Inshore Fishing

Wilmington’s three rivers

The area around downtown Wilmington, N.C., is home to three rivers — the Cape Fear, Northeast Cape Fear and Brunswick — plus, the Black River flows into the Cape Fear River about 10 miles upriver.  […]

Crappie/Bream

New gear reviews

A continued quest for the perfect rod for dock-shooting led Mississippi-based B’n’M Poles to design and create the SharpShooter Deluxe 6. This rod has been field tested by B’n’M’s pro staff for several years before release on the market two years ago. […]

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Cape Fear Wildlife Expo is this weekend

As March’s weather continues to tease us with warm, sunny days interrupted by cold, wind, rain, and even snow, many outdoorsmen across the Carolinas are looking forward to a sure-fire outing this weekend during the 10th Annual Cape Fear Wildlife Expo at the Crown Complex Arena in Fayetteville, N.C. […]

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Western North Carolina trout fishing report

Western North Carolina has some of the best fly fishing in the southeast, and the rivers near Brevard are no exception. March is often an unpredictable time of year due to the weather, but things are looking good for fishing the French Broad River and the Davidson, according to head fishing guide Ryan Kaufman of Headwaters Outfitters in Rosman, N.C. […]

Columns

it’s only a bucket, or is it?

Besides rods, reels, line and hooks, what’s the most-common piece of fishing equipment carried by anglers fishing from the bank to million-dollar billfishing boats and every other class of angler in between?  […]