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Five tips for catching more Spanish mackerel
The warming weather and returning glass minnows have brought schools of hungry Spanish mackerel to waters just outside Charleston Harbor. […]
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Lake Norman boy, 10, nets 4-foot flathead sunning near family dock
Nick Holjak often fishes from his family’s dock at Lake Norman, or in a nearby cove from a makeshift boat, but the 10-year-old wasn’t even holding a rod when he landed the kind of fish many anglers spend their lives pursuing: a flathead catfish that weighed close to 40 pounds. […]
Greener Pastures
What is my dirt worth?
Hunting and enjoying the outdoors is the oldest and most-sacred pastime in America. For Carolinians, being in out in nature in search of a gobbling tom, whistling woody or a rutting buck brings true bliss even if the harvest falls short. […]
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Stumpy Pond crappie bite surprising even veteran guide
Cooler than normal air temperatures are helping Stumpy Pond, a small lake also known as Rocky Creek Lake, continue to produce good catches of crappie right into May. […]
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Dolphin bite out of Morehead City has been off the charts
Capt. Mike Webb of Pelagic Sportfishing in Atlantic Beach said a full-blown dolphin bite is taking place around the Big Rock, Swansboro Hole, the Rise and other popular offshore fishing destinations, with the bite taking off a few days ago after the first fish showed up in the middle of April. […]
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Tick-borne diseases are on the rise; here’s what they do and how to avoid them
Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. It’s not necessarily the sound of a time bomb, but it just might be. With summer arriving this month and more and more people spending time outdoors fishing, camping and, in the fall, hunting, the chances of having an encounter with a tick are at their highest. […]
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Four-bearded Pender County gobbler ranks high in NC record books
His big gobbler had been dead a good half-hour before Monty Mesimer of Atkinson noticed there was something unusual about the Pender County tom. […]
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Finding clear water is key to catching Charleston’s spawning specks
Fishermen around Charleston are pining for clear water as speckled trout have made their way back into creeks to spawn, and guide Chris Chavis said some of the biggest trout of the year will be looking for the best spawning grounds over the next two weeks. […]
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Black sea bass closure ends May 15 north of Cape Hatteras
The recreational black sea bass fishing season will open May 15 in both federal and North Carolina waters north of Cape Hatteras, according to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries. […]
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Monster gobbler pays his taxes on time to Rockingham County hunter
Zach Satterfield said it was common knowledge that a big gobbler with two beards lived on a farm he hunted in Rockingham County close to the Caswell County line. […]