Striped Bass Recreational Fishing Information
Season
- Year Round
Size Limit (TL)
- Harvest slot limit of 28 inches to 31 inches TL
Possession
- 1 Striped Bass per person per day
Restrictions
- Circle hook required when fishing with natural bait.
Contact
- Charlton Godwin
800-338-7805
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.
Season
- Contact the Wildlife Resources Commission for up-to-date information.
Size Limit (TL)
- 18 inches TL to 22 inches TL.
Possession
- Contact the Wildlife Resources Commission for up-to-date information.
Contact
- N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
- Chris Smith
252-333-4709
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.
Season
- Season Closed; no harvest allowed. See this news release for more information.
Size Limit (TL)
- Slot limit 18 inches to 25 inches TL
Possession
- Illegal to possess
Contact
- Nathaniel Hancock
252-381-6005
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.
Regulations
- Closed; no harvest allowed. See Proclamation FF-6-2019
Contact
- Todd Mathes
800-338-7804