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October 3, 2026

Billfish Primer

Six billfishes swim in North Carolina waters — Atlantic sailfish, white marlin, Atlantic blue marlin, shortbill spearfish, longbill spearfish, and swordfish. […]

Jason Todd displays a blacknose shark. Blacknose sharks less than 54 inches in length must be released.

Putting the Bite on Jaws

Jerry Dilsaver

“I already ran over and took a quick look to be sure there were still some shrimpers out — and there were,” Capt Matt Wirt said aboard his Sea Chaser bay boat a sunny August morning last year. […]

Black drum can grow to almost 100 pounds, but those specimens aren’t the sizes found at the shell beds of the Cape Fear estuary.

Paint ‘em Black

Craig Holt

During August at the southeastern N.C. coast, the heat’s usually so intense people don’t bother stopping at cafes for breakfast; they just scoop up fried eggs off the sidewalks. […]

Star-Kissed Catfish

Mike Marsh

The Cape Fear River lowlands become unbearably hot each summer. […]

Big sheepshead may weigh from 6 to 8 pounds, so Cronk tries to sight fish for them, turning their heads upward as soon as they hit.

Made in the Shade

Mike Marsh

Capt. Jeff Cronk is one of the most energetic fishermen along the coast of North Carolina. […]

Here are some of the favorite older crankbaits Lexington bass pro Gerald Beck still likes to use.

Carolina Crankin’ Kings

Tim Tucker

In the North Carolina county of Davidson, the welcoming signs rightfully could say “Welcome to Crankbait Country.” […]

Dr. Don Hammond’s dolphin-tagging project began in 2001. Atlantic dolphin studies are rare, including a a failed 1991 East Coast tracking study, S.C.’s yearly tagging programs and a 2002-04 UNC Sea Grant study.

Morehead’s Multiple Mahi

Mike Marsh

When most fishermen daydream of dragging in dolphin, they typically conjure. […]

Bait fishing is key to Charleston redfish

Dan Kibler

Capt. Legre Leland of Head Shaker Charters in Charleston isn’t averse to using artificial baits when he targets big redfish in the waters around his home. […]

Tim Tucker, an outdoors writer originally from Gibsonville, N.C. who lived at Cross Creek, Fla., died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Florida.

Outdoors Writer Tucker Killed in Florida Wreck

Craig Holt

Tim Tucker, 50, an outdoors writer and North Carolina native who lived at Cross Creek, Fla., died from injuries sustained in a July 16 automobile collision with a parked deputy-sheriff’s patrol car. […]

Steve Lockwood hold his 40 pound state record blackfin tuna.

Blackfin Tuna Record Landed off Oregon Inlet

Jerry Dilsaver

Steve Lockwood, of Raleigh, was the last of six fishermen to take a turn in the fighting chair of the Dream Girl that afternoon, but his fish, while among the smallest of the day, would become the one that created the most stir.
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