Tagging Program Yearly Drawing Photos

Harrison Bower, 9, poses for a picture with his dad Chris Bower’s yellow tagged striped bass near Goose Creek State Park in Washington, N.C. Chris Bower of Raleigh was one of 15 lucky winners whose fish was selected to receive an additional $100 reward.

Kate Wessling of Manassas, Va. holds up her red tagged cobia after a day of fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. Kate won an additional $100 reward in the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Mult-Species Tagging Program annual drawing.

Whether at night or during the day, red drum fishing is always fun and rewarding—especially when your fish is tagged! Rachel Hermann of Wilmington caught her tagged red drum while fishing at Wrightsville Beach and was selected to receive an addtional $100 in a yearly drawing.