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June 6, 2026

EDITORIAL: Time for game-fish status is now

The North Carolina General Assembly has in its possession a piece of legislation that could drastically change the way saltwater fish are managed in the state’s coastal waters. […]

The game-fish bill that would protect spotted seatrout, red drum and striped bass from harvest by commercial netters could be delayed in this session of the North Carolina General Assembly legislature by political maneuvering over the 2011 budget bill.

Political games could doom game-fish bill

Craig Holt

North Carolina Sportsman has learned House Bill 353, which would give game-fish status to red drum, spotted seatrout and striped bass, may not receive a hearing or be put to a vote at the current session of the North Carolina General Assembly. […]

Casey Ashley hoists the trophy after winning a BASS Elite tournament on Lake Murray on Sunday.

Ashley wins BASS Elite event on Lake Murray

From Bassmaster.com

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two 3-pounders in the last 45 minutes of competition helped Casey Ashley to the win Sunday in the Evan Williams Bourbon Carolina Clash with a total weight of 61 pounds, 3 ounces. […]

Casey Ashley of Donalds won the Bassmaster Elites Series stop on Lake Murray today (May 15).

FINAL: Casey Ashley clinches second Elite Series win on Lake Murray

Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Donalds’ Casey Ashley today (May 15) won the Bassmaster Elite Series Carolina Clash on Lake Murray by a handy 3-pound, 2-ounce margin over fellow South Carolinian Davy Hite and New Jersey’s Michael Iaconelli, who tied for second place. […]

Catch a nice trout or reel in a good story and then enter the Trout Photo contest

Big Trout Photo contest launches

Andy Crawford

Warming temperatures mean lunker trout will be making appearances along the North Carolina coast, and there’s no better way to brag about catching a big sow than to enter photos in the NorthCarolinaSportsman.com Big Speckled Trout Photo Contest. […]

A bill working its way through the North Carolina House of Representatives would prevent waste of many coastal gamefish in nets, such as red drum.

EDITORIAL: Game-fish bill would have little impact on legal commercial fishing, study shows

Craig Holt

As the confirmation process of House Bill 353 heads into its middle stages, both sides are trying to influence public and legislative opinion. […]

Emerald Isle Boating Access Area to Open Friday

From News Reports

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has completed construction on the Emerald Isle Boating Access Area, and is opening the site to the public Friday afternoon (April 15). […]

It takes more than one man to display a cat this size

Virginia Blue Catfish goes 109-pounds

Jerry Dilsaver

If Tony Milam and Michael “Chubbs” Reaves had been fishing out of one of the landings on the North Carolina south side of Kerr Lake, the Tarheel State would have a new state-record blue catfish. […]

The redesigned SouthCarolinaSportsman.com has arrived.

SouthCarolinaSportsman.com redesign launches

Jeff Dennis

The new and improved front page on SouthCarolinaSportsman.com was launched March 23 and it will help to showcase the latest content in the new Top Story box, with the most recent seven stories and newsbreakers rotating through the Top Story box. […]

A state-record bluefin tuna was landed Saturday (March 12) off Oregon Inlet. To the left of the tuna (from left to right) are Capt. Ned Ashby, Virginia's Kenny Hines, Sea Breeze mate George Cecil, kneeling on left is Keith Allen of Virginia. To the right of the tuna (left to right) are Minnesota's Craig Allen (kneeling), Virginia's Lee Thacker, Virginia's Corey Schultz (who landed the big fish) and Pat Hughs of Minnesota.

Monster bluefin officially certified as North Carolina state record

Jerry Dilsaver

Saturday (March 12) began as an excellent day of bluefin fishing for Corey Schultz of Waverly, Va., but ramped up to an once-in-a-lifetime experience just before 2 p.m. […]