Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-05-24
Set Up Areas
For Spawning
Daily Dispatch Bureau,

Raleigh, May 24.-The game and
inland fish division of the Depart
ment of Conservation and Develop
ment has set aside Is natural spawn
ing areas for warm-water fish.
Under authority of the game laws
these areas will remain closed to
fishing throughout the summer and
fall, and probably until May 10, 1910,
according to John D. Chalk, fisheries
commissioner.
although we have doubled the
protection on these areas by increas-
ing the number of game protectors
and by patrolling them day and night
we have had very few violations and
have had to make minimum num-
Der of arrests in past years., Mr..
Chalk said.
The areas which will remain closed
this year are:
B ufort county: Chocominity
creek from the mouth a its head
waters, including all tributaries. APP
prOXimately 10 miles.
Columbus county: WaccamaW lake
and river. Area in lake in front of
mouth of river from Turkey Point
to below Scoggins Pond, including
river mouth and down Waccomaw
river one mile to railroad bridge and
including all tributaries.
Columbus and Brunswick countless
Waccamaw river from ,Goers lake to
New Britain approximately
IL miles.
Craven county: Little Swift Creek
from mouth to U. S. Highway H.,
including all tributaries. Approx
mately nine miles. Also Bachelor
Creek from mouth to headwaters,
including all tributaries and ada
cent waters, approximately eight
miles.
Cumberland and Sampson coun-
ties: South river from Broadwater
bridge, island, including all tribu-
taries, approximately II miles.
Duplin county: Northeast Cape
Fear river from Hallsville bridge to
Weaver creek bridge seven miles;
Limestone creek, from mouth to
point one mile up creek; Panther
creek from mouth to Highwa Ill
bridge, about 215 miles,; and all tri-
butaries and adjacent waters to these
rivers and creeks.
Henderson county: Upper end of
Lake Summit from iron bridge at the
old dam to the headwaters of the
lake and 100 yards up all tributaries
Jones county: Trent river from
Quaker bridge to highway bridge at
Trenton, including all tributaries and
adjacent waters. About nine miles.
Onslow county: Southwest creek
from mouth to u. S. Highway II
bridge, including all tributaries
About 10 miles,
Fender county: Shelter creek from
its mouth to Blakes bridge, approx
mately eight miles.
Rutherford county: That part OF
Lake Lure known as Tryon bay
down the south side of the lake to
a point marked by signs and wire
.across the lake, including all tribu-
taries within this area.
Polk county: From Hamilton
bridge where the highway crosses
Lake Adger to the headwaters, in
Guiding all tributaries
Robson county: Lumber river
from railroad bridge at Old Board
man to Piney island landing and al
tributaries, about three miles. Also
Big Swamp from the railroad bridge
at Old Boardman to Long Point ca.
nal and up this canal to its end, in.
Guiding all tributaries, approximate
three miles. Also Stephens canal from
its mouth to Highway "a, including
all tributaries About 21ss miles.
Robson county: Lumber rive
from Highway 3O1 bridge at Lumber.
ton to Mcneil bridge at Highway "a
about six miles. Saddle Tree swami
creek from mouth to Carthage bridge
about half nils. Raft swamp from
mouth to Caldwell bridge, abou
three miles. Holly Swamp from
mouth to first bridge. Also all tribu