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Paradise at Phelps
If you don’t live in the northeastern part of North Carolina, Washington County’s Lake Phelps may seem to be a long ride just to go fishing. […]
Articles by Mike Marsh
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Jerking Perch
It’s no small wonder White Lake is one of the state’s most popular tourist and pleasure boating destinations. […]
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Go Fly a Kite
If a stranger walked up to J. Gary Early Jr. and suggested that he “go fly a kite,” he would probably take it as a compliment – not an insult. […]
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Correction From May NCS: Brown’s Island Restricted Area
The location of the Brown’s Island Restricted Area was not accurately described in the Newsbreaker regarding this restricted area in the May issue of North Carolina Sportsman Magazine. […]
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Go Long for Groupers
It was a nearly windless morning and the sun was just turning a black night into the grayness of predawn at Atlantic Beach.
Twin 250 Yamaha four-stroke engines mumbled quietly as they warmed up, and the turbulence of the engines’ vibrations on the otherwise quiet water of the boat harbor foretold which boat was being readied for a day of fishing. […]
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Gobblers Galore
The hunt was a last-minute effort on my part.
A cancellation by another hunter sent me scrambling to Society Hill to do some pattern testing of new shotguns and loads on a trophy longbeard. […]
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Pounded Flounder
Flounder are the most popular sportfish in saltwater.
But their increasing popularity, as the target of a recreational outing and as a tasty food fish, has been keeping the flounder populations depressed in North Carolina. […]
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Cape Fear’s No. 1 Spot
Jackie Blanchard made a half-circle into the parking lot at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boating-and-picnic area at Lock and Dam No. 1 at King’s Bluff in Bladen County. […]
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Cronked for Reds
Red drum are versatile fish.
Now that they’ve returned in large numbers at the Carolina coast, anglers have begun targeting them all year long. […]