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North Carolina has a wealth of fishing piers, offering great fishing opportunities for such species as red and black drum, king and Spanish mackerel, bluefish and many more.

North Carolina piers offer great fishing options

North Carolina saltwater anglers, because of rising prices and federal fishing regulations, are turning to pier fishing. […]

Saltwater sportsmen need to contact House members of the Committee on Commerce and Job Development to express their support for H 353, the game-fish status bill that would protect red drum (above), spotted sea trout and striped bass.

Game-fish bill on track to move from North Carolina House to Senate

Craig Holt

The home stretch is in sight for the fate of House Bill 353, the piece of legislation that would declare red drum, spotted seatrout and striped bass as game fish in North Carolina. coastal waters. […]

A fairly rare run of inshore chopper bluefish are attacking king mackerel float rigs at Bogue Inlet Pier.

Chopper blues putting bite on king rigs at Bogue Pier

Craig Holt

“Chopper” bluefish runs once were commonplace at the Outer Banks beaches, especially at Ocracoke Island, during October and November during the 1970s and early 1980s. […]

Pier fishing increased in 2010, helping push an overall increase in the recreational harvest to 6 percent.

Recreational and commercial fishing harvests increased in 2010

From News Reports

North Carolina recreational harvest increased by 6 percent in 2010, a significant jump in comparison to the 15-percent drop in 2009, the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries reported. […]

The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission is looking into creating a hook-and-line fishery for ocean stripers, but the agency opposes the game-fish bill currently working through the General Assembly.

Marine Fisheries Commission to seek public input on commercial striper fishery; opposes game-fish bill moving through General Assembly

From News Reports

The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission decided last week (May 12) to ask the public what it thinks about a commercial hook and line fishery for ocean-caught striped bass as the agency mulls over the creation of a new fishery. […]

Casey Ashley of Donalds won the Bassmaster Elites Series stop on Lake Murray today (May 15).

FINAL: Casey Ashley clinches second Elite Series win on Lake Murray

Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Donalds’ Casey Ashley today (May 15) won the Bassmaster Elite Series Carolina Clash on Lake Murray by a handy 3-pound, 2-ounce margin over fellow South Carolinian Davy Hite and New Jersey’s Michael Iaconelli, who tied for second place. […]

Casey Ashely moved into the lead today of the Bassmaster Elites Series event at Lake Murray.

Day 3: Ashley takes lead in Elite Series stop on Lake Murray

Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Four sporadic morning hours on a topwater bite were enough to carry Casey Ashley of Donalds, S.C., from the runner-up spot to the top Saturday (May 14) in the Evan Williams Bourbon Carolina Clash on Lake Murray.

Helped by a 15-13 day, Ashley added up 45 pounds, 14 ounces over three days, enough for a shot at a Bassmaster Elite Series win in his home state tomorrow.
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Spring dolphin fishing is ready to sizzle off the Crystal Coast.

Offshore fishing on cusp of explosion

Craig Holt

Offshore fishing out of the Crystal Coast is on the cusp of exploding. […]

Fishermen can tie up near the boating barrier surrounding the dam or anchor off ‘The Wall’ to the left of the hydro station.

Night Shift

Phillip Gentry

During the early 1970s, while actors Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight and Ned Beatty were paddling around the Jocassee and Tallulah gorges filming Deliverance, a 13-year-old outdoorsman by the name of James Couch was busily fishing the nearby Whitewater, Horsepasture, and Thompson Rivers. […]

Parafoil 5 kites, available at most kite shops, work well with Mike Webb’s yellowfin technique.

North Carolina captain flies kites for yellowfin tuna

Jerry Dilsaver

If the sight of a yellowfin tuna jumping into the air in hot pursuit of a fleeing flying fish doesn’t get a person’s adrenaline pumping, a complete physical exam is a good idea. […]