North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

Inland Fishing Regulations
Regulatory authority between the Wildlife Resources Commission and Division of Marine Fisheries. Inland game fish regulations include Manner of Taking, Seasons and Using Trotlines and Set-hooks.

• Regulation for River Herring in Inland Fishing Waters of Coastal Rivers and Their Tributaries (PDF)
• Warmwater Game Fish
  Game fish size and creel limits. Also, Bass and Morone (striped bass) Identification Charts.
• Mountain Trout
  Mountain trout regulations include Hatchery Supported Trout Waters, Wild Trout Waters and Special Regulated Trout Waters such as Delayed Harvest Trout Waters. Also, Blue Ridge Parkway and State Park regulations
  • Trout Maps
  • Trout signs and regulations (PDF)
  • Public Mountain Trout Waters Search
• Fishing on NC Gamelands, NC State Parks, and on Blue Ridge Parkway
• Nongame Fish
  Nongame fish regulations including Sale of Nongame Fish, Manner of Taking and Seasons and Waters listed by County.
• Size and creel limits for spotted sea trout, flounder, red drum, and gray trout taken in inland waters are the same as the recreational limits for those species in adjacent joint and coastal waters. (DMF website)

• Saltwater Fishing Regulations - NCDMF website
• Coastal Recreational Fish License (CRFL) General Information - NCDMF website
• Coastal Recreational Fishing License (CRFL) Type Descriptions –NCDMF Website
• Descriptive Boundaries for Coastal-Joint-Inland Waters –NCDMF Website