A. Striped bass may be taken for recreational purposes on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only during the open season. Recreational Commercial Gear License gill nets with a mesh length of 5 inches and larger are required to be equipped with floats that do not exceed 2 inches in diameter and 6 inches in length, with float placement no less than 10 yards apart. The nets must be set so as to fish on the bottom not to exceed a vertical fishing height of 48 inches.
Attendance is required when used from one hour after sunrise through one hour before sunset.
No person may take or possess striped bass less than 18 inches total length taken for recreational purposes from the Albemarle Sound Management Area. NCAC 3H .0103 and 3M .0202. It is unlawful to violate the provisions of any proclamation issued by the Fisheries Director under his delegated authority per 15A NCAC 3H .0103. The intent of this proclamation is to allow the recreational harvest of striped bass in the Albemarle Sound Management Area within the striped bass harvest allocation established by the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission in cooperation with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. D. Recreational seasons for striped bass in the Roanoke, Eastmost, Middle and Cashie rivers are under the management jurisdiction of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and are exempt from this proclamation.