Striped Bass Recreational Fishing Information View current proclamations for the most up-to-date information about recreational Striped Bass fishing Atlantic Ocean Season Year Round Size Limit (TL) Harvest slot limit of 28 inches to less than 35 inches TL Possession 1 Striped Bass per person per day Restrictions Landing Tags required May through October. Circle hook required when fishing with natural bait. Contact Charlton Godwin 800-338-7805 Roanoke River Management Area The Roanoke River Management Area (RRMA) is designated as Roanoke River and its joint and inland tributaries, including Middle, Eastmost and Cashie rivers, up to the Roanoke Rapids dam. View Map Season Contact the Wildlife Resources Commission for up-to-date information. Size Limit (TL) 18 inches minimum AND no striped bass between 22 inches and 27 inches in length. Possession Contact the Wildlife Resources Commission for up-to-date information. Restrictions 12,800 pound quota; season closed if reached. See the WRC News Release. Contact N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Katy Potoka 252-339-5348 Albemarle Sound Management Area The Albemarle Sound Management Area (ASMA) is designated as Albemarle Sound and all its joint and inland water tributaries, (except for the Roanoke, Middle, Eastmost and Cashie rivers), Currituck, Roanoke and Croatan sounds and all their joint and inland water tributaries, including Oregon Inlet, north of a line beginning at a point 35° 48 .3693’N - 75° 43 .7232’W on Roanoke Marshes Point, running southeasterly to a point 35° 44 .1710’N - 75° 31 .0520’W on the north point of Eagle Nest Bay. View Map Season The 2022 recreational harvest season for striped bass in the Albemarle Sound opened Jan. 1, 2022. The recreational season will close April 30, 2022 or earlier if the harvest quota is met. For more detailed information, see Proclamation FF-2-2022. Size Limit (TL) 18 inches minimum Possession 1 Striped Bass per person per day Restrictions 12,804 pound quota; season closed if reached Contact Nathaniel Hancock 252-381-6005 Central Southern Management Area The Central Southern Management Area (CSMA) is designated as all internal coastal, and joint and contiguous inland waters south of a line beginning at a point 35° 48 .3693’N - 75° 43 .7232’W on Roanoke Marshes Point, running southeasterly to a point 35° 44 .1710’N - 75° 31 .0520’W on the north point of Eagle Nest Bay, to the South Carolina line. View Map Regulations Closed; no harvest allowed. See Proclamation FF-6-2019 Contact Todd Mathes 800-338-7804 Cape Fear River View Map Regulations Closed; no harvest allowed Contact Chris Stewart 800-248-4536
Striped Bass Recreational Fishing Information View current proclamations for the most up-to-date information about recreational Striped Bass fishing Atlantic Ocean Season Year Round Size Limit (TL) Harvest slot limit of 28 inches to less than 35 inches TL Possession 1 Striped Bass per person per day Restrictions Landing Tags required May through October. Circle hook required when fishing with natural bait. Contact Charlton Godwin 800-338-7805 Roanoke River Management Area The Roanoke River Management Area (RRMA) is designated as Roanoke River and its joint and inland tributaries, including Middle, Eastmost and Cashie rivers, up to the Roanoke Rapids dam. View Map Season Contact the Wildlife Resources Commission for up-to-date information. Size Limit (TL) 18 inches minimum AND no striped bass between 22 inches and 27 inches in length. Possession Contact the Wildlife Resources Commission for up-to-date information. Restrictions 12,800 pound quota; season closed if reached. See the WRC News Release. Contact N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Katy Potoka 252-339-5348 Albemarle Sound Management Area The Albemarle Sound Management Area (ASMA) is designated as Albemarle Sound and all its joint and inland water tributaries, (except for the Roanoke, Middle, Eastmost and Cashie rivers), Currituck, Roanoke and Croatan sounds and all their joint and inland water tributaries, including Oregon Inlet, north of a line beginning at a point 35° 48 .3693’N - 75° 43 .7232’W on Roanoke Marshes Point, running southeasterly to a point 35° 44 .1710’N - 75° 31 .0520’W on the north point of Eagle Nest Bay. View Map Season The 2022 recreational harvest season for striped bass in the Albemarle Sound opened Jan. 1, 2022. The recreational season will close April 30, 2022 or earlier if the harvest quota is met. For more detailed information, see Proclamation FF-2-2022. Size Limit (TL) 18 inches minimum Possession 1 Striped Bass per person per day Restrictions 12,804 pound quota; season closed if reached Contact Nathaniel Hancock 252-381-6005 Central Southern Management Area The Central Southern Management Area (CSMA) is designated as all internal coastal, and joint and contiguous inland waters south of a line beginning at a point 35° 48 .3693’N - 75° 43 .7232’W on Roanoke Marshes Point, running southeasterly to a point 35° 44 .1710’N - 75° 31 .0520’W on the north point of Eagle Nest Bay, to the South Carolina line. View Map Regulations Closed; no harvest allowed. See Proclamation FF-6-2019 Contact Todd Mathes 800-338-7804 Cape Fear River View Map Regulations Closed; no harvest allowed Contact Chris Stewart 800-248-4536
