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October 10, 2026

Gamefish protection of speckled trout, along with redfish and stripers, is not going to be addressed by the North Carolina Committee on Marine Fisheries, according to one of the committee members.

Gamefish bill apparently headed to House; no discussion at latest committee meeting

No news was apparently good news at the latest meeting today (March 1) of the Legislative Research Commission Committee on Marine Fisheries. […]

The Gitzem jighead features a stiff mono weeguard that keeps a soft-plastic bait from wearing a ‘grass skirt.’

Shed that grass skirt

Jerry Dilsaver

I can’t remember how many times I’ve have someone say, “I’d like to fish there, but there is just too much grass” or “I stay snagged all the time.” […]

A flooded redfish flat is a great place for a fly-fisherman to cut his saltwater teeth.

Fly-fishing adds enjoyment

Bryan Bowers

For years, saltwater fly-fishing was thought of as something different from “regular” fishing; viewed as a fanciful way of angling by some and elitist by others. […]

South Carolina’s redfish population is excellent, and it stands to get even better the next several years.

2012 Saltwater Forecast

Dan Kibler

South Carolina is blessed with an abundance of excellent saltwater habitat, even if it doesn’t have as extensive a coastline as some states. […]

Jeff Cronk with the colors of spring: a black drum and a red drum.

March is a notoriously fickle when it comes to weather. Windy days and chilly weather can pose problems for many anglers who try to fish the larger, open waters, but for those who watch the wind, heading across Bogue Sound to reach the protected headwaters of its small feeder creeks is key to consistent fishing success. […]

Capt. Jeff Cronk caught this black drum at one of the small creeks entering Bogue Sound.

A fool’s mate for black

Mike Marsh

Black drum are among the easiest fish in the creeks to catch in March because they are so easily fooled. However, most anglers don’t head into the creeks prepared to catch them. […]

Capt. Jeff Cronk pitches a float rig beneath a boat dock to tempt a red or a black drum.

Approach and cast docks with caution

Mike Marsh

To pawn a jig with a scented soft plastic or mud minnow in exchange for a red drum strike in the back of Queen or another of Bogue Sound’s creeks, an angler should get very close to the prospective dock, but avoid banging it. […]

The Coastal Fisheries Reform Group has announced it will seek a total gill-net ban along the North Carolina coast because the state Legislature has refused to act on proposed gamefish status for red drum and speckled trout.

Fisheries group calls for total gill-net ban, cites legislative inaction on gamefish bill

Craig Holt

The Coastal Fisheries Reform Group declared last week its intent to seek a total gill-net ban in North Carolina coastal waters. […]

A strike-netter goes past a recreational angler’s boat Feb. 4 in Onslow County's Stones Creek before closing off the creek to fishing by hook-and-line anglers.

Angler: Stones Creek netting incident shows lack of respect, portends trouble

Craig Holt

Robert Patterson of Jacksonville is used to swimming against the tide. […]

Rep. Darrell McCormick (background), co-chairman of the Legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources, listens as DMF director Louis Daniel III answers a question during a Raleigh public hearing. McCormick will speak at a recreational-fishing group’s fundraiser Feb. 25 in Swansboro.

McCormick to speak at Swansboro fundraiser for gamefish fight

Craig Holt

Representative Darrell McCormick, co-chair of the North Carolina Legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources, will be the keynote speaker during a Feb. 25 event to raise money for the fight to change the state’s saltwater fisheries management and better reflect the value of recreational fishing. […]