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Marine Fisheries - North Carolina Fishing — What’s Hot and When

Marine Fisheries

North Carolina Fishing — What’s Hot and When

January
Bluefin tuna, bluefish, clams, oysters, summer flounder, spotted seatrout, striped bass (ocean, coastal rivers)

February
Bay scallops, bluefin tuna, bluefish, clams, oysters, summer flounder, spotted seatrout, striped bass (ocean, coastal rivers), shad

March
Bluefish, bluefin tuna, clams, croaker, oysters, spotted seatrout, striped bass (coastal rivers), shad, wahoo, yellowfin tuna

April
Bluefish, clams, croaker, gray trout, king mackerel, red drum, sea mullet, spotted seatrout, striped bass (coastal rivers), wahoo, yellowfin tuna

May
Bluefish, clams, cobia, crabs, dolphin, flounder, gray trout, king mackerel, sea mullet, sharks, soft crabs, striped bass (coastal rivers), yellowfin tuna

June
Blue marlin, bluefish, clams, cobia, crabs, dolphin, flounder, grouper, king mackerel, sailfish, sea bass, soft crabs, sharks, Spanish mackerel, spotted seatrout, tuna, wahoo, white marlin

July
Blue marlin, bluefish, clams, crabs, dolphin, grouper, sailfish, sea mullet, sharks, soft crabs, Southern flounder, Spanish mackerel, spotted seatrout, tuna, wahoo, white marlin

August
Bluefish, clams, crabs, dolphin, grouper, sea mullet, sharks, southern flounder, Spanish mackerel, spotted seatrout, spots, tarpon, tuna, wahoo, white marlin

September
Bluefish, clams, dolphin, false albacore, gray trout, grouper, king mackerel, red drum, sea mullet, sharks, Southern flounder, Spanish mackerel, spotted seatrout, spots, white marlin

October
Bluefish, clams, false albacore, gray trout, grouper, king mackerel, oysters, red drum, sea mullet, sharks, southern flounder, spotted seatrout, spots, striped bass (coastal rivers), wahoo, yellowfin tuna

November
Bluefish, clams, false albacore, flounder, grouper, king mackerel, oysters, sea mullet, sharks, spotted seatrout, striped bass (coastal rivers), yellowfin tuna

December
Bluefin tuna, bluefish, clams, false albacore, grouper, oysters, sea bass, spotted seatrout, striped bass (ocean, coastal rivers)
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries • 3441 Arendell Street • Morehead City, NC 28557 • 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632

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