Fifteen lucky anglers won $100 each in a yearly drawing…
Fifteen lucky anglers won $100 each in a yearly drawing held by the NC Division of Marine Fisheries’ Multi-Species Tagging Program.
The tagging program randomly selected tag numbers from 496 fish tags that were turned in by participants in 2025. Three tag numbers were selected from each of the five species that are tagged by the program.
The $100 winners who turned in tags found on cobia were Joshua Bourne of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Mike Lintzenich of Williamsburg, Virginia; and Katie Daniel of Toano, Virginia.
The $100 winners who turned in tags found on red drum were Brad Smith of Maysville, Nicholas Stanley of Four Oaks, and Josh Whibley of Charleston, South Carolina.
The $100 winners who turned in tags on striped bass were Robert Tipton of New Bern, Scott Pope of New Bern, and Anthony Richards of Wilmington.
The $100 winners who turned in tags on southern flounder were Jaxon Row of Wilmington, James Cone of Wilmington, and Tyler Barnes of Hubert.
The $100 winners who turned in tags on spotted seatrout were Jamie Bright of Jacksonville, Chris Cobb of Hampstead, and David Bishop of Belhaven.
Visit www.deq.nc.gov for more information about the Multi-Species Tagging Program, or contact John Mohan at (252) 948-3913 or john.mohan@deq.nc.gov.
