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MFC hatches dubious plot to rebuild specks

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission made another astoundingly bad decision Nov. 22, ignoring state law in favor of the wants of a handful of strike netters who target speckled trout. […]

Capt. Chris Eberwein and Capt. Joe Hecht weighed this 47-pound blue catfish in their net, supported it and released it in a healthy state.

Proper release is more than just a ‘throw-back’

Jerry Dilsaver

One of my pet peeves is with fishermen who release fish, but handle them so poorly the fish are often injured and may not survive. […]

Guide Rob Beglin shows off two of the 40 or so redfish his party caught in the ICW behind Bulls Bay this past Thursday.

Wind blows, but redfish still bite

Dan Kibler

Guide Rob Beglin of Inshore Xtreme Guide Service had put three redfish in the boat this past Thursday morning, when in the span of five minutes, the ICW between Awendaw and McClellanville went from flat calm to rocked by 2-foot waves. […]

Over-slot red drum are available at the marsh island near Harkers Island if anglers can find warm water.

Finding warmer water key to catching reds, specks

Craig Holt

Red drum and speckled trout were about the only inshore saltwater species available near Harkers Island before a two-week-long blast of frigid arctic air and a snow-and-ice storm blasted across North Carolina. […]

This fine specked trout fell for a fly, a common fate in December.

Winter is fly-rod time

John Gribb

Winter weather can be blustery at times, but often the wind is dead calm, and those days are perfect for fly fishing. […]

Bottom fishing is back on in a huge area of the South Atlantic after officials received information that red snapper, which remain off limits, could be in better shape that expected.

Feds won’t go through with bottom-fishing closure

Jerry Dilsaver

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted unanimously at its Dec. 6-10 meeting in New Bern, N.C., to eliminate the 5,000 or so square miles of ocean that was scheduled to be closed to all bottom-fishing, in part because of a promising report about the status red snapper. […]