15A NCAC 10C .0208      SPAWNING Areas

(a)  No person shall fish from March 1 to May 31 in the following restored floodplain sloughs in Henderson County:

(1)           Mud Creek slough 1 at 35.403687 N, 82.531970 W connected to the French Broad River, located 0.25 miles upstream of Butler Bridge Rd. (S.R. 1345).

(2)           Mud Creek slough 2 at 35.398380 N, 82.528750 W connected to the French Broad River, located 1.0 miles upstream of Butler Bridge Rd.

(3)           Mud Creek slough 3 at 35.396449 N, 82.525462 W connected to Mud Creek, located 0.1 miles upstream from confluence with the French Broad River.

(4)           Pleasant Grove slough at 35.298384 N, 82.584716 W connected to the French Broad River, located 0.25 miles upstream from S.R. 1205, Etowah School Road.

(5)           King's Bridge slough at 35.377100 N, 82.530389 W connected to the French Broad River, located 0.6 miles downstream from N.C. Hwy 191, Haywood Road.

(b)  Each slough shall be marked with signs on both banks.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑292;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. May 1, 2009; August 1, 2004; July 1, 1993; July 1, 1989; July 1, 1985; July 1, 1984;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2022;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2026; August 1, 2024.