East Central NC Archives - Page 80 of 112

Regs much easier to understand

North Carolina’s flounder regulations have become far more simplified in past years; statewide, flatfish are managed with a six-fish daily creel limit and a 15-inch size minimum. […]

Frogs and toads

Glenn Corley

Even though Ryan McMurtury only uses a soft-plastic green frog on Lake Russell, he has boxes of different types of frogs in various colors that he uses in different situations. […]

Classic berth was ‘no fluke’ for McMurtury

Glenn Corley

Ryan McMurtury has been known as a great bass fisherman around Abbeville and the Lake Russell area for years, but it was not until 2010 that he got much outside recognition. […]

Neuse River from New Bern to Pamlico hot today, sizzlin’ soon

Craig Holt

The Neuse River from New Bern to the mouth of Pamlico Sound has got to be the most diversified fishing region in the United States, maybe the world. […]

Broad River smallmouth bite is on for adventurous anglers

Brian Cope

South Carolina anglers don’t have a lot of choices when it comes to fishing for smallmouth bass, but the Broad River is one place to get a bronzeback fix. […]

Go Live for Lake Murray’s best fishing

Matt Coffey

From crappie to stripers, live bait on Lake Murray seems to be the cat’s meow when it comes to catching fish lately. Just ask any fishing guide and they’ll tell you that from panfish to their larger cousins, if it’s live bait, it’s working. […]

Feds force state to close, restrict gill-net fishing in two areas

Jerry Dilsaver

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted at its May meeting in Atlantic Beach to close the lower Core Sound, Back Sound and the North River to all large-mess gill nets and to restrict the amount of nets that can be fished in an area from Lennoxville Point near Beaufort to the US 58 bridge between Emerald Isle and Cape Carteret. […]