A Sportfishing Guide for North Carolina's Coast
January and February
Trout, sea bass, grouper, snapper, bluefish, oysters, clams
March
Grouper, sea trout, sea bass, bluefish, croaker, snapper, oysters, clams, king mackerel, some yellowfin tuna
April
Bluefish, channel bass, grouper, snapper, croaker, sea trout, sea mullet, some king mackerel, some oysters, clams, tuna
May
King mackerel, bluefish, grouper, flounder, cobia, tuna, shark, sea mullet, crabs, soft crabs, blue marlin, sea bass, wahoo, dolphin, Spanish mackerel
June
Blue marlin, white marlin, sailfish, dolphin, wahoo, cobia, king mackerel, bluefish, tuna, summer flounder, snapper, grouper, Spanish mackerel, shark, crabs, soft crabs
July
Dolphin, wahoo, tuna, blue marlin, white marlin, sailfish, snapper, grouper, summer flounder, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, sea mullet, shark, crabs, soft crabs
August
Dolphin, wahoo, tuna, grouper, snapper, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, speckled trout, spot, sea mullet, shark, crabs, blue marlin, white marlin, sailfish, king mackerel
September
Grouper, snapper, Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, spot, shark, bluefish, speckled trout, sea mullet, channel bass, flounder, sea bass, dolphin, blue marlin, white marlin, tuna
October
King mackerel, bluefish, snapper, grouper, channel bass, spot, speckled trout, flounder, shark, oysters, sea bass, tuna
November
King mackerel, bluefish, speckled trout, flounder, snapper, grouper, shark, sea mullet, clams, sea bass, tuna
December
Bluefish, flounder, speckled trout, sea trout, snapper, sea bass, grouper, oysters, clams, some king mackerel
(Provided by N.C. Marine Fisheries)