Backlashes

Gamefish bill tabled but battle isn’t over

Legislative bill, H 353, that would have moved three saltwater finfish species — red drum, spotted seatrout and striped bass — into the gamefish category to prevent netting, sale or bartering ended with the 2012 General Assembly’s closure in July. […]

Flounder

Flounder aquaculture

A debate is ongoing regarding aquaculture as a tool of the future for raising fish for market and stocking programs. If aquaculture is the future of fishing, the future for flounder is now. […]

Content

John Q. Public Deer Hunts

Although Ben Powell has not taken a deer off the Woodbury or Marsh wildlife management areas, he has spent many hours scouting the two public hunting areas along the Big and Little Pee Dee rivers in lower Marion County. […]

Inshore Fishing

How weather affects fishing

A heavy west or southwest wind blows the water out of the upper Neuse and Trent rivers at New Bern. Conversely, an easterly wind brings in more water and better fishing. […]