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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.
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission increased the recreational quota for 2025 to reduce the risk of future overages.
After a nearly two-year-long wait, North Carolina is about to have a recreational flounder fishing season.
It won't be a long one, and the rules on what fishermen can catch remain pretty strict. But for anglers frustrated by their inability to catch arguably the Tar Heel State's most popular saltwater fish since "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" were duking it out at the movie box office, they'll take it.
Here's information about the 2025 N.C. recreational fl