Fishing
2020 commercial shrimp season opens May 27
South Carolina’s 2020 commercial shrimp trawling season will open Wednesday, May 27. […]
Fishing
Mountain Trout
Hazel Creek trout fishing with Wild Fly Productions
Come along with Wild Fly Productions to see what it’s like to fish Hazel Creek, one of the most remote and scenic areas of the Great Smoky Mountains. […]
Events & Announcements
NCWRC conducting sobriety checkpoints this weekend
The NCWRC and other law enforcement agencies will be conducting sobriety checkpoints throughout the state during Memorial Day weekend. […]
Newsletters
Should red snapper populations be regulated by each state?
Red snapper populations in the South Atlantic are growing bigger each year. Is it time for SAFMC to pass the management of the species to individual states? […]
Newsletters
Bottom fishing is producing multiple species
Bottom fishing action is cranking up off the Carolina coastlines, and this video shows an example of what’s biting and how to catch them. […]
Newsletters
Species spotlight: yellowfin tuna
Yellowfin tuna are among the biggest in the tuna family, and the North Carolina and South Carolina state records were both caught in 1979. […]
Newsletters
South Carolina coastal fishing report for mid-May
As we move into the second half of May, the fishing has heated up just like the weather, and it’s expected to get even better in the coming days. […]
Cobia
GIANT sharks on the fly, plus offshore cobia, flounder
Check out this video from Life on the Water for giant sharks on the fly, cobia on light tackle, and slab flounder, all offshore of the Carolinas. […]
Crappie/Bream
It’s redbreast sunfish time in the Carolinas
Redbreast sunfish are thick in the blackwater rivers of both Carolinas. They’re a great summer target fish. […]
Fishing
Fisheries conservation group suing over shrimp-trawling effects
The N.C. Coastal Fisheries Reform Group has noted its intent to sue the NCDMF and NCDEQ over by-catch pollution from shrimp trawlers. […]