A charter boat unloads a catch of yellowfin tuna and dolphinfish.

A catch of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) made off Nags Head

Yellowfin tuna caught off Nags Head

A recreational fisherman cuts up his catch of yellowfin tuna

Filleting yellowfin tuna caught off Manteo

Remains of a catch of yellowfin tuna

A charter boat unloads a catch of yellowfin tuna and dolphinfish

A charter boat unloads a catch of yellowfin tuna and dolphinfish

A charter boat unloads a catch of yellowfin tuna and dolphinfish

Unloading dolphinfish from a charterboat

A fisherman catches and releases a small striped bass from the pier at Pirate's Cove.

A fisherman catches and releases a small striped bass from the pier at Pirate's Cove.

A fisherman catches and releases a small striped bass from the pier at Pirate's Cove.

A fisherman catches and releases a small striped bass from the pier at Pirate's Cove.

A NMFS sampling station counting fish with cooperation of anglers from headboats

NMFS samplers ready to weigh and measure anglers' catches

NMFS biologist Charles Malooch III measures an angler's catch

A variety of fish species from a headboat trip ready to be identified, measured, and weighed by NMFS biologists.

The Ocean Beach fishing pier at Moorhead City

The fishing pier at Kitty Hawk

Looking through the pilings of the fishing pier at Kitty Hawk.

Photo #1 - Three generations of fishermen - father, grandfather, and grandson share the surf and sun at Cape Hatteras

Photo #2 - Grand-dad lands a 14-pound blue

A love affair with the sea - surf fishing at Rodanthe

Landing a fish through the surf at Kitty Hawk Beach

Billfish are caught by charter boats off Cape Hatteras

A fisherman catches and releases a small striped bass from the pier at Pirate's Cove.

Recreational fishing boat in drydock

Recreational fishing boat in drydock

Another hard day of fishing.

Another hard day of fishing.

A lift used to raise small recreational fishing craft at San Juan Bay Marina.

Flag showing the catch and release of a swordfish

A fresh catch of mahi-mahi

Father and son fishing off the Isle of Palms Causeway

Father and son fishing off the Isle of Palms Causeway

Casting net for bait mullet off the Isle of Palms Causeway

Casting net for bait mullet off the Isle of Palms Causeway

Casting net for bait mullet off the Isle of Palms Causeway

Casting net for bait mullet off the Isle of Palms Causeway

Fishermen use bridge while passing truck tows boat in search of better fishing

Fishing for dinner in a tidal stream

Fishing for dinner in a tidal stream

Fishing for blue crabs with traps in a tidal stream

Fishing for blue crabs with traps in a tidal stream

Fishing for blue crabs with traps in a tidal stream

Fishing for blue crabs with traps in a tidal stream

A large king mackerel coming aboard a sportfishing boat in the Gulf of Mexico

Fishing from the jetty at Port Aransas

Family fun - fishing from the jetty at Port Aransas