East Central NC Archives - Page 103 of 112

The best sight-fishing opportunities of the year for red drum are happening at the Beaufort-Cape Lookout area.

Best sight fishing for redfish at CALO

The best sight-fishing of the year for red drum is occurring now at Cape Lookout, according to a veteran Beaufort guide. […]

Gill nets have been a problem for threatened and endangered sea turtles in N.C. coastal waters for years, according to the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center.

Marine Fisheries Commission to hold public hearing on proposed gill-net closure

Craig Holt

The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Feb. 18 in New Bern to discuss issues related to a proposed gill-net closure in coastal waters. […]

Surf and boat anglers at Cape Lookout are seeing huge schools of red drum during calm days.

Big redfish schools in Cape Lookout surf

Craig Holt

After a recent warming trend and light winds followed an early January cold snap, Crystal Coast anglers witnessed huge schools of red drum in the surf near Cape Lookout. […]

Red drum in the surf are available at the central N.C. coastal beaches.

Reverse surf fishing pays off at central coast

Craig Holt

December is when Capt. Bryan Goodwin goes “reverse surf fishing” at the central North Carolina coast. […]

False albacore are plentiful off the Crystal Coast beaches.

False albacore action hot offshore at Crystal Coast

Craig Holt

The best bets for fishing the Morehead City area right now are false albacore, according to fly-fishing expert Joe Shute. […]

Surf fishing for big red drum is productive now at the Outer Banks as Jason Shive proves.

OBX surf fishing hits peak now

Craig Holt

If you can pull yourself away from deer hunting this week (the rut’s in full swing across most of eastern and central North Carolina and muzzle-loader season opens Nov. 7 in the piedmont), you might consider heading to the Outer Banks for some surf fishing. […]