Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 58-60-7 - Catch and Release Black Bass Fishing Regulations7.1. Catch-and-Release Black Bass Fishing Areas.7.1.1. Dunkard Fork Lake (Marshall County).7.1.2. Edwards Run Pond (Hampshire County).7.1.3. Elk Fork Lake (Jackson County).7.1.4. Kimsey Run Lake (Hardy County).7.1.5. Millers Fork Pond (Wayne County).7.1.6. North Bend Lake (Ritchie County).7.1.7. O'Brien Lake (Jackson County).7.1.8. Rockhouse Lake (Logan County).7.1.9. Tuckahoe Lake (Greenbrier County).7.1.10. Upper Mud River Lake (Lincoln County).7.1.11. Woodrum Lake (Jackson County).7.1.12. The South Branch of the Potomac River (Hampshire County): -- A nine and one half mile section in Hampshire County beginning at the Romney Bridge (U.S. Route 50 and State Route 28) and extending downstream to the Blue Beach Bridge (State Route 28) at Grace.7.1.13. The South Branch of the Potomac River (Hardy County): -- An eight mile section in Hardy County beginning three miles east of Petersburg at the Petersburg Gap Bridge (U.S. Route 220 and State Route 28) and extending downstream to the Fisher Bridge (County Route 13).7.1.14. The New River (Raleigh, Summers, and Fayette counties): -- A 12-mile section beginning at the I-64 bridge near Sandstone and extending downstream to the NPS Grandview Sandbar Public Access Site near Quinnimont.7.2. All black bass caught on Catch-and-Release Black Bass Fishing Areas must be returned to the water at once. To release a deeply hooked or gill-hooked bass, the line should be cut.