| Central District Pamlico, Craven, Carteret, & Onslow Counties Contact: Andrea Olsen June 29, 2009 For the 2009 fishing year, all owners/operators of vessels recreationally fishing for and/or retaining regulated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) (Atlantic tunas, sharks, swordfish and billfish) in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, must obtain an Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling permit. This permit has replaced the Atlantic tunas Angling category permit. In North Carolina, additional HMS harvest reporting requirements are also in place. Report a tagged fish Please Note: Anglers sometimes confuse small king mackerel with Spanish mackerel. King mackerel and spanish mackerel have different size and catch limits. Make SURE you properly identify the mackerel you are catching. (Tips here) A recreational Recreational Fishing License went into effect Jan. 1, 2007 for all of the state's coastal and ocean waters. |
Ocean: Fishing around Cape Lookout has brought in a number of nice flounder but anglers are catching about five undersized fish to every keeper. A large number of dolphin are still being caught offshore, and as in the past weeks, you don't have to go more than a few miles out to find them. Anglers are catching kings here and there along with the occasional wahoo. The headboats are bringing in some nice stringers of triggerfish with a few sea bass, grouper and snapper mixed in. Overall, not much change from the past few weeks. |
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