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Fishing regulations at Slacks 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 Black crappie as of April 2nd, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Black crappie
Seasons
Open
All public fishing waters except those listed below:
No size limit. No daily creel limit.
Buckhorn Reservoir (Nash and Wilson counties): No size limit ; Daily creel limit 20 in combination
Lake Chatuge (Clay Co.): No size limit; daily creel limit 30 in combination
In the following waters and their tributaries 8-inch minimum, daily creel limit 20 in combination:
B. Everett Jordan Reservoir
Cane Creek Lake (Union Co.)
Cape Fear River
Deep River downstream of Lockville Dam
Lake Hampton (Yadkin Co.)
Haw River downstream of Jordan Lake Dam
Hyco Lake
Lumber River including Drowning Creek
Neuse River downstream of Falls Lake Dam
Lake Norman
Lake Ramseur
Tar River downstream of Tar River Reservoir Dam
Waccamaw River downstream of Lake Waccamaw Dam
All other public waters east of I-95, except Tar River Reservoir (Nash Co.), Sutton Lake (New Hanover Co.), and Roanoke River
John H. Kerr Reservoir: 9-inch minimum, Daily creel limit 25 in combination
Cashie, Eastmost, Middle, and Roanoke River (downstream of Roanoke Rapids Dam), and their tributaries, and Lake Mattamuskeet and assoicated canals (Hyde Co.): 10-inch minimum, Daily creel limit 20 in combination
Find the best fishing spots on Slacks 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 Slacks Lake are:
Black crappie - 2 members reported to have caught this fish
Largemouth bass - 3 members reported to have caught this fish
White crappie - 1 members reported to have caught this fish