For being a relatively small fish, the flounder sure knows how to stir the pot at the coast and up in halls of power iin Raleigh. After years of acrimonious debate over how many of North Carolina's ...

A Southern flounder being released into the water. After last year's extremely limited flounder and red snapper fishing seasons, state lawmakers are considering intervening. House Bill 442 would order ...

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 ...

Anglers will get a shot at catching North Carolina's most popular sportfish this year, but only for two weeks in September, and with a limit of one fish per day. The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries ...

A bill that would flaunt the recommendation of state fishing regulators and force North Carolina to have a long recreational flounder season is making its way through the N.C. General Assembly. The ...

After last year's controversial decision to not hold a recreational flounder season, North Carolina regulators faced intense public, political and economic pressure to make sure that wouldn't happen ...