After a short season in 2023 and no season last year, officials have announced plans for a short recreational flounder season late this summer.

Study commissioned by lawmakers is silent on whether the state should ban shrimp trawling. But it urges changes in how North Carolina protects coastal fisheries.

A bill that would have mandated a recreational flounder season fell apart in Raleigh, but might there still be hope for ...

Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard has sent a letter to coastal counties in North Carolina, asking to ...

Located near the easternmost protrusion of the Outer Banks, the Crystal Coast offers inshore opportunities and a relatively easy run to the Gulf Stream. The post A Guide to Fishing North Carolina ...

Making plans for that beach getaway? If you're headed to the NC coast, there's plenty to do. Here's our list of 35 fun ideas. Enjoy!

An endangered North Atlantic right whale was spotted entangled in fishing gear off the North Carolina coast on Dec. 16. Becoming entangled in fishing gear is one of the two leading causes of death ...

Lawmakers had considered opening state waters year-round, but the legislation died when a shrimp trawling ban was inserted at ...

North Carolina to allow recreational flounder fishing in some inland waters after all The decision comes after the Wildlife Resources Commission decided a total closure by N.C. Marine Fisheries ...

Fisherman release great white shark on Cape Hatteras coast after fishing it up By WRAL staff Fishermen were in for the greatest catch of their lives along the North Carolina coast.

Lawmakers want to force a recreational fishing season for Southern flounder, which experts say is overfished and in danger of collapse.

Since September, two coastal counties have passed resolutions asking the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to stop issuing new leases for oyster farms in their back bay areas.