Overfishing has caused a reduction in the flounder population, leading the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries to impose management measures including limits to recreational fishing. The state ...

Recreational flounder season is underway in North Carolina, allowing anglers a brief two-week window to catch and keep the popular fish. The state hopes to unlock more fishing opportunities next year ...

A two-week recreational fishing season will open for Gulf flounder in ocean waters between the north end of Portsmouth Island to the South Carolina line next month.

Flounder is a popular catch for anglers in North Carolina. The fish has a mild taste and you don't have to travel to the deep sea to find them. However, the decrease in flounder's population in North ...

The southern flounder is the most common flounder species found in North Carolina's coastal waters. Other flounder species are the summer and the gulf flounder. A two-week fishing season might not ...

North Carolina is trying to slow down flounder fishing on the coast, but leaders of the effort say some fishermen still aren’t doing their part. To protect the population, the state’s planning on ...

The state has canceled the 2024 Southern flounder season for recreational fishermen, saying the group took more of the fish than it was allowed last year. Fishermen question the numbers and say ...

North Carolina canceled the 2024 recreational flounder fishing season due to concerns about overfishing, sparking controversy among recreational fishermen. House Bill 442, which would have mandated a ...

After a nearly two-year-long wait, North Carolina is about to have a recreational flounder fishing season. It won't be a long one, and the rules on what fishermen can catch remain pretty strict. But ...

Fall fishing season along the North Carolina coast will look different this year, with a first-ever ban on the recreational harvest of Southern flounder. Instead of allowing one flounder per person, ...