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After overfishing in 2023, the 2024 fishing season for Southern flounder in NC was canceled until an amendment issued this week. After overfishing in 2023, the 2024 fishing season for Southern ...
The decision comes after the Wildlife commission decided a total closure by Marine Fisheries wasn't fair to recreational fishermen.
In May, the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries dredged up a firestorm by announcing that there would be no recreational flounder season in 2024. Frustrated fishermen: NC recreational anglers go ...
A flounder boat is specifically designed for gigging flounder. It typically has a flat, wide bottom to provide a stable platform and the ability to navigate shallow waters. Flounder vessels are navigated with a push-pole along the banks and flats where flounder may be lying. A battery powers light arrays for viewing the flat fish.
Paralichthys lethostigma, the southern flounder, is a species of large-tooth flounder native to the East Coast of the United States and the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is a popular sport fish and is the largest and most commercially valuable flounder in the western North Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. [ 2 ]
The laws of individual countries vary with regard to fishing in waters under their jurisdiction. Possession of gillnets is illegal in some U.S. states and heavily regulated in others. Oregon voters had the chance to decide on whether gillnetting will continue in the Columbia River in November 2012 by voting on Measure 81. [ 17 ]
N.C. Marine Fisheries announced the recreational flounder season will not open this year “in order to preserve the southern flounder resource." State officials: No NC recreational flounder ...
Gigging - uses small trident type spears with long handles for gigging bullfrogs with a bright light at night, or for gigging suckers and other rough fish in shallow water. Gigging is popular in the American South and Midwest. Hawaiian slings - have a sling separate from the spear, in the manner of an underwater bow and arrow.