Inshore Fishing
Pro-active limits protect fishery
Last summer, state law changed, establishing an aggregate limit on the three species of saltwater panfish. […]
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Bass Fishing
It doesn’t get any better
Across North Carolina, I think June is the best month to fish for bass. When you wake up in the morning this month, you need to take all the vacation time you’ve got and go to the lake. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Don’t put tackle away
Striper season officially shuts down on the Santee Cooper lakes from June through September, so anglers will focus on other fish for the next four months. […]
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VIking 62 remains in Big Rock lead with one day left in tournament
One blue marlin was brought to the scales on Friday on the fifth day of the 57th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament out of Morehead City, but it wasn’t big enough to shuffle the leaderboard, leaving Viking 62’s 680-pound fish, caught on Monday, as the leader. […]
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Anchored gill nets out of northeastern inshore waters as of 5 p.m. today
Inshore waters in northeastern North Carolina, including the Albemarle, Currituck, Croatan and Roanoke sounds and their tributaries, will close to all anchored gill nets at 5 p.m. today due to interactions with sea turtles. […]
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Try inshore sharks on a fly rod
Guide Dillon Blythe of Charleston figures that conditions aren’t always ideal to target redfish on fly-fishing tackle, so he’s found a toothy alternative: inshore sharks. […]
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EZ Boy jumps into second place at Big Rock with 556.3-pound blue marlin
Viking 62 remains in the lead after four days of the 57th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, but there’s a new second-place fish. […]
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SCDNR receives three tracts to add to Heritage Preserve WMA system
Haile Gold Mine has transferred three land parcels totaling 4,374 acres to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, creating the 3,677-acre Wateree River Heritage Preserve in Richland County and adding 698 acres to Forty-Acre Rock Heritage Preserve in Lancaster County. […]
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Marine Fisheries Commission schedules public meeting on flounder options
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has scheduled a public meeting for June 17 to receive public comment on six proposals for changes in the way southern flounder are managed in North Carolina waters. […]
Fishing
Home away from home
Throughout the mountains, public campgrounds are found in national parks, national forests and state parks, many of them located on trout streams or lakes. […]