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The minimum size for black sea bass (south of Hatteras) is 13 inches.

Check black sea bass regulations

The season for black sea bass south of Cape Hatteras opened on June 1 with a minimum size limit of 12 inches and a daily creel limit of five fish. […]

Conch (light) and false albacore (dark) are a good bait combo for black sea bass.

Exotic fare makes great bait

Mike Marsh

Gus Villanova has friends who visit Florida and bring home conch for soup, and he makes sure that none of it gets thrown out if it has a long stay in the freezer. […]

Placing a ruler on a flat surface in a confined area will help keep black sea bass still enough to measure.

Does your ruler measure up?

Mike Marsh

Sea bass, as well as other bottomfish that have size limits, are very animated, and their spines and gill covers are extremely sharp. […]

Saltwater fly-fishing equipment, including flies like this popper, is tailored to the fish being targeted and the depths they frequent.

Fly-fishing gear for newcomers

Tim Mead

Fly rods are designated by length and weight, but the weight does not refer to the rod’s weight, but the weight of the line. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is considering going completely to an on-line system for its big-game harvest reports. It would speed up the process and save money.

Deer registration may move on-line

Craig Holt

Hunters who have been using cooperator agents, telephone calls or registering their deer harvests through the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Deer Management Assistant Program may see changes in the future. […]

Changes in the tide will push or pull speckled trout and their prey into different areas.

Chasin’ tides

Jeff Burleson

As long as it takes the moon 50 minutes longer than a 24-hour day to orbit the earth, tides will change every day, affecting the lower Cape Fear River and the rest of the world’s coastal corrals. […]

Making sure ponds are fertilized during the summer can help jump-start the food pyramid and produce better-quality fish of all kinds.

Monitor water clarity in fertilized ponds

Jeff Burleson

By July, the heat is on, and primary productivity should be in high gear. Ponds fertilized with high productivity in mind will consume all available nutrients, and water quality must be monitored. […]

The local estuary supplies a virtual buffet for speckled trout.

An estuary built for trout

Jeff Burleson

North Carolina’s coastal frontier is home to some of the most-productive ecosystems in the nation and the lower Cape Fear River is one of them. […]

Soil samples will help tell how much lime needs to be applied to produce the proper pH for a cool-season food plot.

Test and lime fall plot sites

Jeff Burleson

Yes, it is only July, and deer hunting may be out of sight and mind for most hunters, but lush food plots come from advanced preparation. […]