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June 5, 2026

Illegal bear-hunting activities accounted for many of the convictions announced last week as part of an undercover wildlife sting.

Ten sentenced in four-year, bear-hunting sting

Ten defendants were sentenced on Monday, June 10, in U.S. District Court in Bryson City for illegal hunting activities involving black bears and other wildlife and related offenses uncovered by “Operation Something Bruin,” an initiative involving agencies of the federal government and wildlife agencies in North Carolina and Georgia. […]

Garrett Collins' 22-pound Rockingham County gobbler carried a 17-inch beard, which the NWTF certified as the longest ever killed in North Carolina.

Rockingham County gobbler may have NC’s longest beard ever

Craig Holt

Garrett Collins of Reidsville bagged his first wild turkey on April 13, the opening day of North Carolina’s spring gobblers-only season. […]

Madison Wright caught this nice speckled trout fishing with guide Addison Rupert in the Wando River late last week, where trout fishing has been extremely good.

Wando River trout bite “on fire” guide said

Brian Cope

Speckled trout fishing is “on fire in the Wando (River),” according to guide Addison Rupert of Lowcountry Outdoor Adventures. […]

Rob Bizell, chairman of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission, has dissolved a committee that gave oversight to grants paid for by the CRFL.

Commission chairman dissolves advisory committee against its wishes

Craig Holt

Rob Bizzell, chairman of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission, recently dissolved a long-standing advisory committee because he said the group wasn’t doing its assigned jobs, a decision that caused concern among recreational anglers and surprised other commissioners. […]

Hatteras Fever II's 465-pound blue marlin won the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament and $454,050.

Hatteras Fever II holds on, wins Big Rock tournament

North Carolina Sportsman

Hatteras Fever II, a charterboat based in Hatteras, won the 55th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament Saturday when it survived a wild final day that featured 30 blue marlin releases. […]

A huge blue marlin was hooked and released by an Oregon Inlet charterboat last week. It was estimated to weigh more than 1,000 pounds.

Oregon Inlet charterboat releases blue marlin estimated at more than 1,000 pounds

Jerry Dilsaver

A big catch on Sunday just a little north of the tournament boundary has competitors in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament salivating. Capt. Tom Krauss of the Hooker, an Oregon Inlet-based charterboat released a blue marlin estimated at 1,000 pounds or more. […]

A 465.3-pound blue marlin caught by a Hatteras-based boat leads the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament at its midway point.

Hatteras Fever II bursts into Big Rock lead with 465.3-pound billfish

North Carolina Sportsman

Hatteras Fever II, captained by Buddy Hooper of Buxton, took the lead at the midway point of the 55th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament when it showed up at the scales Wednesday with a 465.3-pound blue marlin reeled in by Taylor Miller of Raleigh. […]

Terry Hobbs (left) and Jesse Wise display their winning catch from Shearon Harris.

Wise, Hobbs outfish field in Triangle Team final on Harris

Tony Garitta

Jesse Wise of Erwin and Terry Hobbs of McGee’s Crossroads beat 22 others teams that qualified for the June 8 CBS Quality Cards NC Triangle Area Team Bass spring mini-championship with an impressive 5-fish Shearon Harris limit that weighed 27.55 pounds. […]

Billy McIntosh and Rick McLean got a payday of almost $1000 for this big catch of Lake Wateree bass.

Sumter anglers cash in on great Lake Wateree bass fishing

Brian Cope

Two Sumter anglers continued their winning ways on Lake Wateree, catching more than 25 pounds of largemouth bass this past Saturday in the Carolina Anglers Team Trail tournament out of Clearwater Cove. […]

Postspawn bass are providing some nice topwater action on Lake Gaston.

Lake Gaston bass in post-spawn mood, but topwaters are producing

Craig Holt

Largemouth bass currently are in a post-spawn period at Lake Gaston, and according to Lynn Harvell of Topwater Guide service, two distinct fishing patterns have emerged on the 20,000-acre impoundment. […]