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Striped Bass Fishing Lake Norman, North Carolina
In late Spring the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission will place its 2004 allotment of striped bass fingerlings into Lake Norman. This year s scheduled stocking will be the same as it has been for more than ten years. One hundred sixty-two-thousand five-hundred (162,500) fish approximately one inch in length will be released into the lake at Pinnacle Landing. At first this seems like a lot of fish, but the fact is that only one in ten fish survives to grow and become the legal creel size of twenty inches. One hundred forty-six-thousand two hundred and fifty (146,250) fingerlings from this annual stocking will not live due to natural causes ... Read More
In late Spring the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission will place its 2004 allotment of striped bass fingerlings into Lake Norman. This year s scheduled stocking will be the same as it has been for more than ten years. One hundred sixty-two-thousand five-hundred (162,500) fish approximately one inch in length will be released into the lake at Pinnacle Landing. At first this seems like a lot of fish, but the fact is that only one in ten fish survives to grow and become the legal creel size of twenty inches. One hundred forty-six-thousand two hundred and fifty (146,250) fingerlings from this annual stocking will not live due to natural causes ... Read More
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Resident 12-Month Freshwater Fishing - $17.00
Resident 12-Month Freshwater/Saltwater - $32.50
Nonresident
3-Day Freshwater Fishing - $17.00
7-Day Freshwater Fishing - $16.50
12-Month Freshwater Fishing - $31.50
General Regulations for Fish Management Areas: 1. A fishing license is required for residents from 16 to 64 years of age, and for nonresidents 16 or more years of age, to fish by any method, including cane poles, on a Fish Management Area. Refer to Fishing License Fees for exemptions. 2. The possession of fishing tackle is prohibited on any Fish Management Area that is closed to fishing.
Resident 12-Month Freshwater Fishing - $17.00
Resident 12-Month Freshwater/Saltwater - $32.50
Nonresident
3-Day Freshwater Fishing - $17.00
7-Day Freshwater Fishing - $16.50
12-Month Freshwater Fishing - $31.50
General Regulations for Fish Management Areas: 1. A fishing license is required for residents from 16 to 64 years of age, and for nonresidents 16 or more years of age, to fish by any method, including cane poles, on a Fish Management Area. Refer to Fishing License Fees for exemptions. 2. The possession of fishing tackle is prohibited on any Fish Management Area that is closed to fishing.
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