Fishing Archives - Page 823 of 1072

This cobia might be close to the boat, but he’s only just begun to fight — something a lot of fishermen learn quite by accident, to their regret.

Calling Calibogue Cobia

One of the most-anticipated events for fisherman in the Lowcountry is the annual spring cobia migration. Cobia start to show up in mid-April and hang around through most of June. […]

Sen. Richard Burr and Sen. Kay Hagan stepped up to the plate for visitors to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore who have seen their beach access limited by judicial decision. They filed a bill that would drop most restrictions.

Burr, Hagan file bill to protect Cape Hatteras Seashore ORV use

Craig Holt

North Carolina’s two U.S. senators acknowledged April 26 the problem of lack of bi-partisan beach access at Cape Hatteras National Seashore by filing a bill that would roll back limits on off-road-vehicle driving and pedestrian access. […]

This pleased angler landed a beautiful Atlantic bonito during April off Onslow Beach.

Anglers must have true grit for bonito

Craig Holt

SNEADS FERRY – One of the most elusive but hardest-fighting/best-tasting saltwater gamefish is available right now off the N.C. coast. […]

Environmental groups fear that uranium mining in Virginia could cause problems along the Roanoke River system, much of which lies in North Carolina and is a popular fishing destination.

Virginia uranium mine could be concern for North Carolina

Craig Holt

Environmentalists and the Roanoke River Basin Association are worried Virginia may allow mining for uranium in Pittsylvania County and possibly contaminate one of the major river drainages that flows into northeastern North Carolina. […]

Chevy Peake holds a 46-inch “old” drum he caught at Cape Hatteras Point near Buxton on April 14.

Big red drum waiting at Cape Hatteras

Craig Holt

Two times each year — spring and fall — surf anglers can cast baited bottom rigs with Hatteras Heavers at “old” (big) red drum at North Carolina’s central and northern beaches. […]

Guide Chris Hammill said he needed current running through Badin Lake to kick off the blue catfish bite, and boy, was he correct. This 40-pound fish bit 10 minutes after the current began running.

Badin’s big blues are biting

Jerry Dilsaver

Chris Hammill said it wasn’t a sure thing, but he felt pretty certain he could put his party on some big Badin Lake blue catfish if he had a full day to do so. […]

The 6.95-pound Lake Norman bass that angler Terry Trivette caught on Feb. 11 wound up being a hybrid between a largemouth and spot, so it was not certified as the state-record spotted bass.

Lake Norman fish won’t be state-record spotted bass

NCWRC Release

It was a big fish and a nice catch for Surry County angler Terry Trivette. It was not, however, the new spotted bass state record. […]

Tim Rayl (left) and Johnny Brown subdued this enormous, 101-pound wahoo, on a April 14 king mackerel trip out of Southport. The fish was finally boated after a 2-hour battle, 15 miles east of Frying Pan Tower.

King mackerel trip produces huge wahoo for Bolivia fisherman

Jeff Burleson

Tim Rayl of Bolivia has caught just about every fish available to be caught between inshore and offshore waters, but the almighty wahoo had eluded him most of his adult life.
Until April 14.
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Brooke Knotts hauls aboard a nice bream; she's looking forward to the full moon on May 5 for great action.

Santee Cooper bream already heating up

Brian Cope

Nothing says springtime like bream fishing, and opportunities for catching these tasty panfish are plentiful, especially on Santee Cooper’s Lake Marion. […]

Dennis Reilly of Bamberg caught this 67-pound flathead catfish on a set line in the South Edisto River near his home.

South Edisto spits out huge flathead catfish

Bryan Bowers

A lot of people think that big fish only get that way in big waters. Dennis Reilly of Bamberg knows better now, but until recently he had no idea how big of a fish could live in the relatively small waters of the South Edisto River in his home county.

Checking his set lines on the morning of April 7, Reilly was pleased to discover that many nice catfish had taken his baits, but especially a 67-pound flathead that had swallowed a bait.
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