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A Talk with the Fish Boss
The old Johnnie Mercer’s Fishing Pier at Wrightsville Beach was where Louis Daniel, director of North Carolina’s Division of Marine Fisheries, began his love affair with the ocean. […]
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Snow Foolin’
He wasn’t looking forward to a six-hour drive through the mountains on slippery, snow-covered roads, but Bryan Shilbett is a dedicated trout fisherman who never fails to show up for opening day of Cherokee’s pay-to-fish trout season. […]
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Toothy Subjects
It was the perfect day for casting last March.
The sun was bright and there was no wind except a breeze generated by a fast boat moving at planing speed. The water surface was as smooth as glass and the depths below nearly as clear. […]
Bass Fishing
It Happens Every Spring
A fine line exists between finding early-season bass once in a while at Kerr Lake and consistently landing quality limits. […]
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Bonito Bonanza
Only a few empty trailers were parked at the parking lot at the Wrightsville Beach Wildlife ramp last March. […]
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The Point is Stripers
Spreading across more than 32,000 surface acres, Lake Norman is a pretty big place. […]
Bass Fishing
Old-Time Revival
During the late 1980s, Jordan Lake, an impoundment divided by U.S. 64 east of Pittsboro, was the hottest largemouth reservoir in North Carolina. […]
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Bagging the Boss
Age and maturity separate the men from the boys.
This concept seems to be true not only with humans, but with favored hunting targets, specificially white-tailed deer and wild turkey gobblers. […]
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Smokin’ Saltwater Sampler
It was a typical day for a usually tepid fishing month — not the dead of winter but not quite spring, as a northeast wind bore down on the North Carolina coast. […]
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No Freeze = Hot Fishing
How will fishermen fare along South Carolina’s coastline this year? […]