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 ...

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 ...

A Southern flounder being released into the water. Legislation that would force an expansion of recreational fishing seasons for two popular coastal fish species has passed the North Carolina House.