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June 26, 2026

The health of king mackerel stocks is important because so many anglers fish for them for fun and during dozens of tournaments each year.

A Talk with the Fish Boss

The old Johnnie Mercer’s Fishing Pier at Wrightsville Beach was where Louis Daniel, director of North Carolina’s Division of Marine Fisheries, began his love affair with the ocean. […]

The SPOT Satellite Messenger, a new member in the family of portable emergency rescue electronics, can match a variety of needs with the appropriate response.

New PLBs can be real lifesavers

Allan Tarvid

Emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) have long been required equipment on commercial vessels and a smart addition for all larger boats. […]

N.C. mountain anglers should find more trout in streams this spring when weather and water conditions are more favorable to fish survival. Most stockings will be scheduled to avoid the deadly heat of summer.

Trout opener will be different

Robert Satterwhite

Opening day of the hatchery-supported fishing season will be a bit different this year.

Anglers should see more trout during March, April and May and fewer trout in the hot summer months. […]

March is when a largemouth bass’s metabolism — and lure chasing — heats up because he’s not been eating much during colder months.

It’s prime time for big bass in N.C.

David Fritts

It seems like I talk about the same thing each March. I’d love to focus on something else — maybe how to rig your new boat or how to get your tackle ready for the season — but I just can’t. […]

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Oh, say, can you see that fish?

Jerry Dilsaver

During the past couple of months. North Carolina Sportsman Magazine’s staff has attended boat and fishing shows. […]

Peter Thliveros of Florida visited North Carolina during January as a featured angler at Greensboro’s Bass & Saltwater Expo and at David Fritts Outdoors store, then captured the Southern Open tournament.

Peter T. visits N.C., wins tourney

Tony Garitta

Peter Thliveros, also known as Peter “T,” won the Jan. 17-19 Bassmaster Southern Open at the St. Johns River, Palatka, Fla.

His three-day catch of 55-03, bolstered by a 26-pound haul during the final round, paid $50,657. […]

He wasn’t looking forward to a six-hour drive through the mountains on slippery, snow-covered roads, but Bryan Shilbett is a dedicated trout fisherman who never fails to show up for opening day of Cherokee’s pay-to-fish trout season. […]

Toothy Subjects

Mike Marsh

It was the perfect day for casting last March.

The sun was bright and there was no wind except a breeze generated by a fast boat moving at planing speed. The water surface was as smooth as glass and the depths below nearly as clear. […]

It Happens Every Spring

Marc N. McGlade

A fine line exists between finding early-season bass once in a while at Kerr Lake and consistently landing quality limits. […]

Bonito Bonanza

Jerry Dilsaver

Only a few empty trailers were parked at the parking lot at the Wrightsville Beach Wildlife ramp last March. […]