Inshore Fishing

Handle with care

Catching trophy redfish will burn precious memories into every angler’s heart and soul. The kind of fishing experienced at the Little River jetties in late summer and early fall will be nearly 100 percent catch-and-release. […]

Inshore Fishing

Hit the reefs and lose the crowds

The trophy red drum make a true showing along the coast in late summer and early fall. Because spawning concentrates them in the confined areas of major inlets and river mouths, anglers tend to rub elbows during this spectacular run. […]

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Take a “lady” out for an after-dinner treat

One of the fun summer visitors to the Harkers Island area is the ladyfish. These slender fish have as much fight per ounce than any other fish, running hard, jumping often and iving a much better representation of themselves than their slight frames would indicate. […]

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Winge, Culpepper are biggest of the

Christie Winge and Daniel Culpepper were the big winners in the 18th annual Big Kahuna Pier Fishing Tournament held Aug. 10 at Folly Beach Pier. Winge’s 2-pound, 14-ounces Spanish mackerel won the king mackerel category in the absence of any kings, and Culpepper had a five-fish aggregate catch of five pounds, one ounce, with a trout, two bluefish and two whiting. […]

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Joint enforcement exercise nets 18 citations

Enforcement officers from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries combined on Friday, Aug. 9, in a joint exercise to enforce fishing and boating safely laws in inland, joint and coastal waters on the western side of Pamlico Sound, doing 94 inspections and writing 18 citations. […]

Fishing

It’s more than the spot

Fishermen are notorious for collecting fishing spots. This varies from the perfect point of marsh or bulkhead for catching inshore or freshwater species to an offshore ledge in the middle of nowhere that always holds the baitfish that bottomfish and king mackerel feed upon. […]