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September 27, 2026

A strike-netter goes past a recreational angler’s boat Feb. 4 in Onslow County's Stones Creek before closing off the creek to fishing by hook-and-line anglers.

Angler: Stones Creek netting incident shows lack of respect, portends trouble

Craig Holt

Robert Patterson of Jacksonville is used to swimming against the tide. […]

Rep. Darrell McCormick (background), co-chairman of the Legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources, listens as DMF director Louis Daniel III answers a question during a Raleigh public hearing. McCormick will speak at a recreational-fishing group’s fundraiser Feb. 25 in Swansboro.

McCormick to speak at Swansboro fundraiser for gamefish fight

Craig Holt

Representative Darrell McCormick, co-chair of the North Carolina Legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources, will be the keynote speaker during a Feb. 25 event to raise money for the fight to change the state’s saltwater fisheries management and better reflect the value of recreational fishing. […]

This nearly 7-pound spotted bass will be the new state record if the catch is certified by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

Pending state-record spotted bass landed on Lake Norman

Phillip Gentry

Shortly after Eric Weir of Belmont landed a 6-pound, 5-ounce spotted bass out of Lake Norman the day after Christmas in 2003, he made two predictions: first, that his record wouldn’t last long; and second, that it would be broken by another fish caught at Norman. […]

Bassmaster Elite Series Dustin Wilks of Rocky Mount said a tough three-day practice left him uncertain about where to fish for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic.

Tough Classic practice makes Tarheel pro nervous

Andy Crawford

Rocky Mount’s Dustin Wilks said one word sums up the first three practice days for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic: Tough. […]

Davy Hite, 1999 Bassmaster Classic champion, said bait choice and mental toughness will be the key to winning the 2012 Classic that begins Friday.

Hite: Classic practice tough, competition likely to be a grind

Andy Crawford

Weather was a wild card during the first three days of practice for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic, with heavy rains muddying up the Red River and falling temperatures givng the fish lockjaw. But it wasn’t a total waste, Ninety Six’s Davy Hite said. […]

One of the two leaders for a double-hook rig is tied to a No. 2 red hook. Sprouse said he believes he gets more bites when he uses a “bleeding” hook.

Tight line on crappie slabs

Tony Garitta

The rod tip of the 16-foot crappie pole began quivering in the cold February air. With a sweep of the rod, Tom Sprouse of Advance quickly brought another chunky crappie aboard his boat. […]

American shad can grow up to 5 pounds and anglers catch them at central-coast rivers and streams each spring.

Shad runs begin on eastern North Carolina rivers and streams

Craig Holt

The first fish migration of spring is underway on North Carolina coastal counties and, although these creatures aren’t much to write home about nor do they provide eye-popping photographs to send the local newspaper, they provide excellent and numerous light-tackle thrills. […]

This catfish weighed more than 136 pounds, and would have been the state-record blue cat had it been caught on hook and line. Because it was caught with a trotline, it's not eligible for the South Carolina fishing record book.

SC’s biggest blue catfish not eligible for state fishing records

Pat Robertson

When commercial fishermen Leland Selph and Jimmy Dowling started checking their 150-hook trotline in Lake Moultrie on Feb. 7, they knew they had hooked a really big catfish. […]

River herring crashed because of mismanagement by the NCMRC even as state biologists warned continued commercial netting was detrimental, and at least one recreational angler says he fears the same thing could happen with speckled trout.

Mismanagement of river herring warns of NCMFC’s commercial bias, veteran rec angler says

Craig Holt

As commercial and recreational saltwater fishing interests duke out their positions online and at meetings of the legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources, Ray Brown of Goldsboro remains one of the most eloquent speakers on behalf of coastal resources. […]