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October 17, 2026

A tagging project aims to study the movements of speckled trout in coastal North Carolina waters and relies on the return of tags from fish that are recaptured.

N.C. State trout-tagging program offers rewards

Researchers from N.C. State University are studying the habitat use and movement of speckled trout in coastal waters. […]

When landing catfish, it helps to have a king-sized landing net in the boat.

Catfishing tips

Bennett Kirkpatrick

Guide Chris Simpson has some tips for Lake Monticello catfish anglers; some basic and some gleaned from years of catching big blue catfish. […]

The New River is completely contained in Onslow County, with most of its waters between Jacksonville and Sneads Ferry.

North Carolina is home to two different rivers named New. One is in the mountains of Northwestern North Carolina and offers whitewater and fishing opportunities, and the other is at the coast and has boating and fishing opportunities. […]

A medium-weight spinning outfit spooled with 12-pound mono or 15- to 20-pound braided line is perfect for slot-sized winter redfish.

Light tackle for anglers new to redfish

John Gribb

Most Lowcountry anglers target redfish at some time during the year, but many do so with live or cut bait and heavy tackle. […]

Grains planted to be flooded in a waterfowl impoundment can’t be cut or otherwise scattered before hunting or it’s considered illegal baiting.

Pond management: Time to draw down established ponds

Jeff Burleson

In order to have a healthy and productive fish pond, manipulation exercises should occur almost every month of the year, and winter might be the most-important season to conduct pond-management activities, specifically winter drawdown. Pond levels should be dropped from November through February. […]

Crops left through the early fall will be dove magnets when the second and third segments of the season arrive.

Manipulate crops for late doves

Jeff Burleson

Dove hunting captures almost every hunter in the Carolinas around Labor Day weekend, but the later seasons attract the true dove enthusiasts. […]

A section of a child’s swimming pool ‘noodle’ is a great tool for keeping pre-rigged surf leaders from tangling and ready for use.

Keep leaders tangle-free

Mike Marsh

Surf-fishing guide Walter White pre-rigs his live-bait leaders for surf fishing. These leaders are used when red drum are likely to bite and are rigged with circle hooks. […]

Topsail, Fort Fisher and Freeman Park all require beach-driving permits.

Beach-driving briefs

Mike Marsh

Details on beach-driving permits […]

Differences in regulations between North Carolina and South Carolina often cause fishermen in the Little River area to release fish that are legal in one state but too short or too long in the other.

Different limits for different states

Jerry Dilsaver

The actual boundary between North Carolina and South Carolina is not well-marked in the marshes between Sunset Beach and Little River Inlet, and several creeks that empty into the Intracoastal Waterway in one state have headwaters and large portions of their meandering in the other. […]