![]() ![]() Sometime in the early 70's the NCWRC stocked Barnes and Cedar Creeks with Smallmouth bass. To the west the next known population is in the Catawba/Johns River area 90 plus miles away and to the south some 90~ miles in the Broad River Drainage.Īre these Smallmouth bass native to these 2 rivers? No. ![]() To the North the next known population is in the Dan River some 90 miles distant. The Closest next smallie population is in the Yadkin River some 60 plus miles north west of these. These Smallmouth bass are in the Uwharrie and Little Rivers which both flow through what is known to the locals as the Uwharries. Time and erosion have taken a toll on this once huge mountain range. The Uwharrie Mountains are the Oldest mountain range in North America once rising over 20,000 feet tall and now due to erosion the tallest one is just over 1,100 feet tall. These are the most Eastern Smallmouth bass found in NC and they are isolated from other populations. But, there are Smallmouth bass in Central North Carolina in the Uwharrie Mountains of NC. Smallmouth Bass In Central North Carolina?Īre there Smallmouth bass in Eastern North Carolina? No. ![]()
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