15A NCAC 10C .0208      SPAWNING AREAS

(a)  No person shall fish by any method from March 1 to May 31 in the following restored floodplain sloughs connected to the French Broad River and Mud Creek in Henderson County:

(1)           Slough 1 at 35.403687 N, 82.531970 W connected to the French Broad River, located 0.25 miles upstream of Butler Bridge Rd (SR 1345).

(2)           Slough 2 at 35.398380 N, 82.528750 W connected to the French Broad River, located 1.0 miles upstream of Butler Bridge Rd.

(3)           Slough 3 at 35.396449 N, 82.525462 W connected to Mud Creek, located 0.1 miles upstream from confluence with the French Broad River.

(b)  Each slough shall be marked with signs on both banks.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑292;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. May 1, 2009; August 1, 2004; July 1, 1993; July 1, 1989; July 1, 1985; July 1, 1984;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2022.