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Not So Fast!
As Capt. Fred Rourk cautiously poled towards the nervous water created by a school of feeding redfish, the concerns over the time spent locating them were immediately forgotten. […]
Inshore Fishing
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Cover: March 2010 (SC) – Inshore
As conditions warm, bass and specks become active this month. […]
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Suit filed to force state to end gill net fishing
The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center filed a lawsuit in federal court today to force the state of North Carolina to stop authorizing gill net fishing in violation of the Endangered Species Act. […]
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Lower Neuse feeder creeks holding specks
Even with the waves of cold fronts, snow and ice storms that have swept across North Carolina during January and February, a few weather breaks have given anglers recent chances to catch fish. […]
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Marine Fisheries Commission to hold public hearing on proposed gill-net closure
The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Feb. 18 in New Bern to discuss issues related to a proposed gill-net closure in coastal waters. […]
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Cover: February 2010 (SC) – Inshore
Sure, it’s cold, but bass and redfish have got to eat, and they might as well feast on what you’re feeding them. […]
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Big redfish schools in Cape Lookout surf
After a recent warming trend and light winds followed an early January cold snap, Crystal Coast anglers witnessed huge schools of red drum in the surf near Cape Lookout. […]
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DMF director proposes temporary removal of gill nets
The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries director has proposed closing a large section of the state’s estuarine waters to large-mesh gill nets between May 15 and Dec. 15, according to the Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina. […]
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Inshore reds, stripers active in Cape Fear
Southeastern N.C. is one of few areas where saltwater inshore fish remain active during winter, especially in the Cape Fear River near Wilmington to the Southport area. […]
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Sights Set on Winter Reds
It starts out looking like a dark, nondescript mass, sort of like a grass bed or maybe a broad bottom indention. […]