15A NCAC 10C .0322      ALABAMA BASS AND SPOTTED Bass

(a)  There is no daily creel limit for Alabama bass or spotted bass, except for waters identified in Paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Rule.

(b)  There is no minimum size limit.

(c)  There is no closed season.

(d)  In Lake Chatuge in Clay County, the daily creel limit for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Alabama bass, and spotted bass is 10 fish in aggregate.

(e)  In the Alleghany County portion of New River downstream of Fields Dam (Grayson County, Virginia), the daily creel limit for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass is five fish in aggregate. There is no minimum size limit for spotted bass, but no fish between 14 and 22 inches in length may be possessed and only one largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, or spotted bass greater than 22 inches may be possessed.

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

Eff. August 1, 2020;

Amended Eff. March 15, 2023; August 1, 2021.