shore 34° 50.5818' N – 77° 30.1735' W running easterly along the SSR 1316
bridge (Rhodestown Road) to a point on the east shore 34° 50.5951' N – 77°
30.1534' W.
(31) Northeast and Little Northeast Creeks - north and
east of a line beginning on the west shore at a point 34° 44.0778' N – 77°
21.2640' W; running southeasterly along the railroad bridge to a point on the
east shore 34° 44.0446' N – 77° 21.2126' W; and west of a line beginning on the
north shore 34° 44.9055' N – 77° 19.7541' W; running southerly along SSR 1406
bridge (Piney Green Road) to a point on the south shore 34° 44.8881' N – 77°
19.7649' W.
(32) Northeast Cape Fear River - main stem waters north
of a line beginning at a point on the west shore 34° 26.5658' N – 77° 50.0871'
W; running northeasterly along the NC 210 bridge to a point on the east shore
34° 26.6065' N – 77° 49.9955' W and south of a line beginning on the west shore
34° 38.7667' N – 77° 52.3417' W running easterly along SSR 1318 bridge
(Croomsbridge Road) to a point on the east shore 34° 38.7744' N – 77° 52.3093'
W; including the following tributaries from their confluence with the Northeast
Cape Fear River in the direction indicated to the specified boundary:
(a) Burgaw Creek - west to a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 34° 32.4670' N – 77° 51.1705' W; running southerly
along SSR 1411 bridge (Stag Park Road) to a point on the south shore 34°
32.4567' N – 77° 51.1711' W.
(b) Pike Creek - west to a line beginning on the
north shore at a point 34° 28.7928' N – 77° 52.5148' W; running southerly along
SSR 1411 bridge (Ashton Lake Road) to a point on the south shore 34° 28.7882' N
– 77° 52.5261' W.
(c) Merrick Creek - north and east to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 34° 26.8264' N – 77° 48.1948' W;
running southerly along NC 210 bridge to a point on the south shore 34° 26.8028'
N – 77° 48.1797' W.
(d) Island Creek - south and east to a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 34° 22.0359' N – 77° 48.9107' W; running
easterly along SSR 1002 bridge (Holly Shelter Road) to a point on the east
shore 34° 22.0213' N – 77° 48.8854' W.
(e) Prince George Creek - south and east to a
line beginning on the north shore at a point 34° 20.6773' N – 77° 54.2113' W;
running southerly along NC 133 bridge to a point on the south shore 34° 20.6659'
N – 77° 54.2170' W.
(f) Turkey Creek - north and east to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 34° 23.8546' N – 77° 54.7872' W;
running southerly along NC 133 bridge to a point on the south shore 34° 23.8429'
N – 77° 54.7772' W.
(g) Long Creek - north and west to a line
beginning on the west shore at a point 34° 26.3494' N – 78° 01.5716' W; running
easterly along NC 210 bridge to a point on the east shore 34° 26.3500' N – 78°
01.5396' W.
(33) Black River - north and west of a line beginning on
the west shore at a point 34° 22.0783' N – 78° 04.4123' W; running easterly to
a point on the east shore 34° 21.9950' N – 78 ° 04.2864' W and south and east
of a line beginning at a point on the north shore 34° 42.5285' N – 78° 15.8178'
W; running southerly to a point on the south shore 34° 42.5008' N – 78° 15.7972'
W. South River - south and east of a line beginning at a point on the west
shore 34° 38.4120' N – 78° 18.7075' W; running easterly along SSR 1007 bridge
(Ennis Bridge Road) to a point on the east shore 34° 38.4080' N – 78° 18.6727'
W.
(34) Cape Fear River - main stem waters north and west of
a line at Lock and Dam #1 beginning on the west shore at a point 34° 24.2628' N
– 78° 17.6390' W; running easterly to a point on the east shore 34° 24.2958' N
– 78° 17.5634' W and south and east of a line beginning at a point on the west
shore 35° 24.8404' N – 78° 49.4267' W; running easterly to a point on the east
shore 35° 24.8833' N – 78° 49.3288' W; including the following tributaries from
their confluence with the Cape Fear River in the direction indicated to the
specified boundary:
(a) Brown's Creek - south and west to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 34° 36.8641' N – 78° 35.0917' W;
running southerly along NC 87 bridge to a point on the south shore 34° 36.8477'
N – 78° 35.0731' W.
(b) Hammond Creek - south and west to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 34° 34.032' N – 78° 30.3542' W; running
southerly along NC 87 bridge to a point on the south shore 34° 34.0142' N – 78°
30.3397' W.
(c) Steep Run - south and west to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 34° 25.5019' N – 78° 20.9934' W;
running southerly along NC 87 bridge to a point on the south shore 34° 25.4742'
N – 78° 20.9549' W.
(d) Wayman's Creek - south and west to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 34° 22.4396' N – 78° 16.3904' W;
running southerly along NC 87 bridge to a point on the south shore 34° 22.4287'
N – 78° 16.3723' W.
(e) Livingston Creek - south to a line beginning
on the north shore at a point 34° 19.5405' N – 78° 12.9889' W; running
southerly along NC 87 bridge to a point on the south shore 34° 19.5128' N – 78°
12.9727' W.
(f) Hood Creek - south and west to a line
beginning on the north shore at a point 34° 18.6658' N – 78° 07.1988' W;
running southerly along NC 87 bridge to a point on the south shore 34° 18.6612'
N – 78° 07.1741' W.
(g) Indian Creek - west to a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 34° 17.7383' N – 78° 02.6706' W; running southerly
along SSR 1453 bridge (Brunswick County) to a point on the south shore 34°
17.7210' N – 78° 02.6697' W.
(h) Sturgeon Creek - west to a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 34° 14.6391' N – 78° 01.8154' W; running southerly
to a point on the south shore 34° 14.5918' N – 78° 01.7941' W.
(i) Mill Creek - north and west of Sturgeon
Creek to a line beginning on the north shore at a point 34° 15.2342' N – 78°
01.6370' W; running southerly to a point on the south shore 34° 15.2024' N –
78° 01.6525' W.
(j) Alligator Creek - north of the Brunswick River to the origin of the Creek excluding the dredged portions of the Creek.
(k) Jackeys Creek - west of the Brunswick River
to a line beginning on the north shore at a point 34° 11.9672' N – 77° 58.8303'
W; running southerly along the NC 133 bridge to a point on the south shore 34°
11.9544' N – 77° 58.8307' W.
(l) Mallory Creek - west of the Brunswick River
to a line beginning on the north shore at a point 34° 10.0530' N – 77° 58.5927'
W; running southerly along the NC Highway 133 bridge to a point on the south
shore 34° 10.0351' N – 77° 58.5942' W.
(m) Town Creek - west to a line beginning on the
north shore at a point 34° 09.4084' N – 78° 05.5059' W; running southerly along
US 17 bridge to a point on the south shore 34° 09.3731' N – 78° 05.5147' W.
(n) Lilliput Creek - west to a line beginning on
the north shore at a point 34° 04.5292' N – 77° 57.3187' W; running southerly
along NC 133 bridge to a point on the south shore 34° 04.5137' N – 77° 57.3108'
W.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-132; 113-134;
Eff. May 1, 2008.
