36 CFR §2.3 Fishing

(a) In consultation with appropriate agencies of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of North Carolina, the following are prohibited:

• Fishing from any vehicle or foot bridge.

  • • Foot bridges and other non-motor road bridges do not provide adequate safe distances to fish and allow foot traffic. Fishing from any motor road bridge is prohibited by 36CFR 2.3.

• Fishing with more than one line per person.

• Fishing without a valid state fishing license issued by the state with jurisdiction.

  • • Waters within the boundaries of the Blue Ridge Parkway may be legally fished with a valid North Carolina or Virginia fishing license.

• Snagging fish by pulling or jerking a hook, lure, or other implement through the water.

• Fishing in the lower Mabry Mill Pond.

• Fishing in the Heart Pond in Moses Cone Memorial Park (the stone-lined ponds above Bass Lake)

• Fishing from the dam and adjacent walls at Price Lake or any footbridge in Price Lake picnic area (Watauga County, NC) and from the James River Parkway Bridge (Bedford & Amherst Counties, VA). (36 CFR 7.34 (b)(2))

• Violation of Hatchery Supported Waters regulations on the following North Carolina designated waters:

  • Brush Creek (Alleghany County)

  • Big Pine Creek (Alleghany County)

  • Linville River (Avery County)

  • Meadow Fork (Alleghany County)

  • Middle Fork New River (Watauga County)

  • Peak Creek (Ashe County)

  • Price Lake (Watauga County)

  • Swannanoa River (Buncombe County)

    • Hatchery Supported Water regulations include daily creel limit of 7 trout, closed to fishing from March 1 to first Saturday in April at 7:00 a.m.

• Possessing trout under 7 inches in length or possessing more than 4 fish while fishing in the following waters:

  • Upper Boone Fork River upstream from Price Lake (Watauga County, NC)

  • Camp Creek (Burke County, NC)

  • Cold Prong Branch (Watauga County, NC)

  • Laurel Creek (Watauga County, NC)

  • Sims Creek (Watauga County, NC)

  • Sims Mill Pond (Watauga County, NC)
  • Goshen Creek (Watauga County, NC)

• Fishing in the following waters by means other than an artificial lure having one single point hook, unless authorized by the Superintendent as part of a special educational program:

  • Little Stoney Creek, (Bedford County, Virginia)

  • Rock Castle Creek, (Patrick County, Virginia)

  • Little Rock Castle Creek, (Patrick County, Virginia)

  • Mill Creek (Nelson County, Virginia)

• Fishing in the following waters by means other than an artificial lure, unless authorized by the Superintendent as part of a special educational program:

  • Abbott Lake (Bedford County, VA)

  • Otter Lake (Amherst County, VA)

• Retaining or failure to release and return to the water immediately any small mouth bass caught in Abbott Lake and Otter Lake.

• Possessing or failing to return immediately and release any fish caught in the following waters is prohibited. These waters are designated "Catch and Release."

  • East Fork of Chestnut Creek and its tributaries (Grayson County & Carroll County, VA)

  • Mill Creek (Nelson County, VA)

  • Lower Boone Fork River between Price Lake Dam and the Parkway boundary (Watauga County, NC)

• Possessing Trout under 10 inches in length while fishing in the following waters is prohibited

  • Little Stoney Creek (Bedford County, Virginia)

• Possessing more than two fish while fishing on the following waters is prohibited

  • Little Stoney Creek (Bedford County, Virginia)

 

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Index to Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent's Compendium

• Main Laws and Policies page
• 36 CFR §1.5 Visiting Hours, Public Use Limits, Closures, and Area Designations for Specifice Use or Activities
• 36 CFR §1.6 Permits
• 36 CFR §2.1 Presevation of Natural, Cultural and Archeological Resources
• 36 CFR §2.2 Wildlife Protection
• 36 CFR §2.3 Fishing
• 36 CFR §2.10 Camping and Food Storage
• 36 CFR 2.11 Picnicking
• 36 CFR 2.13 Fires
• 36 CFR §2.15 Pets
• 36 CFR §2.16 Horses and Pack Animals
• 36 CFR §2.17 Aircraft and Air Delivery
• 36CFR §2.18 Snowmobiles
• 36 CFR §2.19 Winter Activities
• 36 CFR §2.20 Skating, Skateboards and Similar Devices
• 36 CFR §2.21 Smoking
• 36 CFR §2.22 Property
• 36 CFR §2.35 Alcoholic Beverages and Controlled Substances
• 36 CFR §2.62 Memorialization
• 36 CFR §3.21 Swimming and Bathing
• 36 CFR §4.11 Vehicle Load, Weight and Size Limits
• 36 CFR §4.21 Speed Limits
• 36 CFR §4.30 Bicycles
• 36 CFR §7.34 Special Regulations – Blue Ridge Parkway