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North Carolina · Flounder (all species)

Can you keep a flounder (all species) in North Carolina?

Closed to harvest today

Statewide

Closed to harvest
Size
No size limit stated
total length
Daily bag
per person per day

The DMF table of July 1, 2026 lists all flounder species as CLOSED and unlawful to possess. Seasons are opened by proclamation, so this can change mid-year. The numbers above are what applies when it is open.

North Carolina opens short flounder seasons by proclamation rather than running a standing season — a spring gulf flounder season opened on March 9, 2026, for example. Check the current proclamation before a trip; nothing may be kept while the table stands as it does.

NC DMF source page

What we left out on purpose

Other species in North Carolina

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