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Red drum are one of three saltwater species now available at inshore waters near Swansboro.

Hitting for saltwater cycle possible now

It may be winter, but inshore anglers still can hit for the saltwater cycle at Swansboro, north to Bogue Inlet and south to Brown’s Inlet. […]

Thousands of rainbow and brown trout will be stocked in the lower Saluda River this month by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources using a helicopter.

Trout to be stocked by helicopter in Lower Saluda River

SCDNR News Release

Thousands of rainbow and brown trout will be stocked in the lower Saluda River near Columbia on Tuesday (Dec. 13) using a helicopter and specialized lift bucket, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources announced. […]

Striped bass that school in winter in the Neuse River near New Bern are providing consistent action for anglers.

Stripers plentiful at New Bern

Craig Holt

Striped-bass fishing is red hot as the weather changes and the waters of the Neuse River near New Bern become cooler. […]

Public meeting dates for the Legislative Research Committee on Saltwater Issues have been tentatively set.

Legislative saltwater review committee sets dates

Craig Holt

The Legislative Research Committee on Saltwater Issues has set four tentative dates for hearings about proposed changes in the way saltwater resources are managed in North Carolina. […]

Guide Chris Simpson has a double handful of Lake Murray catfish — a channel cat in his right hand and a nice blue cat in his left hand.

Catch the ‘catfish quad’

Terry Madewell

One of the better-kept secrets among Palmetto State fishermen is the unique catfishing opportunity to catch four major species of catfish, sometimes in a single day, at Lake Murray. […]

Striped bass are one of the Trent River’s most-popular fish during the winter, when cold weather doesn’t necessarily cool off the fishing.

The Trent’s Chilled Buffet

Craig Holt

Gary Dubiel hunkered down behind his boat’s windshield to avoid a biting facial assault on the Trent River one cold winter’s day last year. At daylight, the mercury hovered around 25 degrees at Lawson Creek Park in New Bern. […]

The Reedy and Saluda rivers, which feed Lake Greenwood, offer ducks with plenty of food, cover and still water.

Greenwood’s Greenheads

Pete Rogers

The predawn cold rattled my bones as I pulled my neoprene waders up over many layers of insulation. Sunrise was still a couple of hours away, and the anticipation of big ducks swooping into our decoys helped me stave off the cold as I pulled the waders up as far as they would reach. […]

Spotted seatrout fishing is at its best right now up and down the North Carolina coastline.

Speck, red drum fishing torrid along length of coast

Craig Holt

Speckled trout and red drum fishing is as hot as it has been all year along almost the entire North Carolina coast, from Albemarle and Currituck sounds in the northeastern corner of the state all the way to the South Carolina border. […]

Bryan Goodwin displays two gator spotted seatrout his clients landed during a recent trip.

Speck fishing blows up at Crystal Coast

Craig Holt

Now is the time to head for the Crystal Coast to take advantage of a fabulous spotted seatrout bite. […]

The North Carolina legislative study committee tasked with making saltwater fisheries management recommedations should begin holding public meetings in January, a committee co-chair said.

Legislator says public hearings on saltwater management will be held in January

Craig Holt

The legislative research committee that will study how North Carolina saltwater resources will be managed in the future will hold its first of three meetings in January, according to a co-chairman of the joint-legislative committee that will do the study. […]