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Fishing regulations at Mirror Lake, NC
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Fishing regulations in North Carolina can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Bluegill as of March 27th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Bluegill
Seasons
Open
Applies to all Sunfish (EXCEPT CRAPPIE, ROCK BASS, & ROANOKE BASS)
All public fishing waters except those listed below:
No daily creel limit.
No size limit.
In the following waters and their tributaries no size limit, 30 in combination, including no more than 12 redbreast sunfish:
Cape Fear River
Deep River downstream of Lockville Dam
Haw River downstream of Jordan Lake Dam
Lumber River including Drowning Creek
Neuse River downstream of Falls Lake Dam
Roanoke River downstream of Roanoke Rapids Dam
Tar River downstream of Tar River Reservoir Dam
Waccamaw River downstream of Lake Waccamaw Dam
All public waters east of I-95, except Tar River Reservoir (Nash Co.)
Banded Sunfish, Bluegill, Bluespotted Sunfish, Dollar Sunfish, Flier, Green Sunfish, Longear Sunfish, Mud Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Redbreast Sunfish, Redear Sunfish, Redspotted Sunfish, Rock Bass, Shadow Bass, Warmouth
Find the best fishing spots on Mirror Lake by looking at where other anglers have caught fish. This can easily be done in the where it is also possible to see big fish potential and how good fishing is right now along with Garmin® depth maps.
The most common species in Mirror Lake are:
Bluegill - 3 members reported to have caught this fish
Spotted bass - 2 members reported to have caught this fish
Largemouth bass - 2 members reported to have caught this fish