Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) - Regulations
Black Bass (Largemouth, Smallmouth & Spotted)
- 5 per day in aggregate
- Only 2 of 5 bass less than 14 inches can be kept
Striped Bass
October 1 to May 31
- 2 per day
- No Striped Bass less than 24 inches
June 1 to September 30
- 4 per day
- No length limit
Crappie
- No daily limit
- No length limit
Bluegill/Sunfish
- No daily limit
- No length limit
Catfish
- 20 per day
- Only 1 Blue Catfish longer than 32 inches
Kite Tubing Ban
"Kite Tubes" are prohibited on John H. Kerr (Buggs Island) Lake and Philpott Lake. The manufacturer, Sportsstuff, Inc., has issued a nationwide recall of the Wego Kite Tube. See the USCPSC press release below for more information.
See also:
- Press Release from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission:
Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tubes Withdrawn from Market after Reports of Deaths and Injuries - Press Release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District:
Corps Imposes Ban on Kite Tubing at Five Regional Lakes
