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June 4, 2026

Tim Gallimore caught this 46-pound gag grouper on May 1,
2011, but didn’t know he could submit it for a state record until six months
ago. His record catch was certified on Jan. 12.

Ocean Isle man caught 46-pound fish on May 1, 2011 – didn’t know it

More than 18 months after he caught it, Tim Gallimore’s 46-pound gag grouper has been recognized as a North Carolina state record. […]

Nice speckled trout have been biting in deep holes in the backs of creeks off the Neuse and Trent rivers around New Bern.

Backs of creeks feeding Trent and Neuse rivers full of specks, pups

Jerry Dilsaver

It might be winter, but the speckled trout, puppy drum and stripers in the Neuse and Trent Rivers haven’t gone into hibernation. […]

Striped bass anglers trolling Alabama rigs have stumbled across a trophy largemouth bass bite between the lower trestle and the dam at Lake Greenwood. While this may frustrate some striper anglers, others are all smiles.

Striper fishermen running into lots of big largemouths on Lake Greenwood

Phillip Gentry

Striper fishermen are catching a lot of fish on Lake Greenwood lately – just not the fish they’re targeting. […]

Toby Grantham’s 27.6-pound scamp grouper was certified as North Carolina’s first state record for that species.

Knightdale man’s catch certified as North Carolina’s first state-record scamp grouper.

Brian Cope

When Toby Grantham of Knightdale held up a scamp grouper he’d just caught last Sept. 25, Dave Tilley, the captain of the Continental Shelf, exclaimed, “That’s a potential state record!” […]

Jason Cunningham landed this 39-pound striped bass on Lake Russell this past week, fishing with Mark Crawford of Sasser’s Guide Service.

Stripers ‘coming out to play’ from tops of Lake Russell’s submerged trees

Phillip Gentry

During the first 10 days of January, colder winter weather moving across South Carolina has reminded both anglers and their quarry that winter is here. […]

‘dharper0413’ killed this great 7-point buck on Dec. 3. It won the December Bag-A-Buck contest.

December Bag-A-Buck winner goes to hunter’s first buck

Dan Kibler

NorthCarolinaSportsman.com user “dharper0413” wasted little time entering the magazine’s Bag-A-Buck contest presented by Leupold and Barnes Precision Machinery after he killed the first buck of his hunting career on Dec. 3. […]

Brandon Groomes killed this great buck on a dog hunt near St. Matthews on Dec. 1. It won South Carolina Sportsman’s Bag-A-Buck contest for December.

‘Big 16’ wins December Bag-A-Buck contest

Dan Kibler

When he heard a deer walking behind him on the last morning of a 3-day hunt near St. Matthews, Brandon Groomes expected to see a doe. […]

Redfish are one of just several inshore species setting the unseasonably warm water on fire in the Little River area.

Little River jetties hot for redfish; stripers biting in ICW

Jeff Burleson

If the rest of 2013 is anything like the past week has been in the Little River area, South Carolina anglers are in for a real treat. […]

Bridges across Jordan Lake have been top spots for catching crappie this winter.

Crappie biting around bridge pilings for Jordan Lake fishermen

Craig Holt

With winter weather set in across North Carolina during January, the most-active fishing bite at the Triangle lakes — Jordan, Shearon Harris and Falls of the Neuse — has been for crappie. […]

Beaufort guide picking redfish out of big schools in Broad River

Brian Cope

Capt. Charlie Beadon of Beaufort Sport Fishing said January is a time when people are continually asking him whether he catches any fish during the winter. […]