Southern flounder are a popular North Carolina fish. For the first time, North Carolina's commercial and recreational fishing industries are set to split the southern flounder catch 50-50 this year.

A Southern flounder being released into the water. Legislation that would force an expansion of recreational fishing seasons for two popular coastal fish species has passed the North Carolina House.

The state has canceled the 2024 Southern flounder season for recreational fishermen, saying the group took more of the fish than it was allowed last year. Fishermen question the numbers and say ...

Recreational flounder season is underway in North Carolina, allowing anglers a brief two-week window to catch and keep the popular fish. The state hopes to unlock more fishing opportunities next year ...

It sounds as if Monday was a “weather-permitting” fishing day. Decent conditions allowed for more than a few recent decent catches, according to several reports. Summer flounder continue to be strong ...

It sure sounds as though fishing is coming back strong after the offshore storm put a hurting on the state coastal waters. Noel Feliciano said Monday morning from One-Stop Bait & Tackle in Atlantic ...

MISSISSIPPI (WKRG) — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is set to open recreational fishing season for Greater Amberjack this weekend. At 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1, the recreational ...

Despite the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries canceling the 2024 recreational flounder season, North Carolina anglers will get one after all. But it won't be a long one, and it could take some ...