13 public waters in the Coastal Plain region — 4 lakes/reservoirs and 9 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on an North Carolina licence.
See every public fishing venue in North Carolina on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Lake Mattamuskeet (40,000 ac) — the largest natural lake in North Carolina, an 18-inch-deep sheet of water inside a National Wildlife Refuge on the Pamlico peninsula. Largemouth Bass, big Bluegill and shellcracker, Black Crappie, Chain Pickerel and White Perch. Trolling-motor / small-outboard water; the causeway (NC 94) splits it.
In Washington and Hyde Counties, North Carolina, Pungo Lake is a 2,786-acre lake, managed by NC Wildlife Resources Commission. A natural Coastal-Plain lake — Waccamaw, Mattamuskeet, Phelps, Pungo, White, and the Bladen Lakes (Jones, Salters, Bay Tree, Singletary) — shallow, tea-coloured, cypress-and-pocosin water. Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, big Bream, Chain Pickerel ('jack'), Bowfin, yellow and White Perch. Lake Waccamaw has its own endemic fishes.
In Hyde County, North Carolina, Swan Creek Lake is a 422-acre lake, managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A Piedmont water-supply or Corps reservoir (Jordan, Falls, Randleman, Shearon Harris, Belews, Hyco, Mayo) — Largemouth Bass (Harris is a trophy-bass lake with a warm-water discharge), a strong Crappie and white-Perch fishery, Bream, channel and Blue Catfish, and stocked striped or Hybrid Bass on several.
Hyde County, North-Carolina — Juniper Bay Creek is a 56-acre lake, managed by NC Wildlife Resources Commission: Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Pamlico River (61 km) flows through Beaufort and Hyde Counties, North Carolina. A North Carolina Coastal-Plain river (Cape Fear, Neuse, Tar-Pamlico, Lumber, Black, Northeast Cape Fear, White Oak, Chowan, Waccamaw) — Largemouth Bass, big Redbreast Sunfish and Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Bowfin and Gar, channel and Flathead Catfish, and a spring striped-bass and American-Shad run on the Cape Fear, Neuse and Tar. Blackwater and swamp paddling.
Alligator River (46 km) flows through Hyde and Tyrrell Counties, North Carolina. A North Carolina Coastal-Plain river (Cape Fear, Neuse, Tar-Pamlico, Lumber, Black, Northeast Cape Fear, White Oak, Chowan, Waccamaw) — Largemouth Bass, big Redbreast Sunfish and Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Bowfin and Gar, channel and Flathead Catfish, and a spring striped-bass and American-Shad run on the Cape Fear, Neuse and Tar. Blackwater and swamp paddling.
Pungo River (58 km) flows through Hyde and Beaufort Counties, North Carolina. A warmwater North Carolina river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at NCWRC ramps, county landings and bridges.
Northwest Fork Alligator River (19 km) flows through Tyrrell and Hyde Counties, North Carolina. A North Carolina Coastal-Plain river (Cape Fear, Neuse, Tar-Pamlico, Lumber, Black, Northeast Cape Fear, White Oak, Chowan, Waccamaw) — Largemouth Bass, big Redbreast Sunfish and Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Bowfin and Gar, channel and Flathead Catfish, and a spring striped-bass and American-Shad run on the Cape Fear, Neuse and Tar. Blackwater and swamp paddling.
Pungo River Alligator River Canal (34 km) flows through Hyde and Tyrrell Counties, North Carolina. A North Carolina Coastal-Plain river (Cape Fear, Neuse, Tar-Pamlico, Lumber, Black, Northeast Cape Fear, White Oak, Chowan, Waccamaw) — Largemouth Bass, big Redbreast Sunfish and Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Bowfin and Gar, channel and Flathead Catfish, and a spring striped-bass and American-Shad run on the Cape Fear, Neuse and Tar. Blackwater and swamp paddling.
Pungo Creek runs 13 km through Beaufort and Hyde Counties, North Carolina: A warmwater North Carolina river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at NCWRC ramps, county landings and bridges.
Dogwood Run runs 5 km through Hyde, Beaufort and Washington Counties, North Carolina: A warmwater North Carolina river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at NCWRC ramps, county landings and bridges.
New Lake Fork (11 km) flows through Hyde and Tyrrell Counties, North Carolina. A warmwater North Carolina river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at NCWRC ramps, county landings and bridges.
Swan Creek runs 8 km through Hyde and Dare Counties, North Carolina: A warmwater North Carolina river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at NCWRC ramps, county landings and bridges.
Across its mapped waters, Hyde County holds 19 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Bowfin, Flathead Catfish, Redbreast Sunfish, Longnose Gar and Chain Pickerel.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the North Carolina map Join PiscaMapsOne North Carolina fishing licence covers every public water in the state — resident annual about $15, non-resident annual about $50, with non-resident 1-day and 3-day options. A separate North Carolina trout licence (~$10 res / ~$20 non-res) is required to fish for or possess trout, and Public Fishing Area ponds also need a North Carolina Lands Pass. North Carolina residents 65+ fish free. Buy at GoOutdoorsNorth Carolina.com.