NC Citation

We now are a certified weigh station

 Award Sizes

In North Carolina the state awards citations for large fish in 34 saltwater species.To qualify your fish must be weighed at an official weigh station.You will receive a certificate and a jacket patch.The fish which citations are given and the minimum weight for an award are:

Amberjack . . . . . . . . . . 50 lbs. (C)

Barracuda . . . . . . . . . . 20 lbs.

Black Sea Bass. . . . . . . . 4 lbs.

Bluefish. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 lbs.

Cobia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 lbs. (D)

Croaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 lbs.

Dolphin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 lbs.

Drum, Black. . . . . . . . . . 40 lbs.

Drum, Red. . . . . . . . . . . (B)

Flounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 lbs.

Grouper. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 lbs.

Jack, Crevalle. . . . . . . . . 20 lbs.

Mackeral, King. . . . . . . . 30 lbs. (C)

Mackeral, Spanish . . . . . . 6 lbs.

Marlin, Blue . . . . . . . . . 400 lbs. (A)

Marlin, White . . . . . . . . . 50 lbs. (A)

Mullet, Sea. . . . . . . . . 1 1/2 lbs.

Pompano . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 lbs.

Porgy (Silver Snapper). . . 4 lbs.

Sailfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 lbs. (A)

Shark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 lbs.

Sheepshead. . . . . . . . . . 10 lbs.

Snapper, Red. . . . . . . . . 10 lbs.

Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 lbs.

Striped Bass . . . . . . . . . . 35 lbs. (E)

Tarpon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 lbs.

Tautog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 lbs.

Triggerfish . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 lbs.

Trout, Grey. . . . . . . . . . . . 6 lbs.

Trout, Speckled. . . . . . . . . 4 lbs.

Tuna, Bigeye. . . . . . . . . 100 lbs.

Tuna, Bluefin. . . . . . . . . . 80 lbs. (D)

Tuna, Yellowfin. . . . . . . . 70 lbs.

Wahoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 lbs.

(A) Award for live release of fish regardless of size.

(B) Award for live release of fish 40 inches or longer.

(C) Award for live release of fish 50 inches or longer.