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North Carolina Fishing — What’s Hot and When
January
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Bluefin tuna, bluefish, clams, oysters, summer flounder, spotted seatrout, striped bass (ocean, coastal rivers) |
February
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Bay scallops, bluefin tuna, bluefish, clams, oysters, summer flounder, spotted seatrout, striped bass (ocean, coastal rivers), shad |
March
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Bluefish, bluefin tuna, clams, croaker, oysters, spotted seatrout, striped bass (coastal rivers), shad, wahoo, yellowfin tuna |
April
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Bluefish, clams, croaker, gray trout, king mackerel, red drum, sea mullet, spotted seatrout, striped bass (coastal rivers), wahoo, yellowfin tuna |
May
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Bluefish, clams, cobia, crabs, dolphin, flounder, gray trout, king mackerel, sea mullet, sharks, soft crabs, striped bass (coastal rivers), yellowfin tuna |
June
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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
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Blue marlin, bluefish, clams, crabs, dolphin, grouper, sailfish, sea mullet, sharks, soft crabs, Southern flounder, Spanish mackerel, spotted seatrout, tuna, wahoo, white marlin |
August
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Bluefish, clams, crabs, dolphin, grouper, sea mullet, sharks, southern flounder, Spanish mackerel, spotted seatrout, spots, tarpon, tuna, wahoo, white marlin |
September
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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
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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
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Bluefish, clams, false albacore, flounder, grouper, king mackerel, oysters, sea mullet, sharks, spotted seatrout, striped bass (coastal rivers), yellowfin tuna |
December
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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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