North Carolina Fishing:
What's Hot and When!

January: Trout, sea bass, some grouper, some snapper, bluefish, oysters, clams

February: Trout, sea bass, some grouper, some snapper, bluefish, oysters, clams

March: Grouper, sea trout, sea bass, bluefish, croaker, oysters, some snapper, some clams

April: Bluefish, channel bass, grouper, snapper, croaker, sea trout, sea mullet, some king mackerel, some oysters, some clams

May: King mackerel, bluefish, grouper, some flounder, cobia, tuna, some sharks, crabs, soft crabs, some sea mullet, dolphin

June: Blue marlin, white marlin, dolphin, wahoo, cobia, king mackerel, bluefish, tuna, summer flounder, snapper, grouper, some Spanish mackerel, crabs, soft crabs, sharks

July: Dolphin, wahoo, tuna, blue marlin, white marlin, snapper, grouper, summer flounder, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, crab, some soft crabs, some sea mullet, sharks, king mackerel, barracuda

August: Dolphin, wahoo, tuna, grouper, snapper, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, some speckled trout, some spots, some sea mullet, sharks, crabs, king mackerel, barracuda, flounder

September: Grouper, snapper, Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, spots, sharks, bluefish, some speckled trout, sea mullet, some channel bass, tuna, dolphin, wahoo, flounder

October: King mackerel, bluefish, snapper grouper, channel bass, spots, speckled trout, some flounder, sharks, some oysters, tuna, dolphin, amberjack, wahoo

November: King mackerel, bluefish, speckled trout, flounder, snapper, grouper, clams, some sharks, some sea mullet, drum

December: Bluefish, flounder, speckled trout, oysters, clams, sea trout, some snapper, some sea bass, some grouper

Courtesy of N.C. Department of Environment, Health & Natural Resources, Division of Marine Fisheries, (252) 726-7021 or (800) 682-2632, www.enr.state.nc.us