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The Spot Are Here and Life Is Good Again in Johnston County
The article recalls tobacco’s decline and spot fishing's rise along North Carolina shores. It notes spot as a seasonal coastal staple from Winston Salem to Currituck, with harvest cycles from September to October. Spot spawn offshore, fry drift ashore, and local anglers prize perch, with NC records and annual commercial and recreational catches quantified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston County
South
Winston Salem
Currituck
Spot
Leiostomus Xanthurus
Red Drum
Barrier Island
National Marine Fisheries Service
North Carolina
Hubert Basnight
Manns Harbor