Events & Announcements
S.C.’s 2021 shellfish season opens Oct. 1
South Carolina’s shellfish season will open on Oct. 1, 2021 and run through May 15, 2022. It’s time to harvest some oysters and clams! […]
Inshore Fishing
Fishing Hotspots
Bull redfish set up shop off Brunswick County beaches
Big reds invade Long Bay waters west of Cape Fear. […]
Flounder
Kayak angler lands 12-pound, 14-ounce flounder
Edward Ryan was fishing from his kayak in the waterway at Carolina Beach when he caught a 12-pound, 14-ounce flounder on Sept. 9, 2021. […]
Flounder
N.C. angler catches 11.25-pound flounder
Colby Clayton of Roxboro, N.C. caught an 11.25-pound flounder on Sept. 2, 2021 while fishing with a live finger mullet. […]
Flounder
Tabor City angler allegedly poaches 20 flounder
The SCDNR busted an alleged flounder poacher after finding the angler with 20 flounder more than the limit, with 17 undersized fish. […]
Flounder
2021 N.C. flounder season opens Sept. 1
The NCDMF reminds North Carolina anglers that citation certificates will be available to anglers who catch flounder weighing 5 or more pounds during the 2021 recreational flounder season. […]
Flounder
James Brooks’ 23-inch flounder
James Brooks from Siler City, NC caught this 23-inch flounder with a live finger mullet while fishing near Carolina Beach on Aug. 20, 2021. […]
Inshore
Jim Rodriguez’ bull drum from a kayak
Jim Rodriquez was kayak fishing on the Neuse River when he caught his first bull drum, a 43-inch fish that bit a chunk of fresh mullet. […]
Inshore
Bull red drum on the Pamlico Sound
The bull red drum are biting like mad in the Pamlico Sound, especially for anglers who use this popping cork technique. […]
Flounder
NC anglers: donate your flounder carcass this season
The North Carolina DMF is asking anglers to donate their flounder carcasses during the state’s 2021 harvesting season to help with research. […]