Newsletter - Page 2014 of 2127 - Carolina Sportsman

Rocking at the Roanoke

It was late afternoon with daylight growing dimmer by the minute. Most fishermen were busy loading boats onto trailers after spending a day along the Roanoke River. […]

It's important to rig big baits with a stinger rig. Even big stripers can miss the hook if there’s only one in bait.

Going Green

Phillip Gentry

For each species of fish, there’s a threshold that fishermen establish that makes that fish a trophy — one for the wall. […]

Backlashes

Feds force rigid flounder rules

Craig Holt

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries manages saltwater resources for North Carolina. But that often means DMF must create rules (and change them) based upon the mandates of agencies (National Marine Fisheries Service and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission) higher on the management pecking order. […]

Sheepshead ganging up on inshore reefs off Charleston

Dan Kibler

With fishermen itching to get on the water after a few days of warm weather, there might be no better place to be than around the inshore reefs outside of Charleston harbor. […]

Jason Edgerton with his state record white grunt. The record fish weighed 5 pounds and raised the existing record by 2 pounds.

Angler Trumps New State Record for White Grunt

SCDNR News Release

Jason N. Edgerton of Mt Pleasant caught a 5-pound white grunt on March 10th off the coast of Charleston on the Y73–Reef to set a new state record for the species. […]

The sign in the background notes that Devereaux Bank is closed to human traffic above the high tide line.

Barrier Islands Closed to Public March 15-Oct. 15

SCDNR News Release

Bird Key Stono and Crab Bank, are closed to boat landings and the public from March 15 to Oct. 15 to protect nesting seabirds and Deveaux Bank is closed above the high tide line. […]

On April 21, at UNCW, the N.C. Highway Patrol will conduct a public forum on the laws regulating towing boats on N.C. highways.

Highway Patrol to Hold Forum on Trailering Oversize Boats

Jerry Dilsaver

In what has been heralded as a first for the Highway Patrol, the N.C. Highway Patrol will conduct a public forum on Monday, April 21st discussing the rules and regulations of transporting oversize recreational and commercial boats on North Carolina highways.
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“Waddle With the Ducks Day” takes place March 22 at the N.C. Museum of History.

Waddle With Ducks Day at N.C. Museum of History

From News Reports

RALEIGH — What better way to welcome spring than to walk among waddling ducks at Bicentennial Plaza, outside the N.C. Museum of History?
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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission didn't approve a proposal to reduce the bag limit of whitetail bucks from four to two deer in the Eastern Zone during the 2008-09 season.

WRC Approves New Hunting, Fishing, Trapping Rules

From News Reports

RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission met March 5 and approved 83 changes to state hunting, fishing and trapping regulations, including the harvest of striped bass in eastern rivers and the opening of the black bear hunting season in Greene, Lenoir and Pitt Counties.
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