Striped Bass Harvest on Roanoke River Ends This Week
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 27) — Striped bass anglers will not be able to keep stripers from the lower Roanoke River after April 27. Anglers may keep striped bass in the upper Roanoke River through April 30.
The lower Roanoke River is defined as the Roanoke River and its tributaries downstream, from the U.S. 258 Bridge near Scotland Neck to Albemarle Sound, including the Cashie, Middle and Eastmost rivers. The upper Roanoke River is defined as the Roanoke River and its tributaries upstream, from the U.S. 258 Bridge near Scotland Neck to Roanoke Rapids Lake Dam.
The daily creel limit within the Roanoke River Management Area is two striped bass per person. The minimum length limit is 18 inches, and no striped bass between 22 and 27 inches may be possessed at any time. Only one striped bass larger than 27 inches may be included in the daily creel limit.
Other striped bass regulations require the use of a single, barbless hook or a lure with a single, barbless hook when fishing in the upper Roanoke River from April 1 through June 30.
