Figure 11.— Low-head dam, equipped with a pool-type fishway (left center), Neuse River near Goldsboro, N.C. 



Mill Dam near Wilson, N.C., 30 miles from 

 the mouth, prevented upstream movement of 

 fish. The spawning grounds in the Neuse ex- 

 tended from New Bern, N.C., to the dam near 

 Goldsboro and included the entire range in 

 both tributaries. 



The coastal fishing area of the Neuse River 

 in I960 extended from the mouth to Pitch 

 Kettle Landing, about 20 miles east of Kinston, 

 N.C. This stretch included Turnagain Bay, all 

 creeks flowing into the river below New Bern, 

 and the lower 5 miles of the Trent River. Three 

 fishing gears were used in this area: pound 

 nets, stake gill nets, and drift gill nets. Pound 

 nets with 2- to 4-in. mesh leads lOOto 200 yd. 

 long and 1 1/2- to 2-in.-mesh pockets were 

 fished in the lower section from Turnagain 

 Bay to Cherry Point, N.C. Stake gill nets were 

 fished in the Neuse from the mouth to Streets 

 Ferry, above New Bern, and in the Trent from 

 Wilson Creek, 10 miles upstream from New 



Bern, to the vicinity of Comfort, N.C. The 

 nets ranged from 8 to 50 yd. long, 25 to 35 

 meshes deep, and 4- to 5 l/2-in. mesh. Drift 

 gill nets were fished in the upper section of 

 the Neuse between New Bern and Pitch Kettle 

 (figs. 12 and 13). These nets ranged from 35 

 to 100 yd. long, 35 to 45 meshes deep, and 



5 1/4- to 5 1/2-in. mesh. 



The inland fishing area extended from Pitch 

 Kettle to the upper limit of shad range in the 

 river and tributaries. Six fishing gears were 

 used in this area: stake gill nets, haul seines, 

 drift gill nets, bow nets, fish wheels, and rod 

 and reel. Stake gill nets and bow nets were 

 fished throughout the entire inland area. Bow 

 nets had an oval opening 4 to 10 ft. wide and 



6 to 8 ft. long. Haul seines and drift gill nets 

 were used near Pitch Kettle. Seines averaged 

 90 yd. long with 1 1/4- to 2-in. mesh; the gill 

 nets were similar to those in the coastal 

 fishery. 



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