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News › Coastal Fishing License
Legal On Sept. 29, 2005 the Governor of the state of North Carolina signed into law S.L. 2005-455 which is known as the Coastal Fishing License law. It creates a new fishing license to be utilized in the coastal region. However, it also includes a small wording change which will produce BIG changes for MANY people who fish in North Carolina. What does this mean to me, a North Carolina fishing enthusiast?
It disallows the popular Natural Bait Exemption to a North Carolina Fishing License.


For many, many years, it has been legal for someone to fish in their county of residence while using natural bait, without needing a purchased fishing license. This is known as the Natural Bait Exemption to the North Carolina fishing license.

With the new Coastal Fishing License (S.L. 2005-455), the Natural Bait Exemption has been repealed and will become effective on January 1, 2007.

What does this mean to me? Well, this is a big change and I feel certain that there will be more, much more, written about this in the near future.

For those living in the western part of the state - the natural bait exemption has been disallowed in designated mountain trout waters, so now, even if you fish in non-designated trout waters in your county of residence, you will need a purchased fishing license.
For those living in the piedmont and coastal sections - it is pretty straightforward. If you fish, the natural bait exemption will no longer apply.

If you are interested in reading more, here are two information pamphlets available from our two fishing related agencies in North Carolina:
The NCWRC Information pamphlet and the NC Marine Fisheries pamphlet.

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