North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

There are no closed seasons on inland game fishes with the following exceptions

• 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 (pdf). Also, Blue Ridge Parkway and State Park regulations
  • Trout Maps
  • Trout signs and regulations (PDF)
  • Public Mountain Trout Waters Search
• 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)