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Fishing regulations in North Carolina can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Summer flounder as of April 1st, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Summer flounder
Seasons
Closed
Bag limit
1
Min size
15"
Measurement
Total Length
Eligible for NC Saltwater Fishing Tournament managed by Division of Marine Fisheries.
A recreational bag limit of one fish per person per day, with a 15-inch minimum size limit, for flounder caught by hook-and-line in Joint Fishing Waters of the state on Sept. 1, 2, 7, and 8, which is equivalent to regulations established by the WRC. The measures only apply to flounder caught by hook-and-line in Joint Fishing Waters. This Proclamation FF-35-2024 does not open Coastal Fishing Waters to flounder harvest (see interactive map of Coastal, Joint, and Inland Fishing Waters).
Find the best fishing spots on Lees Cut by looking at where other anglers have caught fish. This can easily be done in the where it is also possible to see big fish potential and how good fishing is right now along with Garmin® depth maps.
The most common species in Lees Cut are:
Summer flounder - 4 members reported to have caught this fish
Mutton snapper - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
White grunt - 1 members reported to have caught this fish