close look - north carolina Delayed Harvest Section
The Delayed Harvest section of Wilson creek starts at the edge of the private property in the community of Edgemont which is located above Mortimer and extends downstream to the confluence with Phillips Branch (the short, single lane, concrete bridge) located below Mortimer. Also, it should be noted that this section is regulated under the Delayed Harvest program which means that only Catch and Release fishing is allowed from October 1st, 2014 to June 5, 2015 and fishermen are restricted to using an artificial lure with a single hook only. Then, from June 6th, 2015 to September 30, 2015 this section reverts to Hatchery Supported regulations which means that all lure restrictions are suspended and anglers are allowed a daily creel limit of seven fish of any size. Then, on October 1st, of 2015, this section again reverts to Delayed Harvest regulations.
Hatchery Supported Section
The Hatchery Supported section of Wilson creek starts at the confluence with Phillips Branch and extends downstream to the old dam at Brown Mountain Beach. Also, this section is managed year round under Hatchery Supported regulations which means that from April 4th, 2015 to February 28th, 2016, there are no lure restrictions and anglers are allowed a daily creel limit of seven fish of any size. However, it should also be noted that this section closes to fishing on March 1st, 2016 for restocking and reopens to fishing on April 3rd, 2016. 94 l August 2015 l Southern Trout l www.SouthernTrout.com