Thread: proposed changes for Jordan lake Crappie

They have lost their collective minds!!!

Raise it to 12”!

Wrong Direction! I'd like to see 12" limit.

I'm with everyone else--leave it along or raise it. I'm going to do some homework and see the rational.

It looks like the Public Hearings are ongoing at this time. It looks like the last meeting the Jan. 24 in Rocky Mount is the closer one to the Raleigh area. We may need to see about getting together a caravan to attend this meeting. Public pressure does make a difference.

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DISTRICT

CITY

LOCATION

Jan. 8, 2019 (Tues.)

4

Dublin

Bladen Community College
Auditorium, Bldg. 9, Multipurpose Room
7418 N.C. Hwy. 41W
Dublin, NC 28332

Jan. 9, 2019 (Wed.)

5

Graham

Old Alamance County Courthouse
1 SE Court Square
Graham, NC 27253

Jan. 10, 2019 (Thurs.)

6

Albemarle

Stanly County Agri-Civic Center
26032-B Newt Road
Albemarle, NC 28001

Jan. 15, 2019 (Tues.)

9

Clyde

Haywood Community College
Auditorium
185 Freelander Drive
Clyde, NC 28721

Jan. 16, 2019 (Wed.)

8

Morganton

Western Piedmont Community College
Leviton Auditorium, Moore Hall
1001 Burkemont Ave.
Morganton, NC 28655

Jan. 17, 2019 (Thurs.)

7

Elkin

Elkin High School
334 Elk Spur Street
Elkin, NC 28621

Jan. 22, 2019 (Tues.)

1

Edenton

Chowan County Public Safety Center
305 W. Freemason St.
Edenton, NC 27932

Jan. 23, 2019 (Wed.)

2

New Bern

Craven Community College
Orringer Auditorium
800 College Court
New Bern, NC 28562

Jan. 24, 2019 (Thurs.)

3

Rocky Mount

Nash Community College
Brown Auditorium
522 N. Old Carriage Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804

Here is the actual proposed rule itself:

15A NCAC 10C .0306 CRAPPIE
The proposed amendment to the Rule will reduce the minimum size limit for crappie in B.
Everett Jordan Reservoir from 10 to 8 inches and establish a 9-inch minimum size limit and 25-
fish daily creel limit for crappie in the North Carolina portion of John H. Kerr Reservoir.
The proposed change to this Rule for B. Everett Jordan Reservoir will provide additional angling
opportunity. Anglers have expressed interest in aligning the size limit at Jordan Reservoir with
other fishing waters around the state. Crappie abundance, size structure, and age structure
indicate the population can support the additional harvest. The proposed change to this Rule for
John H. Kerr Reservoir was requested by Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fish
(VDGIF) to reduce angler harvest and improve the quality of the reservoir’s crappie fishery. By
agreement, VDGIF is the primary lead for fisheries management activities at John H. Kerr
Reservoir. VDGIF staff have observed high harvest rates and reduced density of crappie.
Fiscal Impact
State Impact
This rule amendment will have no impact as the change is part of routine fisheries management.
Local Impact
This rule has no local government impact.
Private Impact
No substantial fiscal impacts are anticipated. While the proposed rule change will alter what
anglers may harvest, they are not expected to impact overall participation in fishing. The WRC
does not have a mechanism to determine the specific fiscal impact of the proposed change.

In my opinion, this benefits most the illegal bank fishermen. Now they can be written a citation for fishing with out a license and undersized fish. For most of them, they would, under the proposed new regulation, just get a citation for not having a license. Numerous times over the past few years, Wildlife officers have told us that unlicensed bank fishermen cause the most problems for the officers. I see this as increasing more illegal activity.

Below is the information for the NC Widlife Fisheries biologist and asst. biologist for Jordan lake. Kelsey's number for office and mobile are the same. Her mailbox was full and not receiving any more messages. I did get Seth's mobile mailbox and left him a message to call me back. I'll let you guys know any information I can get from Wildlife.

District 5
Fish Bio – Kelsey Lincoln
Office: 919-618-7945
Mobile: 919-618-7945

Asst. Biologist
Seth Mycko
Office: 336-290-0053
Mobile: 336-534-0019