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June 18, 2026

Expert duck callers such as Josh Green know less calling means more results when it comes to mallards.

Jump-shooting will whack woodies

Jump-shooting is a popular past-time among duck hunters, and it produces plenty of woodies — especially in the western half of the state, where duck habitat is limited to waterways. […]

Guide Clark Purvis displays the take from a morning waterfowl hunt in a swamp: puddle ducks and geese.

Eastern mixed bag

Craig Holt

Eastern North Carolina offers waterfowlers the best chance to hunt a variety of divers, puddlers and sea ducks. […]

Hook a live mullet through the nose from bottom to top with a jighead.

Capt. Mark Stacy likes to use live baits for trout and redfish — and for flounder, too, when they are around. Years of experience have shown him where he can catch mullet minnows, small menhaden and shrimp well into the fall. […]

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. […]