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Fish boat docks for big reds
With the summer season rapidly approaching, redfish along the Charleston coast are making the transition from spring patterns to warm. […]
Inshore Fishing
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Feds force state to close, restrict gill-net fishing in two areas
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted at its May meeting in Atlantic Beach to close the lower Core Sound, Back Sound and the North River to all large-mess gill nets and to restrict the amount of nets that can be fished in an area from Lennoxville Point near Beaufort to the US 58 bridge between Emerald Isle and Cape Carteret. […]
Inshore Fishing
The Spanish Armada
It’s a long run from Little River Inlet to the bluewater where the tuna, dolphin, wahoo and billfish swim, and with fuel prices moving. […]
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Chopper blues appear at central N.C. coast
Three years ago Hatteras (chopper) bluefish once again began appearing at North Carolina central coast venues. […]
Inshore Fishing
Soft shells are not for amateurs
Anybody can catch hard-shelled blue crabs, but catching and bringing to market delicate, soft-shelled crabs is definitely a job for the professionals. […]
Inshore Fishing
Sling bling at ling
A cobia by any other name — they’re also known as lemonfish and ling — still looks like a big, brown catfish. He may be ugly, but he likes his “bling.” […]
Inshore Fishing
Pick a crab like a pro
Picking crabs is like lots of things in life; you can do it the hard way or the easy way. […]
Inshore Fishing
Batter up! Pitch live baits
To keep menhaden alive, anglers must use a livewell with an outboard intake and discharge. […]
Inshore Fishing
Reds put the feed bag on
May is perhaps one of the most-welcome months for chasing redfish. The weather is warm but not too hot to enjoy, and redfish resume a more predictable feeding behavior. […]
Inshore Fishing
Cobia conservation
Capt. George Beckwith said he would rather eat a 40-pound cobia and release a 60- to 80-pounder, because the larger females produce the most eggs. […]