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High Point teen decks trophy king mackerel at Oak Island Pier
There’s little doubt that 13-year-old T.J. Farrington of High Point will remember the first king mackerel of his pier-fishing career – because it was a real smoker. […]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Hitting the road in style
The appeal of fishing from a paddle boat is not just about the paddle anymore. It may have started off that way, but the evolution of the plastic armada has, for some, gone from the simplicity of throwing a paddle and a fishing rod into a lightweight boat and fishing anywhere the imagination could wander to seeing how complex an angler can make a human-powered watercraft. […]
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Big flounder making plenty of waves in Wrightsville Beach area
Tex Grissom of Tex’s Tackle in Wilmington said the fishing is pretty good around Wrightsville Beach from the backwaters to the Gulf Stream, but flounder fishing has been especially good, especially for big fish. […]
High Tides and Tall Tails
Go slow, go small
Sort of like the Christmas song, but in a totally different way, “The weather outside is frightful.” Yes, it is, but unlike the snow and freezing temperatures in the song’s lyrics, the current weather is hot and humid. […]
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Newest artificial reef will carry name of Knight, reef promoter
AR 430, the newest artificial reefs constructed by the Long Bay Artificial Reef Association in conjunction with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, was dedicated two weeks ago as the Jim Knight Reef. […]
Inshore Fishing
Stay on shrimp in August
It’s no surprise that it’s hot. It’s August, so sweltering days are the norm, and a lot of anglers opt to stay indoors and wait for the fall bite. But ask Capt. Rob Bennett of Johns Island’s Lowcountry Inshore Charters about fishing this month, and you will get a different response. […]
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Great Spanish mackerel bite has been just off Grand Strand beaches
Along the beaches of the Grand Strand, as the summer doldrums have taken hold, the Spanish mackerel bite has picked up very strongly and is the best option now for fishermen looking for some fast-paced action close to shore. […]
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Western flats
Guide Mitchell Blake pointed out riprap scattered up and down the bank and how the tide was concentrating the water as it flowed around the edge of one particularly large rock. […]
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A different kind of bonnet – Shallow-water sharking is a summertime adventure in South Carolina waters
During the middle of the summer along South Carolina’s beautiful shores, the mercury bubbles toward the very top of the scale, with water temperatures sky-rocketing to the mid-80s. […]
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Wilmington angler decks huge flounder in Cape Fear River
Ray Fowler of Wilmington readily admits he always has his sights set on big flounder. On the morning of July 30, when he squeezed in a little fishing time before heading to work, his sights were on target. […]