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Bulls on the Bars
Adam Paul remembers the day several years ago when he stumbled onto the fall fishery for big bull redfish at Bulls Bay.
Inshore Fishing
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Change for the Better
The nice thing about fishing North Carolina’s coastline this month is that anglers can catch just about any inshore species. Trips are often short, and fishermen can set up shop on the shoreline and often match the results of those in boats. […]
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‘Carolina slams’ common at Crystal Coast venues
Fantastic fall fishing has arrived at the North Carolina coast, even after Hurricane Irene roughed up the region and nearly gave it a knockout punch. […]
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Reds, flounder active after first ‘mullet blow’
Red drum and flounder are providing most of the action for anglers at southeastern coastal North Carolina, especially near Southport, Wilmington guide Jeff Wolfe said Friday (Sept. 16) while fishing the Elizabeth River with two clients. […]
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Big showing of specks surprises Summerville fisherman
When Ralph Phillips of Summerville and brother Dan of Columbia headed to the Wando River last Wednesday (Sept. 14), they didn’t expect to have their best trout-fishing day in quite a while. […]
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Joint saltwater study committee gets wings
The North Carolina legislature ended its “long” session in Raleigh on Sept. 14 by voting to start an all-encompassing marine- resources study that could drastically change the face of state saltwater management. […]
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Target woody shorelines for New River reds
The New River’s shoreline is littered with woody structure, including stumps, logs and even some rubble from neighboring Camp Lejeune. […]
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MFC votes to continue striper trawling, new speck FMP to come in November
The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission reaffirmed its commitment to the status quo regarding management of striped bass and spotted seatrout at its meetings last week in Raleigh. […]
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Hot lures and hottest fly for smallmouth bass
Befuddled about what to toss to bronzebacks? Try fan-casting hard-plastic jerkbaits such as the Cordell Redfin, Original Rapala, or Lucky Craft Pointer SP to eddies, current breaks, and main channel dropoffs. […]
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Now’s prime time to go for giant Pamlico red drum
Following passage of Hurricane Irene, “old” red drum fishing has been spectacular at the lower Neuse River and should get better during the next three weeks. […]