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June 24, 2026

A careful look at the set-up of this oyster bar and marsh should help fishermen decide which casts to make, and in what order, to most completely cover the area. Pay attention to rivulets on either side of the oysters.

Casting to ‘cover’ all the water

Winter is a great time to cast artificial baits to pockets of water near oyster bars and marsh grass. […]

If you’re legally carrying your firearm, law-enforcement authorities have no right to seize it during a traffic stop.

You don’t lose gun rights in traffic stop

In researching our book on the confiscation of firearms in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we heard a number of similar stories, all following the same vein: A citizen is pulled over in a traffic stop. […]

A hatchery worker displays one of the trophy-size brook trout regularly stocked in Cherokee Enterprise Waters.

Cherokee bolsters trout program

Robert Satterwhite

Prompted in part by one of its worst fishing seasons in recent history, Cherokee fishery officials are planning a major upgrade of the tribe’s popular fishing program. […]

Cleaning the screens on your electronics can keep them crystal clear and easy to see or severely damage their optical quality, depending on whether you follow good advice or bad.

First electronics rule: Do no harm

Allan Tarvid

Every now and then, I’ll hear someone at a tackle shop or out at a launch ramp give advice on caring for electronics that stands my hair on end. […]

Brian Adams of Fayetteville was named Co-Angler of the Year for the North Carolina Division of the Wal-Mart BFL.

Adams, Giles are BFL co-anglers

Tony Garitta

Two Tar Heel fishermen were named co-anglers of the year in their respective divisions of the 2007 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League. […]

Backlashes

MFC has ‘business as usual’ approach

Craig Holt

Anglers bought approximately 460,000 recreational saltwater fishing license in North Carolina during 2007. […]

The Classic: A dream come true

Davy Hite

When I think of the Bassmaster Classic, the first thing that comes to mind is that anyone who has ever fished competitively at all, fished any kind of tournament, they wish they could fish the Classic just once. […]

King mackerel, especially in larger sizes, are one of a handful of saltwater species that have been found to occasionally contain enough mercury in their flesh to warrant consumption adviseries from the state.

Know there’s a “silent killer?”

Jeff Dennis

The headline on this column could be hyping the latest lure developed by a team of fish-researchers, but the truth is that mercury contamination of fish eaten by unwitting anglers is the real silent killer. […]

Some units include features making it easy to travel a plot trail in reverse, save a trail or save a route automatically constructed from a trail.

Track plotters don’t get respect

Allan Tarvid

Early GPS units were pretty clunky by today’s standards — and approximately 30 times more expensive. […]

Towing a large recreational boat usually requires special permits, licenses and tags, as some anglers discovered to their dismay and dents in their pocketbooks.

Have boat, but will trailer?

Jerry Dilsaver

An apparent increase in the enforcement of state and federal laws regarding towing trailers, specifically boat trailers, in the fall of 2007 was a shocking wake-up call to many fishermen, hunters and other boaters. […]