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October 10, 2026

Striped bass in the Cape Fear River are falling to anglers of all ages.

Stripers, red drum still hitting at Wilmington

Even with freezing and alternately spring-like weather waves washing across North Carolina every couple of days, fishing remains steady at the coast for a couple of species. […]

Reds are schooling in the mouths of creeks this month around Georgetown, making them perfect targets for flyfishing and sight-fishing.

Redfish schooling around Georgetown

Glenn Corley

The shallow waters around Georgetown are clear and cool, and sight fishing for schooling winter redfish on light tackle is how fishing guide Capt. Steve Roff likes to fish for them this time of year. […]

North Carolina can enjoy a world-class saltwater fishery if management practices are changed to protect the species like redfish, speckled trout and stripers that once were so popular all along the coast, one former commercial fisherman said.

Ex-commercial angler: North Carolina needs to chart new saltwater course

Craig Holt

Charles Brown of Gloucester hails from a fifth-generation Down East fishing family, and proudly proclaims, “I’ve done it all.” […]

Keep up with the fight for protection for red drum, speckled trout and stripers on the special Gamefish Section on NorthCarolinaSportsman.com

Follow fight for gamefish protection of coastal fisheries on special Web page

Dan Kibler

The North Carolina legislature has charged the Saltwater Review Committee with making changes to the way the Tarheel State’s saltwater fisheries are managed, and nearly every fisherman plying coastal rivers, sounds, bays and beaches could feel the effects of these decisions for years to come. […]

Joe Albea of Greenville has been a crusader for coastal resources for many years, and he's now pushing for changes in the management of redfish, speckled trout and stripers fisheries in North Carolina.

Albea: North Carolina can fix what’s wrong with saltwater management

Craig Holt

Joe Albea, 57, remembers when Pamlico Sound was full of big croakers and gray trout, along with many other species. […]

Night fishing on the rocks method for giant specks

Craig Holt

To catch big wintertime speckled trout, try fishing after dark along jetty walls with MirrOlures. […]

Recreational saltwater anglers far outnumber commercial fishermen in North Carolina, making them a powerful force for achieving gamefish status for redfish, spotted sea trout and stripers.

Numbers tell the tale of North Carolina’s saltwater gamefish decision

Craig Holt

Two numbers jump out of the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries’ 2010 report on the state of the Tarheel State’s saltwater fisheries. […]

Senator Don East said he doesn't believe statistics showing recreational fishing provides more economic fuel for the state than commercial fishing.

East revealed as foe of saltwater changes

Craig Holt

The General Assembly’s Committee on Marine Fisheries tasked with recommending changes to the management of saltwater fisheries held its first meeting yesterday (Jan. 4), and listened to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries Director Louis Daniel III and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Executive Director Gordon Myers. […]

How to best protect saltwater species like this red drum will be one of the topics of the North Carolina Legislature’s Saltwater Review Committee.

Coastal senator wants fair saltwater review

Craig Holt

Anyone in the recreational or commercial fishing camps who believes the North Carolina General Assembly’s Saltwater Review Committee will be a rubber stamp for their view of saltwater resources management is probably mistaken, a co-chairman of the committee told North Carolina Sportsman. […]