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Flounder Limits Change
As of this past Monday, Feb. 21, creel and size limits for flounder caught by recreational fishermen in North Carolina waters changed. […]
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Bass Fishing
March is time to let the big bass eat
I know I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating: March is the best month in South Carolina if you’re trying to catch a big bass. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Santee Cooper’s ‘March Madness’
For local anglers, the real meaning of “March Madness” has nothing to do with a basketball; it’s actually the fishing that occurs on the Santee Cooper lakes this month. […]
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Second fog delay lifted, Bassmaster Classic anglers released
After an almost three-hour fog delay, B.A.S.S. officials told the Bassmaster Classic anglers to crank up their boats and prepare to blast off at 9:45 a.m., NorthCarolinaSportsman.com has learned. […]
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Martens takes 2011 Bassmaster Classic lead
The top-three finishers in today’s opening round of the 2011 Bassmaster Classic are all fishing the Lake Cataouatche Tank Pond, an area where warming temperatures are inspiring big female bass to move shallow to spawn. […]
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Nearly three-hour fog delay lifted, second day of 2011 Bassmaster Classic a go
After an almost three-hour fog delay, B.A.S.S. officials told the Bassmaster Classic anglers to crank up their boats and prepare to blast off at 9:45 a.m., SouthCarolinaSportsman.com has learned. […]
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Martens battles Rook, VanDam to take first-day lead in 2011 Bassmaster Classic
The top-three finishers in today’s opening round of the 2011 Bassmaster Classic are all fishing the Lake Cataouatche Tank Pond, an area where warming temperatures are inspiring big female bass to move shallow to spawn. […]
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American, hickory shad runs starting to crank up
With air temperatures rising into the 60s and low 70s across coastal North Carolina and forcing water temps higher, the hickory and American (white) shad spring migration runs are heating up at the upper Neuse River and tributary creeks such as Pitchkettle and Contentnea. […]
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New State Record brook trout
Until 2010, South Carolina’s brook trout record had gone unchallenged for more than 30 years. Then, it was broken five times last March; the third record in the string — a 2-pound, 14.56-ounce fish — by Wes Coker of Gray Court. […]
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MFC reopens striper trawling, commercial netting of specks
In the wake of two large striped bass kills caused by trawl boats in January and early February, the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission nonetheless voted 6-2 on Feb. 11 to allow trawl fishing for stripers. […]