NATIONAL
PARK FISHING REGULATIONS |
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| Information contained below
has been compiled from Great Smoky Mountains National Park official
sources, and we constantly search for more information and updates, but
is subject to change without notice, and is provided for your travel
planning assistance. Check back OFTEN and ENJOY! |
LICENSE
INFORMATION
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| Persons possessing a valid
Tennessee or North Carolina state fishing license may fish all open park
waters. Licenses must be displayed on demand by authorized
personnel. Supplemental state trout licenses are not
required. The park does not sell state fishing licenses, they may
be purchased in nearby Gatlinburg,
Townsend,
Wears
Valley, Douglas
Lake area, Pigeon
Forge, Sevierville, TN and
Cherokee,
Maggie
Valley, NC
and other nearby cities. The National Park Service requests that
any violators be reported to them ay (865) 436-1294. |
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TENNESSEE LICENSE
REQUIRE |
| Residents and non-residents
age 13 and older must have a valid license. Residents 65 and older
may obtain a special license from the state. Persons under 13 are entitled
to the adult daily bag limits and are subject to all other regulations. |
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NORTH CAROLINA
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS |
| Residents and non-residents
age 16 and older need a license. Residents age 70 and older may
obtain a special license from the state. |
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SEASON |
| Fishing is permitted
year-round in open waters. |
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TIME |
| Fishing is allowed from a
half hour before official sunrise to a half hour after official sunset. |
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DAILY POSSESSION
LIMITS |
| Five (5) rainbow or
brown trout, smallmouth bass, or a combination of these each day or in
possession, regardless of whether they are fresh, stored in an ice
chest, or otherwise preserved. The combined total must not exceed
five fish. Twenty (20) rockbass may be kept in addition to the
above limit. A person nust stop fishing immediately after
obtaining the limit. |
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SIZE LIMITS |
 | Rainbow and Brown
Trout: 7" Minimum |
| Smallmouth Bass: 7" Minimum |
| Rockbass (Redeye): No Size Limit |
Trout or smallmouth bass caught less than
the legal length shall be immediately returned to the water from which
it was taken. NOTE: It is recommended to wet your hands in the
water before touching any fish to be returned, to lessen the chance of
injury to the fish. |
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LURES, BAIT, AND
EQUIPMENT |
- Fishing is permitted only by the use of one hand-held rod.
- ONLY artificial flies or lures with a single hook may be
used. Up to two flies on a leader.
- Use or possession of any form of fish bait or liquid scent
other than artificial flies or lures on or along any park stream
while in possession of fishing tackle is prohibited.
PROHIBITED baits include, but are not limited to: Minnows (live or
preserved) worms, corn, cheese, bread, salmon eggs, pork rinds,
liquid scents and natural baits found along streams.
- Use of possession of double, treble, or gang hooks is
prohibited.
- Fishing tackle and equipment, including creels and fish in
possession, are subject to inspection by authorized personnel.
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SAFETY |
| Standing and wading in
streams can drain body heat and lead to hypothermia. Rising water
levels resulting from sudden mountain storms occur quite frequently, so
monitor water levels. Water currents are swifter than they appear
and footing is tracherous on wet and moss covered rocks. |
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BE A CLEAN FISHERMAN |
| If there's a tangle of line,
or an empty can at your feet, please clean up after your fellow angler. |
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MUCH MUCH MORE SOON! |
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| John 11:28 And
when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister
secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. |
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