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Crazy weather hasn’t slowed speckled trout bite in Southport area
The weather along North Carolina’s southeastern coast has been anything but consistent – mid-60s and snow in the same week – but inshore fish are still biting. […]
Fishing
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Robinson goes into second day of 2013 Bassmaster Classic in fifth place
Lyman’s Marty Robinson heads into the second day of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic, sitting a mere 9 ounces behind the leaders. […]
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Tarheel’s Cherry in third place after first day of 2013 Bassmaster Classic
Tarheel angler Hank Cherry was in third place after the first day of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic, sitting a mere 9 ounces behind the leaders. […]
Bass Fishing
Badin’s chunky largemouths concentrated on steep, rocky banks
Badin Lake has the reputation for being one of the first reservoirs on the Yadkin River system – or in all of North Carolina – to wake up when spring hovers on the horizon. […]
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Bass, crappie bite slows, but catfish bite takes off at Lake Wateree
There’s a lot of water flowing through Lake Wateree right now, and it’s temporarily slowed the crappie and largemouth fishing. […]
Fishing
Is there an electric outboard in your future?
We fishermen have seen all-electric boats come and go, but most of these vessels have been small, slow and had limited carrying capacity that make them best suited to ponds or protected lakes. […]
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State to open Roanoke River striped bass season on March 1
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open the entire Roanoke River Management Area to striped bass harvest from March 1 through April 30. […]
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Trout, redfish bite is still strong in Beaufort area
Capt. Tuck Scott at Bay Street Outfitters in Beaufort said that fishing in his area has been strong over the past few days for both speckled trout and redfish, but it hasn’t been as easy as just tossing out a hunk of cut bait and waiting for a bite. […]
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State planning to deal with 605 acres of hydrilla in Lake Waccamaw
State officials are putting together a plan to deal with the discovery of hydrilla at Lake Waccamaw, a 9,000-acre natural lake in Columbus County. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The other Nantahala
The Nantahala River in Macon and Swain counties is primarily known for its challenging white-water rapids that attract paddlers — amateur as well as Olympic-class — by the thousands during the summer and fall, it is also widely recognized as one of the mountain area’s premier trout streams, so good that Trout Unlimited included it on its list of the top 100 trout streams in the United States — along with the Davidson River. […]