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Upcoming full moon will mean bream, shellcracker heaven
Bream and shellcrackers are heading to their spawning beds on the Santee Cooper lakes, and they’re at their most vulnerable as they protect their territory. […]
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N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission sets early migratory bird seasons
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has approved the season dates for dove and other webless migratory game birds, as well as September seasons for Canada geese and teal.
Shooting hours for all species are one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. Dove hunters should make special note that shooting hours for doves this year will begin one-half hour before sunrise for the entire season, including opening day. This is a significant change from previous seasons, when shooting began at noon.
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NCDMF studying how shrimp trawl bycatch may be affecting decline of gray trout, croaker
North Carolina once had enough gray trout and croaker to support robust recreational and commercial harvests, but over the past decade, those populations have slipped. […]
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Thurmond striper fishermen loading the boat with summer-pattern fish
Lake Thurmond, aka Clarks Hill, has always been a place to catch big stripers, and guide William Sasser said it’s been producing both good fish and good numbers in recent days. […]
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Catfish action heating up at Kerr Lake
July usually is too hot and humid for anglers to chase most varieties of freshwater fish except two — mountain trout and catfish. […]
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Santee Cooper crappie are biting around deep brushpiles
Summertime can sometimes mean that fish aren’t as active as they are in cooler months. The heat also moves fish that would normally hold in coves have a tendency to move to deeper, cooler water. […]
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Newport man’s huge gag grouper is first-ever state record for that species
David Abernethy of Newport is the holder of the first North Carolina record for gag grouper. […]
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Get out early for Lake Wateree catfish
When Chuck Porter goes fishing early, he’s not talking about dawn. During the sweltering heat of late July and August, he’s talking about being anchored up on a hump or ledge on Lake Wateree while it’s still dark. […]
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Headboats catching Outer Banks bounty on offshore, inshore bottom-fishing trips
On a sizzling July Day, William Maxwell of Wilton, Ct., and his friends toted a heavy stringer of black sea bass and vermillion snapper from the Miss Hatteras headboat back to the dock. […]
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Want an inshore grand slam? Try the Hunting Island lagoon
Anglers looking for the “inshore grand slam” need look no further than the Hunting Island lagoon, which holds good populations of many species of fish, including flounder, redfish and sea trout. […]