The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission agreed this week that the Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries should take a broader look at the protection of submerged aquatic vegetation. […]
In early May, Members of the United States Senate voted in favor of the bipartisan America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act (S. 3791). This critical legislation includes many priorities for […]
In order to preserve the southern flounder resource, the North Carolina recreational flounder season will not open for harvest in 2024. Estimates from 2023 indicate the recreational catch exceeded the […]

Jeff, of Ocean Isle Fishing Center, reports that red drum are in a summertime pattern where they are scattered throughout the area. Anglers have done best by casting their Carolina-rigged […]

Ryan, of Hatteras Jack, reports that anglers fishing from the sound shorelines are catching some speckled trout and big bluefish on cut mullet. Surf anglers are seeing a bunch of […]