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Species spotlight: redbreast sunfish

The redbreast sunfish is one of the most colorful panfish in the Carolinas. While this species can be found in both North and South Carolina, it’s not found in as many places as its more populous cousin, the bluegill. […]

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Seven anglers from Carolinas competing in FLW Cup on Murray

Four North Carolina anglers and three South Carolina anglers will be among the 53 total anglers competing for the FLW Cup’s $300,000 grand prize on Lake Murray Aug. 11 – 13. It’s a homecoming of sorts for Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity, S.C., who won the Cup the last time it was held here in 2014. […]

Fishing

The big screen advantage

“Multifunction display” grows in meaning with each new generation of marine electronics. Sonar functions now include traditional down-looking 2-D scanning with and without CHIRP, high-definition side and down scanning, live forward scanning, 360-degree circular scanning and a choice of frequencies to optimize each type for either maximum detail or greatest scanning depth/distance. […]

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Pint-size angler lands plus-size king mackerel off Oak Island

The fishing trip on July 19 was supposed to be a simple family outing for 10-year-old Katelyn Turner of Charlotte and her parents Mark and Michelle Turner. The Turners were headed out on the family boat, Jaw Breaker, a 27-foot Contender named after Katelyn’s grandfather who was a dentist, for her to catch her first dolphin. […]

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Carolina companies make big splash at ICAST

The 2017 version of ICAST (International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades) was held July 11-14 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fl. and companies from the Carolinas represented more than 10 percent of those displaying their wares. […]

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ICAST exceeds expectations – again

The 60th International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades, known to fishermen and industry moguls simply as ICAST, was held July 11 through 14 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando and drew a record number of displays and industry buyers and media who came to see them. ICAST hosted 582 exhibitors in 1982 booths that filled the 200,000 square foot show floor. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Get buggy for trout

Summer is the season of bugs, all kinds of bugs, the ones that crawl, fly or hop: beetles, inchworms, grasshoppers, crickets, bees, ants, caterpillars, crane flies, fireflies. No matter what kind of insect it is, you can find a fly that imitates it closely enough to make a trout believe it’s the real thing. […]