15A N.C. Admin. Code 10C.0416

Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 24, June 17, 2024

Section 10C .0416 - BLUE CATFISH, CHANNEL CATFISH, AND FLATHEAD CATFISH

(a) There is no daily creel limit for blue, channel, and flathead catfish, except for waters identified in Paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of this Rule.

(b) There is no minimum size limit.

(c) There is no closed season.

(d) 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, no person shall take channel or blue catfish by means other than hook and line.

(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, the daily creel limit for channel catfish is seven on waters posted with signs indicating the creel limit.

(f) The daily creel limit for blue catfish greater than 32 inches is one fish in the following waters:

(1) Lake Norman;

(2) Mountain Island Lake;

(3) Lake Wylie;

(4) Badin Lake;

(5) Lake Tillery;

(6) John H. Kerr Reservoir (North Carolina portion);

(7) Dan River (Downstream of the Union Street Dam in Danville, VA);

(8) Lake Gaston (North Carolina portion); and

(9) Roanoke Rapids Reservoir.

(g) The daily creel limit is five catfish in aggregate on the Pee Dee River downstream of Blewett Falls Dam to the South Carolina state line and all tributaries.

15A N.C. Admin. Code 10C .0416

Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-292; 113-304; 113-305;
Temporary Adoption Eff. 9/1/2022
Adopted by North Carolina Register Volume 37, Issue 01, July 1, 2022 Eff. Pending legislative review pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3.