Events & Announcements
NCMFC webinar meeting open to public May 14
The May 14 MFC meeting will discuss turtle management, circle hooks, and treble hooks, and the public can join by webinar. […]
NCDMF
Events & Announcements
Masonboro Island, New Hanover boat ramps closing
Masonboro Island and all the boat ramps in New Hanover County are closing as of Friday, April 3 to help contain the spread of COVID-19. […]
Flounder
N.C. will open flounder season this summer
North Carolina recreational anglers will enjoy a six-week season beginning in late summer of 2020. […]
Inshore Fishing
NC Marine Fisheries meets Feb. 19 – 21 in New Bern
The NC Marine Fisheries Division is meeting in New Bern to discuss several pieces of fisheries legislation Feb. 19 – 21. The first two meetings are open for public comment. […]
Flounder
Is flounder gigging the reason for the fish’s decline?
How much is flounder gigging to blame for the decline in the flounder population along the Carolina coastlines? […]
Black Sea Bass
Black sea bass opens north of Hatteras Feb. 1
The recreational black sea bass season north of Cape Hatteras will open Feb. 1 and run through Feb. 28. […]
Events & Announcements
Flounder harvest will close for N.C. anglers in August
North Carolina’s flounder harvesting season will close in late August, and won’t open again until the summer or fall of 2020. […]
Cobia
SCDNR, NCDMF team up on cobia tagging program
The SCDNR and NCDMF are hoping anglers will release any cobia they catch that have tracking devices implanted. These fish will be easily identifiable with special tags. […]
Striper
Marine Fisheries Commission overrules director, adopts gill net restriction
Gill nets used by commercial fishermen will be outlawed as of March 18, 2019 above the ferry lines on the Neuse and Pamlico river systems thanks to a proclamation voted on by the NC Marine Fisheries Commission. […]
Featured
N.C. sea trout closure is justified, says NCDMF trout biologist
A fisheries biologist with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries expects to receive reports of cold-stun kills of speckled trout and other species through the end of January, and he thinks it will be several months before the “full effect” of the early January weather event is understood. […]