Black Sea Bass
2026 black sea bass season opens May 1 north of Cape Hatteras, with new regulations
The 2026 recreational Black Sea Bass fishing season will open May 1 in North Carolina waters north of Cape Hatteras. […]
NCDMF
Newsletters
NCDMF closes seatrout harvest through June 30
Speckled trout closure impacts recreational and commercial anglers Due to what North Carolina’s Division of Marine Fisheries called “widespread cold stun events,” all Coastal and Joint fishing waters in North Carolina have been closed to
Newsletters
North Carolina announces spring flounder season
North Carolina’s DMF has announced a spring Gulf flounder season in ocean waters off the central and southeastern parts of the state. […]
Inshore Fishing
NC Marine Fisheries researcher drowns in Carteret County
Marc Hamric, a researcher with North Carolina’s Marine Fisheries, drowned while collecting water samples in Turnagain Bay in Carteret County. […]
Flounder
2025 NC flounder season opens Sept. 1
The NCDEQ’s Division of Marine Fisheries has announced the North Carolina 2025 recreational flounder season will open Sept. 1 […]
Flounder
NC Marine Fisheries Commission meeting May 21-23, 2025
The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission is scheduled to vote on flounder and oyster issues May 21-23 in Beaufort, NC. […]
Breaking News
NC closes 2025 speckled trout fishery until June 15
The N.C. DEQ’s DMF will close coastal and joint waters in NC to commercial and recreational spotted seatrout harvest on Jan. 24, 2025. […]
Newsletters
NC Marine Fisheries ask public to report cold stunned trout
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries wants to remind the public to report any cold stunned spotted seatrout they may see in North Carolina coastal waters. […]
Newsletters
DMF asks NC anglers to donate red snapper carcasses
The NC Division of Marine Fisheries will collect Red Snapper carcasses from recreational fishermen during the July 12 Red Snapper mini-season. […]
Flounder
North Carolina says no to 2024 recreational flounder season
The North Carolina recreational flounder season will not open for harvest in 2024 according to NC officials. […]