Youth angler Savannah Roberts was fishing for the first time in the Ocracoke, N.C. area this past weekend. She landed an awesome catch — an 8-pound, 11-ounce speckled trout. She weighed the fish in at Tradewinds Tackle.
Speckled trout closure impacts recreational and commercial anglers Due to what North Carolina’s Division of Marine Fisheries called “widespread cold stun events,” all Coastal and Joint fishing waters in North Carolina have been closed to
Brian Cope is the editor of Carolina Sportsman. He has won numerous awards for his writing, photography, and videography. He is a retired Air Force combat communications technician, and has a B.A. in English Literature from the University of South Carolina. You can reach him at brianc@carolinasportsman.com.
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