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June 30, 2026

Flags were stacked up after a white-marlin blitz off the coast of Maryland Aug. 30.

White marlin release record set off Maryland coast, with 57 fish caught and released

The summer offshore fishing has been incredible for the crew of Billfisher, a 62-foot Paul Spencer based in Ocean City, Md. […]

Flags were flying by the dozen after a white-marlin blitz Aug. 30.

57 white marlin released off Maryland coast, sets new catch-and-release record

Jeff Dennis

The summer offshore fishing has been incredible for the crew of “Billfisher,” a 62-foot Paul Spencer based in Ocean City, Md. […]

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SCDNR courtesy boating inspections scheduled for Labor Day weekend

SCDNR News Release

In an effort to keep state waterways safe over the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division will again be conducting courtesy safety inspections at some public boat landings. […]

Big brown trout are available for anglers during drift fishing at the South Holston and Watauga rivers.

Mountain trout available at wild stream pools

Craig Holt

With a lack of rainfall in the western N.C. mountains, anglers chasing rainbows, browns and brook trout are able to find fish stacked up in pools at wild-trout streams. […]

Anglers fear that surf-fishing could be curtailed severely at places such as Cape Point near Buxton if the National Park Service enforces piping plover critical habitat range.

Judge’s decision is setback for Outer Banks beach-access supporters

Craig Holt

Outer Banks residents and visiting anglers who visit the Cape Hatteras National Seashore believe that flawed science is behind the federal government’s attempts to shut down public beach access.
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Steve Gentry have put a lot of slab crappie in his boat by fishing live minnows and slow-trolling them vertically over offshore structure like humps, brushpiles and creek channels. The “tight-lining” method requires some good equipment, including rods, rod holders and depthfinders.

Tighten up for Fall Slabs

Phillip Gentry

In days gone by, crappie fishing was a springtime, single-rod venture aimed at filling a stringer with slabs and a frying pan with tender white fillets. […]

String-stretching smoker kings abound off the coast along the North Carolina-South Carolina border throughout the fall, with the first consistent numbers of fish moving closer to the beach when the water temperature drops back into the 70s.

Big Kings at Little River

Dan Kibler

As Labor Day approaches, a lot of sportsmen turn their attention, at least momentarily, to thoughts of dove shoots and Thermacell and bucks in velvet. […]

Nick Morris of Colerain (right) is all smiles after boating a gaffer dolphin aboard The Spray.

Make a Point

Phillip Gentry

Slipping out of Pirates Cove Marina and heading toward Oregon Inlet, Capt. Harold Smith was steering The Spray, his 61-foot sportfisher, through the pre-dawn darkness toward the bluewater, when the radio crackled. […]

‘Old’ drum, which are the largest members of the species, are the main target of anglers at the lower Neuse River and Pamlico Sound.

‘Old’ drum main game in town at lower Neuse

Craig Holt

Anglers are targeting ‘old’ (big) drum at the lower Neuse and Pamlico Sound. […]

The Elite-5 DSI units also contain built-in GPS receiver/antenna modules compatible with an assortment of digital cartography. An external antenna is optional for boats that require them.

Fish finders lower learning curve to speed bump

Allan Tarvid

Wandering the aisles at the annual ICAST show last month looking at next year’s fishing equipment, I realized that the convention is a window into the future in more ways than one. […]