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July 3, 2026

Recreational saltwater anglers far outnumber commercial fishermen in North Carolina, making them a powerful force for achieving gamefish status for redfish, spotted sea trout and stripers.

Numbers tell the tale of North Carolina’s saltwater gamefish decision

Two numbers jump out of the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries’ 2010 report on the state of the Tarheel State’s saltwater fisheries. […]

Senator Don East said he doesn't believe statistics showing recreational fishing provides more economic fuel for the state than commercial fishing.

East revealed as foe of saltwater changes

Craig Holt

The General Assembly’s Committee on Marine Fisheries tasked with recommending changes to the management of saltwater fisheries held its first meeting yesterday (Jan. 4), and listened to North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries Director Louis Daniel III and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Executive Director Gordon Myers. […]

How to best protect saltwater species like this red drum will be one of the topics of the North Carolina Legislature’s Saltwater Review Committee.

Coastal senator wants fair saltwater review

Craig Holt

Anyone in the recreational or commercial fishing camps who believes the North Carolina General Assembly’s Saltwater Review Committee will be a rubber stamp for their view of saltwater resources management is probably mistaken, a co-chairman of the committee told North Carolina Sportsman. […]

Ivan Morris, who has a home on Lake Gaston, learned how to fish the Alabama Rig from members of N.C. State’s ‘BassPack’ fishing team.

Alabama rig explores new bassin’ territory

Craig Holt

Since bass pro Paul Elias won a national bass tournament in Alabama a few months ago with a revolutionary freshwater fishing lure, the “Alabama rig” has attracted extreme attention from bass fishermen across the nation. […]

The SCDNR has proposed a 10-fish daily creel limit and a 12-inch (fork length) size minimum for sheepshead.

A-Countin’ Sheep

Phillip Gentry

Biologists in South Carolina are coming to grips with the responsibility of regulating sheepshead in state waters, thanks to federal fisheries managers turning that task over to individual states. […]

Chris Nichols shows off the kind of blue catfish Lake Wylie is producing.

Lake of the Month: Lake Wylie

Dan Kibler

Rarely do fishermen discuss Lake Wylie in the same revered terms used for other reservoirs in the Carolinas: Kerr (Buggs Island), Jordan, Santee Cooper, Clarks Hill. […]

The author shows off a nice redfish that fell for a scented soft-plastic bait the week after Christmas 2010 in Hilton Head’s Broad Creek.

Chilled Reds on the Menu

Jerry Dilsaver

The crunch of footsteps on a heavy frost at Shelter Cove Marina was something you don’t expect to hear on Hilton Head Island, but it was slippery enough for fishermen who moves slowly and carefully loading their gear into Capt. Steve Ranney’s bay boat. […]