Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This might come as a shock to some Tar Heel anglers, but North Carolina is about to have a winter recreational flounder season.

North Carolina's recreational flounder fishing season will run for two weeks, from September 1st to 14th. The recreational season was closed in 2024 after anglers exceeded quota catch limits in 2023.

This season is separate from the highly regulated Southern flounder fishery. The season runs from March 9-22 in ocean waters south of Ocracoke Inlet. Anglers are limited to one fish per person per day ...