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EDITORIAL: Time for game-fish status is now
The North Carolina General Assembly has in its possession a piece of legislation that could drastically change the way saltwater fish are managed in the state’s coastal waters. […]
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Cover: June 2011 (SC) – Inshore
Summer means reds and flounder by day and slab-sized crappie by night. […]
Inshore Fishing
Charleston Harbor: No Fuss fishing
One of the easiest access points to the mouth of the Wando and Cooper rivers is the Charleston Harbor Marina. […]
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Political games could doom game-fish bill
North Carolina Sportsman has learned House Bill 353, which would give game-fish status to red drum, spotted seatrout and striped bass, may not receive a hearing or be put to a vote at the current session of the North Carolina General Assembly. […]
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Cobia added to list of fish on watch list
State health officials have warned fishermen in South Carolina that while eating fish is good, some species should not be consumed very often. […]
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Flat-Out Ambushed
The cast went far and long across the mouth of the small gutter creek flowing from the marsh and dumping into Murrells Inlet. To the right side of the gutter, J. Baisch of Fishful Thinking Guide Service had nosed his center-console boat up into the grass and was standing on the rear deck, methodically casting and retrieving. […]
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Live Bait ‘Lite’
The live-bait craze hit the king mackerel world 25 years ago, and in the span of four or five years, every serious fisherman had learned to throw a cast net, every center console had an aerated bait tank, and heavy tackle and trolling spoons had been replaced by light line, rods with fast tips and extra-sharp treble hooks. […]
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Saltwater Series: Charleston Harbor
The Charleston Harbor area is arguably the center of South Carolina’s coastal fishery, and in more ways that just geography. […]
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Saltwater landings decrease tremendously in 2010, according to NCDMF, except for commercial shellfish
Although a news release from the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries paints a rosy picture of saltwater harvests, a look at some of the details, especially those not included in the report, will alarm many observers. […]
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North Carolina piers offer great fishing options
North Carolina saltwater anglers, because of rising prices and federal fishing regulations, are turning to pier fishing. […]